"take down a notch" en Chinese (Simplified)

让某人谦虚一些泼冷水

Definición

让某人的自信或自负减少，通常指对方太自大时，用来劝对方谦虚些。

口语表达，常指指出某人很自负时，类似“泼冷水”、“让某人低调些”。是比喻，不是实际的‘降档’。

He needs to be taken down a notch after winning every game.

他每场比赛都赢后，确实需要被**泼点冷水**。

Sometimes it's good to take yourself down a notch.

有时候**让自己谦虚一些**是好事。

The coach decided to take them down a notch after their big win.

教练决定在他们大胜后**让他们谦虚点**。

Wow, someone really needs to take him down a notch—he won’t stop bragging.

哇，真的有人得**泼他点冷水**，他一直在吹嘘。

After her speech, a tough question really took her down a notch.

她演讲后，一个棘手的问题**让她谦虚了许多**。

He was acting like he owned the place until reality took him down a notch.

他表现得像老板一样，直到现实**让他收敛了**。