"a kick in the teeth" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 沉重打擊
• 嚴重打擊

Definition

讓人感到非常失望或不公平的打擊；讓你情感上受傷或讓事情意外變糟的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是個非正式用語，用來形容強烈的情感打擊或意外的不公平。常見於口語或非正式文字，不適用於正式場合。

Examples

Losing the job was a kick in the teeth for him.

失去工作對他來說是**沉重打擊**。

Not being invited was a kick in the teeth.

沒被邀請真是**沉重打擊**。

It felt like a kick in the teeth when my friend forgot my birthday.

朋友忘記我生日讓我覺得是**沉重打擊**。

After working late all week, getting no thanks was a kick in the teeth.

整週加班卻沒人感謝，真是**嚴重打擊**。

Hearing about the promotion going to someone else was a real kick in the teeth.

得知升職給了別人，真是**沉重打擊**。

Being told to re-do the whole project was such a kick in the teeth.

被告知要重做整個項目，真是**嚴重打擊**。