"knock the wind out of your sails" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让你泄气
• 让你丧失信心

Definition

让某人突然失去信心、热情或动力，通常是在遭遇失望或打击后。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式习语，用于描述遭遇挫折或坏消息后变得沮丧。不用于身体上的打击，而是心理上的打击，常出现被动式用法。

Examples

Getting bad grades can really knock the wind out of your sails.

成绩不好真的会**让你泄气**。

Losing the game knocked the wind out of their sails.

输掉比赛真的**让他们泄气了**。

The criticism from her boss knocked the wind out of her sails.

老板的批评**让她丧失了信心**。

When I heard the project was canceled, it really knocked the wind out of my sails.

得知项目被取消，真的**让我很失落**。

That rude comment just knocked the wind out of my sails and I didn't feel like talking anymore.

那句粗鲁的话**让我泄气**，我都不想说话了。

Every time I make progress, something happens to knock the wind out of my sails.

每当我有进步，就总有事情**让我失去动力**。