"go off the boil" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 失去勢頭
• 動力減退（比喻）

Definition

當某人對某事的精力、興趣或熱情在一開始很高之後減少。也可形容失去動力或強度的情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於英式英語和非正式場合，描述人或計畫等失去熱情。美式英語少見。常見搭配：'the team has gone off the boil'。

Examples

The football team went off the boil after halftime.

足球隊中場後**失去勢頭**了。

Sales have gone off the boil this month.

本月的銷售**失去動力**了。

Her interest in painting has gone off the boil lately.

她最近對繪畫的興趣**減退了**。

I was all excited about learning guitar, but I went off the boil after a few weeks.

我一開始學吉他特別有勁，但幾週後就**沒勁頭了**。

The new café was popular at first, but it's really gone off the boil now.

新咖啡館一開始很火，現在已經**沒什麼人氣了**。

If your motivation for the project goes off the boil, try taking a short break.

如果你對項目的動力**降低了**，可以試著稍微休息一下。