"take down a notch" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 讓某人謙虛一點
• 潑冷水

Definition

讓某人的自信或驕傲減少，通常指對方太自大時，用來勸對方謙虛一些。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語用語，經常用於指某人太驕傲，類似“潑冷水”、“讓某人收斂”。為比喻用法，並非真正降低什麼。

Examples

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

他每場比賽都贏後，確實需要被**潑點冷水**。

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

有時候**讓自己謙虛一點**是好事。

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

教練決定在他們大勝後**讓他們謙虛點**。

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

哇，真的有人得**潑他點冷水**，他一直吹噓。

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

她演講後，一個棘手的問題**讓她謙虛了許多**。

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

他表現得像老闆一樣，直到現實**讓他收斂了**。