"knock down to size" 怎么发音
expression
NAHK DOWN tuh SYZ
NOK DOWN tuh SYZ
释义
To show someone that they are not as important, skilled, or impressive as they think; to humble someone.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈnɑk/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsaɪz
英式英语
nˈɒk/ /dˈaʊn/ /tˈuː/ /sˈaɪz
简化发音
美式
NAHK DOWN tuh SYZ
英式
NOK DOWN tuh SYZ
语境中听
After winning the game, Tom acted arrogant, so his coach decided to knock him down to size.
Sometimes, people need to be knocked down to size when they act too proud.
She was praised too much at work and needed to be knocked down to size.
That guy needed to be knocked down to size after bragging so much about his promotion.