Definition
To diminish someone's confidence or enthusiasm, typically by saying or doing something unexpected.
打擊某人的自信心或決心
I was all set to tell him we were through, but he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers—it really took the wind out of my sails.
我本來準備好要告訴他我們結束了，但他用一大束花迎接我——這真的讓我感到洩氣。
She was about to begin her presentation when a technical issue arose, which took the wind out of her sails.
她正要開始她的演講時，出現了技術問題，這讓她感到洩氣。
I was very excited about the project, but when I found out the budget had been cut, it took the wind out of my sails.
我對這個項目非常興奮，但當我發現預算被削減時，我感到很洩氣。