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Meaning of 威风扫地

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威 wēi 风 fēng 扫 sǎo 地 dì (Trad.: 威風掃地)
completely discredited; completely deflated (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
树叶得势时趾高气扬
,
失意时威风扫地
。
Leafs will be astrut in breeze but chill when gale makes them falling down.
2
因错误的对外政策和严重的金融危机
,
使它威风扫地
。
It stands humbled by its foreign-policy blunders and a massive financial crisis.
3
阿格纽对白宫里那些和他作对的人眼看就要威风扫地的前景毫无怜惜之情
。
Agnew was not exactly heartbroken over the prospect that his tormentors on the White House staff would now be taken down a peg.
4
他总吹嘘自己在网球场上的杰出技术
,
可是帕姆毫不费力地连续数局败他
,
使他马上威风扫地
。
He was boasting as usual about his prowess on the tennis court, but Pam soon cut him down to size by beating him effortlessly in straight sets.
5
可怜的王后魄散魂离
,
威风扫地
,
甚至于没先征求我的同意
,
就不敢把那个作曲者处以绞刑
。
The poor queen was so scared and humbled that she was even afraid to hang the composer without first consulting me.