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sails /seɪlz/► SEE ALLtrim your sailstake the wind out of sb’s sails●ˌtrim your ˈsails1. arrange the sails of a boat to suit the wind so that the boat moves faster 调整风帆；见风转舵2. reduce your costs 减少支出；削减费用◆Increasingly, businesses are having to trim their sails in order to survive.越来越多的企业需要削减开支以图生存。●take the ˈwind out of sb’s sails (informal) make sb suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do or say sth that they do not expect 冷不防使某人失去自信；使某人消气◆When he just smiled and agreed with her, it rather took the wind out of her sails.他只是笑了笑，同意了她的观点，这着实让她消了气。 |