短语 | clip the wings of |
释义 | clip the wings of trim the feathers of (a bird) so as to disable it from flight 修剪(鸟)的羽毛以防止其飞行。 ■ prevent (someone) from acting freely; check the aspirations of 钳制(某人); 扼杀(某人)的雄心: he finally clipped the wings of his high-flying chief of staff. 他最终钳制了野心勃勃的参谋长。 |
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