| 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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