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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 威信扫地
[wēixìnsǎodì]
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1.
威望和信誉完全丧失(扫地:比喻声誉、威信等完全丧失)。
Examples
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威信扫地
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be shorn of one's prestige
→ 扫地
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你这人总是说得出做不到, 早已威信扫地了!
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You never do what you say you will, you are already completely discredited.
→ 威信扫地
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Word Decomposition
威
[wēi]
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信
[xìn]
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+ |
扫
[sǎo]
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地
[de]
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