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a knockout blow
idiom
an event or action that causes someone or something to fail: 毁灭性的打击
Already out of training, the latest illness has dealt her hopes of a gold medal a knockout blow.她本就缺乏训练，最近患病更给她夺金的希望以致命的打击。
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