Failure did not puncture my confidence.是什么意思？

Failure did not puncture my confidence.

失败并没有挫伤我的信心。

failure

n. 失败，不及格，缺乏，不足，破产，倒闭，失败的事，失败者；

例句
This was clearly a failure by someone who thought he was above failure...
这显然是认为自己根本不会失败的人所遭遇的一次失败。

did

v. 做( do的过去式)，干，学习，研究；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

puncture

vt. 刺，戳，贬低，削弱，揭穿；vi. （指轮胎等）被刺穿；n. 刺痕，（车胎等的）刺孔；

例句
Obviously the puncture threw me a little, but I'm reasonably happy.
显然，轮胎扎破让我感到有些意外，不过我还是挺开心的。

my

adj. 我的(I的所有格形式)；int. 啊呀，天啊；

例句
Racial discrimination is abhorrent to my council and our staff...
我的顾问班子和全体工作人员都对种族歧视深恶痛绝。

confidence

n. 信心，信任，秘密；adj. 骗得信任的，欺诈的；

例句
I have confidence in the ability of the players...
我对于球员们的能力充满信心。