let down

英 [ˈlet daʊn]

美 [ˈlet daʊn]

使失望; 使沮丧; 辜负; 使美中不足; 使不理想; 给（轮胎等）放气

机械

柯林斯词典

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  1. The company now has a large number of workers who feel badly let down.
     公司的很多工人现在都感到非常沮丧。

英英释义

verb

• fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
  1. Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage
  Synonym:disappoint
• move something or somebody to a lower position
  1. take down the vase from the shelf
  Synonym:lowertake downget downbring down

双语例句

• When he sees me, he has just let down the receiver.
  当他看见我的时候，他就放下了听筒。
• They're less likely to feel let down if things go wrong.
  如果事情出错，那么他们感到失望的可能性就更低。
• Some jokers have let down the back tyres of my car.
  有人开玩笑把我汽车后轮胎的气放掉了。
• But he was let down by lecturers who pieced together information available online and gave a shallow introduction.
  但是他对那些拼凑网络信息和给予肤浅介绍的主讲人很失望。
• I felt let down and depressed when he didn't phone me.
  他没给我打电话，我感到既失望又沮丧。
• Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, andescaped his hands.
  我就从窗户中，在筐子里从城墙上被人缒下去，脱离了他的手。
• Don't let down! They'll surpass you soon.
  不要松劲，他们很快就赶过你了。
• They arrived, the carriage turned, the step was let down.
  他们到达目的地，马车转过头，踏脚板放了下来。
• The government helped him let down the bars to success.
  政府帮助他消除了成功道路上的障碍。
• It can be hard for you to let down your guard, Capricorn.
  摩羯：你很难放下戒心认真去谈一场恋爱。