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

• But then to be let down like that, oh it's so unfair!
  但是接下来竟让人如此失望，唉，这真不公平！
• 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。
• The boy let down his fist.
  男孩放下了拳头。
• 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。
• I was already feeling a little let down.
  我已经感到有点儿失望了。
• 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。
• This struggle is sharp and complex. We can never let down guard.
  这场斗争是尖锐复杂的，我们决不能掉以轻心。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sadly, the film is let down by an excessively simple plot.
  遗憾的是，过于简单的情节使得这部电影差强人意。