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

• 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。
• 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。
• He failed in the exam again and his parents felt let down.
  他考试又没及格，他父母觉得很失望。
• The boy let down his fist.
  男孩放下了拳头。
• He let down the tailgate so the dog could jump out.
  他放下后背门，好让狗跳出来。
• Don't let down even if the going is good.
  即便在顺利的情况下也不要松劲。
• A naughty boy has let down the back tyre of my bike!
  一个顽皮的男孩把我自行车后胎的气给放了！
• Don't let down! They'll surpass you soon.
  不要松劲，他们很快就赶过你了。
• She was not ready to let down her guard and confide in him.
  她还没有对他放松警惕并加以信任。
• I was already feeling a little let down.
  我已经感到有点儿失望了。