cast down

英 [kɑːst daʊn]

美 [kæst daʊn]

抛下，丢下; 降低，使向下; 使沮丧

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-PASSIVE 使沮丧;使伤心;使忧愁
  If someoneis cast down bysomething, they are sad or worried because of it.
  1. I am not cast down by it because I believe in the fundamental strength of the business...
     这件事并没有使我灰心，因为我相信企业的深厚根基。
  2. Ever since I saw the diary excerpts I've been cast down.
     自从看到日记摘录，我就一直非常沮丧。

英英释义

verb

• lower someone's spirits
  1. These news depressed her
  2. The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
  Synonym:depressdejectget downdismaydispiritdemoralizedemoralise

双语例句

• And he called for all his friends, and said to them: Sleep is gone from my eyes, and I am fallen away, and my heart is cast down for anxiety.
  便将他的诸位朋友叫来，对他们说：「睡眠离开了我眼睛，愁思齐集在我的心头。
• He was very cast down by setbacks in his work.
  他工作不顺利，心里愁闷得很。
• Edward was much cast down by the news that he couldn't obtain the graduation certificate.
  不能获得毕业证书的消息让爱德华非常沮丧。
• The enemy intruders cast down their weapons and surrendered.
  入侵的敌人丢掉武器投降了。
• I sat still upon the ground, greatly cast down and disconsolate, not knowing what to do.
  我呆呆地坐在地上垂头丧气，心乱如麻，不知如何是好。
• The girl cast down her eyes modestly when she was praised.
  姑娘受到表扬时，谦虚地垂下了眼睛。
• Men of high status were cast down.
  身居高位的要人遭到了贬黜。
• The city was cast down during the siege.
  在围城过程中，这城市被摧毁了。
• When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save.
  人使你降卑，你仍可说，必得高升。谦卑的人神必拯救。
• At least one Variant in the source array could not be cast down into the destination array type.
  源数组中至少有一个变量未能向下转换到目标数组类型中。