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

• I was already feeling a little let down.
  我已经感到有点儿失望了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 hope you won't either let down my yearn.
  你也不要辜负了我的思量。