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

• The Chinese people have been let down by their rulers and wildly misled about what is important in life.
  中国人被他们的统治者弄差了，并且被广泛的误导了什么是生命中重要的东西。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't let down even if the going is good.
  即便在顺利的情况下也不要松劲。
• 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。
• 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。
• A winding lane let down towards the river.
  一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• 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。