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

• 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。
• I was already feeling a little let down.
  我已经感到有点儿失望了。
• In a voice full of reproach, she told him that he had let down the whole class.
  她用充满责备的语气对他说，他令全班失望了。
• A winding lane let down towards the river.
  一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• She felt let down because he didn't come.
  她觉得他不来是晾了她的台。
• I will let down the steps, your honour.
  阁下，我帮你放踏板。
• 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。
• Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, andescaped his hands.
  我就从窗户中，在筐子里从城墙上被人缒下去，脱离了他的手。
• 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。
• 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。