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

• 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！
• Are you tired of being let down by life?
  你是否已经厌倦令人失望的生活？
• She felt let down because he didn't come.
  她觉得他不来是晾了她的台。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He let down the tailgate so the dog could jump out.
  他放下后背门，好让狗跳出来。
• 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。
• 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 was already feeling a little let down.
  我已经感到有点儿失望了。