let down
['letdaun]
v.放下, 使…失望, 松懈, 把(衣服)放长, 披散, 放气
例句与用法:
That's a real let down.
这真叫人失望。
The girl let down her hair.
女孩让头发披了下来。
Let down a rope so that I can climb up.
放下绳子,让我爬上去。
She let down the blind.
她把百叶窗放下了。
使失望
Don't worry. I'll never let you down.
别担心。我决不会让你失望的。
let down
词义辨析:
同义参见:
deflate
disappoint
lower1
disappointed
let downlet down1.■放低, 放下They let him down on a rope.他们帮助他顺绳子滑下来。Please let down the blinds.请把百叶窗放下来。He let himself down slowly by means of a rope.他用一条绳子滑下来。2.■使失望, 失信You can trust Brooks.He'll never let you down.你可以相信布鲁克斯, 他决不会使你失望。He is a bit let down by the low grade he got.这次成绩不好, 他有点气馁。
let down1.■放下;放低:He let down a bucket into the well to draw water.他把吊桶放进井里打水。2.■(使)松动;放松;放慢;松劲;松懈:Don't let down even if you're nearing the destination.即使快到目的地也不要松劲。3.■放长(衣服等):She wanted to have her skirt let down several centimetres.她想把裙子放长几厘米。4.■使失望;辜负…的期望:He let his wife down when he failed to obtain promotion.他没有得到提升,令他妻子失望。5.■损坏…的威信;使…丢脸:The manager thought they had let down the firm.经理认为他们给公司丢了脸。6.■(在需要帮助或紧要关头时)背叛;出卖;抛弃:He let me down when I was in deep trouble.当我深陷困境时,他背叛了我。7.■(在着陆前)使飞机下滑;(飞机着陆前)减速下降:The plane let down gently before landing at the airport.飞机在机场着陆以前徐徐下降。8.■放掉…的气:They played a joke on him by letting down the tyres of his bike.他们捉弄他,把他的自行车的轮胎放了气。9.■降低(标准等)