let down

使失望; 使沮丧; 辜负; 使美中不足; 使不理想; 给（轮胎等）放气

柯林斯词典

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。

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。

Remove wheelnuts, let down tyre, put on spare. 拧下车轮螺母，放掉车胎的气，换上备用胎。

He let down the tailgate so the dog could jump out. 他放下后背门，好让狗跳出来。

But then to be let down like that, oh it's so unfair! 但是接下来竟让人如此失望，唉，这真不公平！

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。

She felt let down because he didn't come. 她觉得他不来是晾了她的台。

A winding lane let down towards the river. 一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。

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。

The boy let down his fist. 男孩放下了拳头。

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。

Are you tired of being let down by life? 你是否已经厌倦令人失望的生活？

I was already feeling a little let down. 我已经感到有点儿失望了。

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。

Those pesky kids from next door have let down my car tyres again. 隔壁那些讨厌的孩子又把我汽车的轮胎的气放了。

I will let down the steps, your honour. 阁下，我帮你放踏板。

I hope you won't either let down my yearn. 你也不要辜负了我的思量。

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。

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 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！

It can be hard for you to let down your guard, Capricorn. 摩羯：你很难放下戒心认真去谈一场恋爱。

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。

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。

Don't let down my cheer infatuation. 不要辜负我的一片痴心。

Don't let down! They'll surpass you soon. 不要松劲，他们很快就赶过你了。

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。

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。

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。

The government helped him let down the bars to success. ***帮助他消除了成功道路上的障碍。

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。

英英释义

verb

fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage

Synonym:disappoint

move something or somebody to a lower position

take down the vase from the shelf

Synonym:lowertake downget downbring down