let down
phrasal verblet somebody down
to fail to help or support somebody as they had hoped or expected 不能帮助,不能支持(某人);使失望 I'm afraid she let us down badly. 很遗憾,她让我们大失所望。 This machine won't let you down. 你尽管放心,这台机器不会出毛病。 He trudged home feeling lonely and let down. 他步履艰难地往家走,感到孤独而沮丧。
let somebody/something down
to make somebody/something less successful than they/it should be Topics Difficulty and failurec1(使)略逊一筹,美中不足
let something down
to let or make something go down 放下;降低;降下 to make a dress, skirt, coat, etc. longer, by reducing the amount of material that is folded over at the bottom (把连衣裙、裙子、外套等)放长;放出(褶边) This skirt needs letting down. 这条裙子需要放长.
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to allow the air to escape from something deliberately (故意地)放气