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单词 bringdowns
释义

bringdown

1 of 2

noun

bring·​down ˈbriŋ-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce bringdown (audio)
: comedown, letdown

bring down

2 of 2

verb

brought down; bringing down; brings down

transitive verb

1
: to cause to fall by or as if by shooting
2
: to carry (a total) forward
Phrases
bring down the house or bring the house down
: to win the enthusiastic approval of the audience

Synonyms

Noun

  • bummer
  • disappointment
  • letdown
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Example Sentences

Noun meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1935, in the meaning defined above

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

bringdowns

noun

plural of bringdown
as in disappointments
something that disappoints meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • disappointments
  • anticlimaxes
  • losers
  • letdowns
  • lemons
  • bummers
  • failures
  • fizzles
  • fiascoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • successes
  • winners
  • reliefs
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