英语词汇“lower your sights”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to accept that you will only be able to get something less than you hoped for:

He had hoped to become a doctor, but he had to lower his sights after his disappointing exam results.

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Humiliating and degrading

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单词	lower your sights
释义	English lower your sights to accept that you will only be able to get something less than you hoped for: He had hoped to become a doctor, but he had to lower his sights after his disappointing exam results. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Humiliating and degrading abase be under a cloud idiom bring/take sb down a peg (or two) idiom bruise *bruise sb's* ego idiom compromise cut sb down to size idiom deflate degrade dishonour doghouse exhibition fall from grace idiom forget in the doghouse idiom indignity knock knock sb off their pedestal idiom 1 knock sb off their pedestal peg See more results »**
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