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单词 let down
释义
let down
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WORD FAMILY
let down: lets down, letting down
USAGE EXAMPLES
"Japanese workers worry about letting down their colleagues" says Mr Nagahama.
BBC(Dec 30, 2016)
In summary: the manager did his job, but was let down by the pesky players.
The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016)
Mr Corbyn said the UK's political system was "letting down the people of this country", urging action on social care, homelessness, job security and education.
BBC(Dec 29, 2016)
1
v move something or somebody to a lower position
Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper
bring down, get down, lower, take down
bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
raise from a lower to a higher position
reef
lower and bring partially inboard
depress
lower (prices or markets)
dip
lower briefly
incline
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
2
v fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
disappoint
betray, fail
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
come short, fall short
fail to meet (expectations or standards)
disenchant, disillusion
free from enchantment
baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
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