| 单词 | bringdown |
| 释义 | bringdown /bring"down'/, n. Informal. 1. a disappointment or disillusionment; letdown: It was quite a bringdown to find myself running last in the mayoral race. 2. anything, as a cutting remark or critical action, that causes depression or deflates one's ego; a put-down. [1940-45; n. use of v. phrase bring down; modeled on LETDOWN and causative of COMEDOWN] |
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