| 词组 | let down |
| 释义 | let down 1. let sb down • let down sb to fail to do something that someone is relying on you to do, in a way that is disappointing or annoying: ▪ The builder promised that he'd come today, but he's let me down again. ▪ My car never let me down all winter. ▪ The education system is letting down our children. be let down (by sb) ▪ The working class in this country have always been let down by the politicians who claim to represent them. feel let down (by sb) (=when you feel disappointed because someone fails to do something that you are relying on them to do) ▪ I felt really let down when he didn't turn up for our date. let the side down BrE (=fail to do what the other people in your family, team etc expect you do do) ▪ Martin's sisters all went to university, and he feels he's let the side down by failing to get a place. letdown n singular something that is disappointing because it is not as exciting, interesting, or successful as you expected: ▪ Her wedding night was such a letdown. ▪ The Raiders need to win this match; they can't afford any more letdowns this season. 2. let down sth/sb • let sth/sb down to make something or someone less successful than they should be, by not achieving a good enough standard: ▪ It's quite a good film, but the ending lets it down. let yourself down ▪ His written work is fine; it's his spoken language that's letting him down. 3. let sth down • let down sth BrE if you let down a tyre, or something else that has air in it, you allow all the air to come out: ▪ When he came back to his bike, some idiot had let his tyres down. ▪ If you've finished with the airbed, I'll let it down. ■ SIMILAR TO: let the air out of sth, deflate formal ■ OPPOSITE: blow up, pump up, inflateformal 4. let sth down • let down sth to make a skirt, dress, or pair of trousers longer by cutting the stitches at the bottom, unfolding some of the material, and stitching it again: ▪ Mum, can you let these trousers down? They're too short. |
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