| 释义 |
●ˌlet sb ˈdown 🔑1. to fail to help or support sb in the way that they hoped or expected （因未如所期望的提供协助或支持）让某人失望◆She said she would help, but let them down at the last minute.
她说过要帮忙，可最后关头却让他们失望。◆It’s important our decision doesn’t let down our customers.
重要的是我们的决定不要让顾客失望。◆The car has never let me down.
我这辆车从未出过毛病。◆I felt I’d been badly let down by the company.
我觉得公司令我非常失望。2. to tell sb some bad news in a kind way so that they will not be too disappointed or upset 婉转地告诉某人坏消息◆The kids will be really upset that the trip’s been cancelled—try to let them down gently.
旅行取消了，孩子们会大失所望——尽量婉转点跟他们说。[v + n/pron + adv]1 also [v + adv + n]
 ●let the ˈside down (BrE) to disappoint your family, friends, team, etc. by not being as successful as they expect, or not helping or supporting them 使自己人（如家人、朋友、团队等）失望；未能帮助（或支持）自己的一方；拆自家人的台◆John would never let the side down.
约翰永远不会让大家失望的。◆I knew I was letting the side down (= disappointing my family, etc.) by not going to college.
我知道我没上大学让家人失望了。▸ ˈlet-down noun [countable, usually singular, uncountable]
sth that is not as good as you thought or hoped it would be 令人失望的事物◆The book was great but the ending was a bit of a let-down.
这本书很不错，可是结尾有些不尽人意。 |