英语词汇“let someone down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

let someone down

1Fail to support or help someone as they had hoped: if I let him down now, I knew he’d never trust me again...

Is someone letting you down or failing to get a job done on time?
Ken had been her best friend and she'd let him down.
Girlfriends support you when the man in your life lets you down.

Synonyms

fail, fail to support, fall short of expectation;

disappoint, disillusion, disenchant;

abandon, desert, leave stranded, leave in the lurch, leave high and dry, betray, neglect, jilt;

stab in the back

North American informal bail on

archaic forsake

1.1 (let someone/thing down) Have a detrimental effect on the overall quality or success of someone or something: the whole machine is let down by the tacky keyboard...

The north west has a wonderful range of historic buildings, but so often they are let down by the poor quality of the public spaces around them.
However, smaller airports were let down by the quality of their facilities, such as shops and food outlets.
The sound quality let them down massively, but they still managed to do well at warming up the audience.

See parent entry: let

单词	let someone down
释义	let someone down 1Fail to support or help someone as they had hoped: if I let him down now, I knew he’d never trust me again... Is someone letting you down or failing to get a job done on time? Ken had been her best friend and she'd let him down. Girlfriends support you when the man in your life lets you down. Synonyms fail, fail to support, fall short of expectation; disappoint, disillusion, disenchant; abandon, desert, leave stranded, leave in the lurch, leave high and dry, betray, neglect, jilt; stab in the back North American informal bail on archaic forsake 1.1 (let someone/thing down) Have a detrimental effect on the overall quality or success of someone or something: the whole machine is let down by the tacky keyboard... The north west has a wonderful range of historic buildings, but so often they are let down by the poor quality of the public spaces around them. However, smaller airports were let down by the quality of their facilities, such as shops and food outlets. The sound quality let them down massively, but they still managed to do well at warming up the audience. See parent entry: let
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