| 单词 | let down |
| 释义 | let down 1. a. < let the wagons down the steep slope by means of ropes snubbed around trees — G.R.Stewart > b. (1) < let down a skirt > (2) < let a hem down > c. 2. a. < peasants who had let down the revolutionary cause — Times Literary Supplement > < senators felt that they had been let down by their own administration — Harry Conn > < will not let each other down at the conference table any more than we did on the battlefield — R.M.Makins > b. < the plot is good but the end lets you down > < the White mountains wouldn't let me down — G.M.Smith > < had two appointments with the crown prince and let him down on both occasions — George Mikes > < sorry for the kid, and tried to let him down easy — Dorothy C. Fisher > 3. a. b. 4. a. b. < the hocks are well let down > < a sow well let down in the hams > c. < highly fitted cattle … may have to be let down carefully to develop into useful breeders — W.A.Cochell > intransitive verb 1. < all through the crisis she never once let down > 2. a. < throttle back … until you're letting down about 200 feet a minute — J.N.Bell > b. < the plane let down through heavy overcast — Time > |
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