letting down

英 [ˈletɪŋ daʊn]

美 [ˈletɪŋ daʊn]

下滑，（肉牛）掉膘

英英释义

noun

• the act of causing something to move to a lower level
  Synonym:lowering

双语例句

• A patient who just recovered will suffer a relapse if letting down his guard; a strong person may die suddenly because of neglect.
  大病初愈者，常因放松警惕而造成复发；身体强壮者，反而因疏忽大意而导致猝亡。
• Any boy who misbehaves will be letting down the whole school.
  任何行为不端的孩子都会让整个学校蒙羞。
• Son, you are letting me down very much!
  儿子，你让我非常失望！
• He's such a bugger, always letting people down.
  他这个兔崽子老是让人失望。
• Besides letting down your teammates.
  再说还放你队友飞机。
• He has spent all his life in letting down buckets into empty wells; and he is frittering away his age in trying to draw them up again.
  他把一生花费于把水桶落到枯井里，如今又把残年消耗于把它们吊上来。
• "This is the place!" cried her companion, letting down all the glasses.
  “就是那个地方！”她的同伴叫道，把玻璃窗全部放下来。
• As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down.
  当我还是个10几岁的少年的时候，觉得自己总是让人失望。
• Most people claim they give in to sudden requests because they hate letting others down.
  多数人称自己去对突然出现的请求让步的原因是他们不喜欢叫别人失望。
• I felt bad about letting her down.
  我由于辜负了她而深感愧疚。