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。
• A tiny handful of fans may be letting her down.
  一小撮歌迷的这种行为让她很失望。
• Letting everyone down would be my greatest unhappiness.
  我最不开心的事情就是让大家都失望。
• He was scared of letting us down.
  他怕让我们失望。
• I'm not letting you down. you're tripping.
  我没让你失望，是你多心了。
• Letting someone down is not a good thing, feeling a certain indisposition to accept other's kindnesses either.
  存心想亏负人是不好的事，不肯接受人的爱也不好。
• Faced with the choice between punishing their populations with austerity programmes and letting down foreign creditors, countries may find it easier to disappoint the foreigners.
  面对使用紧缩政策惩罚其民众或是对不起外国债权人，政府会发现让外国人失望可能是更好的选择。正如卡门？
• Do you really want to start your life together by letting her down?
  你真想让你们的共同生活从失望开始？
• He was afraid of letting down his parents, so he studied hard to get into university.
  他很害怕让他的父母失望，所以努力学习考上了大学。
• 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。