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let down

phrasal verb

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let somebody down

to fail to help or support somebody as they had hoped or expected不能帮助，不能支持（某人）；使失望
- I'm afraid she let us down badly.很遗憾，她让我们大失所望。🔊🔊
- This machine won't let you down.你尽管放心，这台机器不会出毛病。🔊🔊
- He trudged home feeling lonely and let down.他步履艰难地往家走，感到孤独而沮丧。🔊🔊
related noun let-downTopics Difficulty and failureb2

let somebody/something down

to make somebody/something less successful than they/it should be（使）略逊一筹，美中不足
- She speaks French very fluently, but her pronunciation lets her down.她法语讲得很流利，但美中不足的是发音不大好。🔊🔊
Topics Difficulty and failurec1

let something down

to let or make something go down放下；降低；降下
- We let the bucket down by a rope.我们用绳子把吊桶放下去。🔊🔊
to make a dress, skirt, coat, etc. longer, by reducing the amount of material that is folded over at the bottom（把连衣裙、裙子、外套等）放长；放出（褶边）
- This skirt needs letting down.这条裙子需要放长.
opposite take something up
(British English) to allow the air to escape from something deliberately（故意地）放气
- Some kids had let my tyres down.几个小孩子故意把我的轮胎放了气。🔊🔊