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

• 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。
• If you'd forgive me for letting you down.
  如果你愿意原谅我辜负你的话。
• 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 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。
• He's such a bugger, always letting people down.
  他这个兔崽子老是让人失望。
• At present, the overall level of rural social security is letting down, which hinders social and economic development in rural areas as well as becomes a bottle-neck problem.
  目前，农村社会保障整体水平下滑，成为制约整个农村社会经济发展的瓶颈，建立新的农村社会保障制度已迫在眉睫。
• 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？
• 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。
• "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。
• Also, you practiced refusing an offer of help and letting someone down gently.
  同事，你也需要练习拒绝别人提供的帮助并温和地使对方失望。