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letdown是什么意思

letdown

英 ['letdaʊn] 美

n. 失望；松弛；减低

英文词源

letdown (n.): also let-down, "disappointment," 1768, from let (v.) + down (adv.). The verbal phrase is from mid-12c. in a literal sense; figuratively by 1795.

双语例句

1. The movie was a letdown.: 那电影真令人失望.

2. He found himself completely unable to suppress a sense of disappointment, of letdown.: 他感到自己有一种完全无法抑制的受挫和失望的感觉.

3. It's really a letdown to let Tom join us.: 让汤姆加入我们真是一件扫兴的事情.

4. What a letdown! That is not as juicy as I think.: 太令人失望了! 不如我想象的那么有趣.

5. The News of Charlie's death was a major letdown for us all.: 查利的讣报使我们大家的心情更为沉重.