| 短语 | let sb / sth ↔ down |
| 释义 | let sb / sth ↔ down 1. to not do something that someone trusts or expects you to do使失望，辜负〔别人的信任或期望〕:•She had been let down badly in the past.她曾大失所望。•The worst feeling is having let our fans down.最糟糕的感觉就是辜负了球迷。let the side down BrE ( = disappoint a group of people that you belong to )使自己人失望2. to make someone or something less successful or effective使失望〔指让某人或某事不是很成功或很有效〕:•McKenzie's judgement rarely lets him down.麦肯齐的判断很少让自己失望。3. to move something or someone to a lower position把〔某物〕放下来:•Let down a rope so that I can climb up.放一根绳子下来，那么我就可以爬上去。•Carefully, she let herself down into the water.她小心翼翼地下到水里去。4. let your hair down informalto relax and enjoy yourself, especially after working hard〔尤指辛劳后〕使某人放松:•Visitors young and old let their hair down and enjoyed the show.老老少少的游客都放松下来尽情观赏演出。5. let your guard / defences down to relax and stop worrying about what might happen or what someone might find out about you解除防备，解除戒备心理:•Maggie never really lets her guard down, does she?玛吉从来都未真正放下戒心，是吧？6. let sb down lightly / gently to give someone bad news in a way that will not upset them too much委婉地〔把坏消息〕告知某人:•I get lots of offers, but I try to let them down gently.有许多公司聘用我，我都尽量婉言拒绝。7. BrEto allow the air to escape from something so that it loses its shape and becomes flat把…放气:•Someone's let my tyres down!有人把我轮胎的气放掉了！8. to make a piece of clothing longer by unfolding a folded edge放长，加长〔衣服〕;ANTtake up |
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