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

• 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。
• Ever since you were small, people been letting you down.
  从小到大，就不断有人令你失望。
• Son, you are letting me down very much!
  儿子，你让我非常失望！
• "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。
• If you'd forgive me for letting you down.
  如果你愿意原谅我辜负你的话。
• He was scared of letting us down.
  他怕让我们失望。
• Any boy who misbehaves will be letting down the whole school.
  任何行为不端的孩子都会让整个学校蒙羞。
• She has no conscience about letting people down.
  她厚颜无耻地辜负了大家的期望。
• 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。
• I hate myself for letting you down, okay?
  我恨我自己让你感到失望，行了吗？