cast down

短语

扔下, 使沮丧, 使下降

词形变化

casting down casts down 三单 casts down casting down 现在分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make (a person) discouraged or dejected.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To overthrow, to defeat or bring to ruin.

    及物
  3. 3.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cast, down.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

depress dismay demoralize deject demoralise dispirit get down

上位词 1

discourage

下位词 4

chill acerbate embitter envenom

词源

From Middle English casten doun, casten adoun, equivalent to cast + down.

来源：wiktionary