let-down

短语

放乳

发音

US
UK /ˈlɛtdaʊn/
AU

词形变化

let-downs 复数 let-downs

别名

letdown

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A disappointment or anticlimax.

    可数 不可数

    After seeing all the advertisements, the show itself was quite a let-down.

  2. 2.

    The neurohormonal release of milk in dairy cows or in breastfeeding human mothers.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The clearance of an aircraft to descend through clouds to clear air below, or the process of granting such a clearance.

    可数 不可数 航空 商务 工程

    The flight received a radar letdown from air traffic control.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

disappointment

上位词 1

dissatisfaction

下位词 2

defeat frustration

词源

Deverbal from let down.

来源：wiktionary