let down
短语
大学
放下, 使失望, 使屈辱, 松劲, 减速下降 [机] 放下, 排出
发音
AU
词形变化
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三单
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现在分词
释义与例句
v.
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1.
To allow to descend.
放下
低下
降低
及物They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket.
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2.
To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.
辜负
对不起
习语 及物I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down.
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3.
To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem.
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4.
To reduce one's level of effort.
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5.
To soften in tempering.
to let down tools or cutlery
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6.
To thin; to reduce the thickness or viscosity of.
烹饪let the sauce down with a little pasta water if it starts to become too thick; if the soup is too thick, you can let it down with a little milk; let the sauce down with a dash of the pickling liquor; use some of the stock to let down the onion sauce
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7.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, down.