let-down

美 [ˈlet daʊn]英 [ˈlet daʊn]
  • n.失望;沮丧;令人失望的事

复数: let-downs

let-downlet-down

noun

C usually sing. U令人失望的事;失望;沮丧
something that is disappointing because it is not as good as you expected it to be

anticlimax

let-down

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    N-VAR 令人失望的事;失望;沮丧
    A let-down is a disappointment that you suffer, usually because something has not happened in the way in which you expected it to happen.

    The flat was really very nice, but compared with what we'd been used to, it was a terrible let-down...

    这套公寓真的很不错,但比起我们以往住的地方,那就差太远了。

  1. It 's a real let-down that he didn 't keep his promise .

    他不守信真是令人失望。

  2. Georgia 's let-down was slower to come , but the disappointment even sharper .

    格鲁吉亚的令人失望来得更慢,但是不满更尖锐了。

  3. The flat was really very nice , but compared with what we 'd been used to , it was a terrible let-down

    这套公寓真的很不错,但比起我们以往住的地方,那就差太远了。

  4. The sense of let-down today is all the greater because in the past doctors have been over-confident about these treatments .

    医生们过去对这些疗法过度自信,导致今天的挫败感尤其强烈。

  5. Do not approved for a practice let-down , reason traffic density .

    不同意做模拟(练习)穿云,因飞行秩序。

  6. There had been a high tide the year before last , but last year saw a let-down .

    前年来了一个高涨,去年就来了一个松劲。

  7. Li added that they charge 50 yuan for a soft let-down by phone .

    李雄飞补充说,他们对一次委婉的电话分手所收取的费用是50元。

  8. Is it a psychological let-down to realize you 're one year older & and not getting any younger ?

    是因为心理暗示你又老了一岁,不再年轻?

  9. The party was a big let-down .

    这个聚会令人大失所望。

  10. The second step , the models of let-down station and pump turbine ( spare electric pump ) are established using mathematical programming .

    第二步,使用数学规划法建立了减温减压器和泵透平(备用电泵)的模型。

  11. Overestimation , followed by let-down and disappointment , have formed the basic , recurring narrative .

    先掉人胃口,紧接着令人大失所望,这样的悲剧情节反复上演。

  12. Because of the water requirement by the growth period of the creature , the let-down ecological flow has to be calculated at the monthly amount .

    由于生物生长周期对水量的要求,需要精确到月的下泻生态流量。

  13. But as often happens when a courtship develops into something more serious , blind love has been followed by a bitter let-down .

    不过就像谈恋爱一样,追求期过后,双方关系步入正轨,总是会有些热情下降。

  14. For a start , poor performers may feel fortunate to have a job at all , while overachievers feel almost any job is a let-down .

    首先,能力较差的人或许对于能够找到一份工作已经深感幸运,而对于追求卓越的人来说,几乎任何工作都让他们感到失望。

  15. In fact , the latest in Detroit 's tradition of phoenix-like revivals ( followed two years later by let-downs ) is already occurring .

    事实上,底特律传统上凤凰涅磐般的复苏(两年后又会出现令人失望的结果)已崭露最新迹象。

  16. The failure of US prosecutors to secure criminal convictions against any senior bankers or hedge fund managers apart from Raj Rajaratnam is a let-down .

    除了拉贾拉贾那纳姆(rajrajaratnam)以外,美国检察官未能让任何高级银行家或对冲基金经理被判有罪,这令人失望。

  17. Life can be full of let-downs and disappointments - the first time you taste beer as a teenager and wonder what all the fuss is about ;

    生活可能充满失望:少年时第一次品尝啤酒,你会奇怪这东西有什么好喝的;

  18. Some mothers do not feel a let-down at all , but they can tell by watching their baby 's pattern of suck and swallow when their let-down is occurring .

    有些妈妈自始至终都感受不到奶阵,但通过观察宝宝吸吮、吞咽的规律可判断奶阵是否来临。

  19. The opera 's closing section was something of a let-down : Monkey and his accomplices reach paradise , where a striking devotional scene is fatally undermined by a chorus of fluorescent-clad girls spinning plates in the air .

    这场歌剧的结尾部分有点让人失望:孙悟空和同伴们达到了西天,这个非常虔诚的场景被一群穿着荧光服、表演转碟的女孩们无可救药地破坏了。

  20. The theory that the minimum of let-down ecological flow of the reservoir needs to be designed is advanced through researching the tidal water requirement that is needed to maintain the health of estuary swamp with the aim to protect the lower strand and the estuary swamp .

    以下游河道以及河口湿地保护为目标,研究河口湿地健康维持所需要的入海需水量大小,提出设计水库的下泻生态流量的最低值。