Let down 表示辜负某人的信赖,让对方失望。物品或某项能力也可能让你失望,例如 My memory let me down,意思是记忆在关键时刻掉了链子。名词 a let-down 指令人失望的事物,也就是结果不如预期。
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let + person + down; let yourself down; feel let down; be a let-down
- I promised to help my sister move on Saturday, so I can't let her down.
- My grammar was fine, but my spelling let me down in the written exam.
- We chose the hotel for its sea view, but the room was a real let-down.
修改原因
修改前Tom promised to come, but he let down me.
修改后Tom promised to come, but he let me down.
把代词放在 down 后面似乎顺理成章,但 me、her、them 这样的代词必须放在 let 和 down 中间:let me down。如果宾语是名词,两种顺序都可以:let the team down 和 let down the team。
Disappoint 只表示结果不如希望,让人失望:The ending of the film disappointed me。Let down 则常多一层意思:对方原本指望你,你却没有做到答应的事,例如 You said you'd call, and you let me down。
动手练习
Kate has never missed a deadline, so don't worry: she won't ___.
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let you down — You 是代词,必须放在 let 与 down 中间,因此选 let you down。Let down 后直接接宾语的顺序适用于名词,例如 let down the team,不能在本句中用 let down you。
回想一次设备或记忆在关键时刻掉链子的经历。写出发生了什么,以及当时正要做什么。
My laptop let me down ten minutes before my online interview, so I had to join from my phone.
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