LetsWords
短语动词

Let down 是什么意思?为什么说 let me down?

Let down 是让原本信赖你的人失望,记忆或设备也会在关键时刻掉链子。既然能说 let down the team,为什么换成 me 就必须换位置?

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。

想在对话中用 let down 吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

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。

Cambridge Dictionary

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 ___.

(let you down / let down you)

查看答案

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.

练习把新词用准确

用正在学的词造句。LetsWords 检查用法和语法,提供修改与母语解释,再通过复习巩固。

制定练习安排

按英语水平和学习目标练习,查看修改及错误解释。