letdown
n. 松劲; 减低; 减退; 松弛
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。
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。
1. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized;
The movie was a letdown.
那电影真令人失望.
He found himself completely unable to suppress a sense of disappointment, of letdown.
他感到自己有一种完全无法抑制的受挫和失望的感觉.
It's really a letdown to let Tom join us.
让汤姆加入我们真是一件扫兴的事情.
What a letdown! That is not as juicy as I think.
太令人失望了! 不如我想象的那么有趣.
The News of Charlie's death was a major letdown for us all.
查利的讣报使我们大家的心情更为沉重.