cast down

英 [kɑːst daʊn]

美 [kæst daʊn]

抛下，丢下; 降低，使向下; 使沮丧

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-PASSIVE 使沮丧;使伤心;使忧愁
  If someoneis cast down bysomething, they are sad or worried because of it.
  1. I am not cast down by it because I believe in the fundamental strength of the business...
     这件事并没有使我灰心，因为我相信企业的深厚根基。
  2. Ever since I saw the diary excerpts I've been cast down.
     自从看到日记摘录，我就一直非常沮丧。

英英释义

verb

• lower someone's spirits
  1. These news depressed her
  2. The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
  Synonym:depressdejectget downdismaydispiritdemoralizedemoralise

双语例句

• Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
  遭逼迫，却不被丢弃。打倒了，却不至死亡。
• The enemy intruders cast down their weapons and surrendered.
  入侵的敌人丢掉武器投降了。
• Because, the proletariat to cast down the bourgeoisie has not possible, why?
  因为，无产阶级要打倒资产阶级已经不可能，为什么？
• Men of high status were cast down.
  身居高位的要人遭到了贬黜。
• Edward was much cast down by the news that he couldn't obtain the graduation certificate.
  不能获得毕业证书的消息让爱德华非常沮丧。
• The manager cast down his newspaper when he saw the quotation of his speech.
  当经理看见报上引用了他的讲话时，他把报纸扔掉了。
• At least one Variant in the source array could not be cast down into the destination array type.
  源数组中至少有一个变量未能向下转换到目标数组类型中。
• Moore listened at first with his eyes cast down, but soon he furtively raised them.
  穆尔起先是低挂着眼睛谛听着，可是，过了一会儿，他悄悄地抬起眼来。
• The two girls cast down their eyes. ( 2) Dneproges Dam on the Dnepr River in UKraine;
  两位倩女渐渐低下眼睛。（2）乌克兰第聂伯河上的第聂伯罗水坝；
• The girl cast down her eyes modestly when she was praised.
  姑娘受到表扬时，谦虚地垂下了眼睛。