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

• Villagers angrily cast down the marble statue of the former tyrant.
  村民们愤怒地推倒了前暴君的大理石雕像。
• 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。
• The enemy intruders cast down their weapons and surrendered.
  入侵的敌人丢掉武器投降了。
• The circumstances were all against Joe, but he was not cast down.
  所有的情况都不利于乔，但他并不沮丧。
• Princess Marya came closer to them, her eyes cast down and her feet tripping over her gown.
  玛丽亚公爵小姐垂下眼帘，连衣裙绊脚，走近他们。
• When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save.
  人使你降卑，你仍可说，必得高升。谦卑的人神必拯救。
• And he called for all his friends, and said to them: Sleep is gone from my eyes, and I am fallen away, and my heart is cast down for anxiety.
  便将他的诸位朋友叫来，对他们说：「睡眠离开了我眼睛，愁思齐集在我的心头。
• 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 city was cast down during the siege.
  在围城过程中，这城市被摧毁了。