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

• 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。
• 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。
• They cast down their load and began to open the grave.
  他们把车上的东西卸下来，开始挖开那座坟墓。
• He has been very much cast down by his failure in the examination.
  他因考试不及格，情绪一直很低落。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• He was very cast down by setbacks in his work.
  他工作不顺利，心里愁闷得很。
• 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？