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

• For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
  因为被他伤害仆倒的不少.被他杀戮的而且甚多。
• 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 cast down their weapons.
  敌人扔掉武器。
• He was very cast down by setbacks in his work.
  他工作不顺利，心里愁闷得很。
• 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。
• 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。
• True believers must cast down the temples of the false gods.
  真正的信神者必须摧毁伪神庙宇。
• The enemy intruders cast down their weapons and surrendered.
  入侵的敌人丢掉武器投降了。
• Anyone would be cast down by such news as that.
  像那样的消息会使任何人感到沮丧。
• They cried unto the Lord forever, and lifted up their eyes forever, they were cast down forever.
  他们永远呼唤着主，永远举目远眺，他们永远被降落下来。