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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• He was cast down by the sad news.
  这悲伤的消息使他情绪低落。
• 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。
• Men of high status were cast down.
  身居高位的要人遭到了贬黜。
• The city was cast down during the siege.
  在围城过程中，这城市被摧毁了。
• 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。
• 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。