"let down gently" 怎么发音
expression
ˈɫɛt/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈdʒɛntɫi
LET DOWN JEN-tlee
lˈɛt/ /dˈaʊn/ /dʒˈɛntli
let DOWN JEN-tlee
释义
To refuse or disappoint someone in a kind and careful way so that their feelings are not hurt.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɫɛt/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈdʒɛntɫi
英式英语
lˈɛt/ /dˈaʊn/ /dʒˈɛntli
简化发音
美式
LET DOWN JEN-tlee
英式
let DOWN JEN-tlee
语境中听
I had to let him down gently when he asked me out.
She tried to let her friend down gently after hearing the bad news.
The manager will let you down gently if you don’t get the job.
He was nervous, but she managed to let him down gently and they stayed friends.