Come-down
n. 落败, 屈辱, 倒霉
📖 牛津释义
come-down
n (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml 口) loss of importance or social position 失去重要性或社会地位; 败落; 没落
Having to work as a clerk is a bit of a come-down after running his own business. 他原来经营自己的买卖, 现在不得已去当小职员, 可谓家道中落了.
🧩 词语组成解析
come
[kʌm]
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生;
vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满（…岁）;
int. 嗨！;
down
[daʊn]
adv. （坐、倒、躺）下;向下;（表示范围或顺序的限度）下至;
prep. （从高处）向下;（表示位置）在…的下方;（表示方向）沿着…向下;（表示时间）自…以来;
adj. 向下的;沮丧的;计算机或计算机系统停机;（以…）落后于对手的;
n. （鸟的）绒羽;绒毛;软毛;汗毛;
vt. 放下;（尤指大口或快速地）喝下;使摔倒;击落（敌机等）;
vi. [常用于祈使句中]下去;下来;卧倒;下降;
🗣️ 情景例句
because she's had to go to Chicago on a business trip and can't leave till tonight.
因为她得到芝加哥出差，而且要到今晚才能脱身。
But it's supposed to get cloudy and windy again this afternoon.
但是，据说今天下午又要转阴刮风了。
Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
幸运得很，这喊声惊醒了我的妻子。就在警察开始向我爬上来时，她打开了窗子。