come·down /ˈkʌmdaʊn/ noun [singular] DISAPPOINTEDa situation that is not as good, important, interesting etc as the situation you had previously 落魄,潦倒;失势 The film marks a real comedown for the director. 这部影片说明该导演水平大不如前。
→ come down at come1 comedown• Going into another troupe after being a Tiller would have been too much of a comedown.• Teaching eighth-grade English must be a big comedown for a man with two PhDs.• But his failure was a bitter comedown.