die down

英 [daɪ daʊn]

美 [daɪ daʊn]

减弱; 逐渐平息

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 减弱;逐渐平息
  If somethingdies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
  1. The rain remained steady though the wind had died down...
     尽管风势已经减弱，雨还是下个不停。
  2. The controversy is unlikely to die down.
     争议不大可能平息。

英英释义

verb

• become progressively weaker
  1. the laughter died down
• suffer from a disease that kills shoots
  1. The plants near the garage are dying back
  Synonym:die back

双语例句

• I had to get down that rock face, do or die down, before nightfall.
  天黑前我只得不顾死活，从那块岩石上下来了。
• I loved you once, perhaps that love has yet to die down thoughly within my soul;
  也许在我的心里还没有完全消亡，但愿它不会再打扰你；
• The second line of a couplet: sick, sick, drink drink drink every day. Streamer: drink die down.
  下联：有病喝、没病喝、每天都喝。横批：喝死拉倒。
• "After a while, the wind began to die down."
  “过了一会儿，风开始减弱。”
• Plants often die down in winter.
  草木往往冬天枯死。
• Wait for the wind to die down, or what?
  等死还是怎么着？
• These rumours will soon die down.
  这些谣言不久就会逐渐消失。
• People often chuckle about the forecasting skills of economists, but after the sniggers die down, they keep demanding more forecasts.
  人们经常会对经济学家的预测技巧轻声嘲笑，但嘲笑之后，他们还是不断要求更多的预测。
• When do things start to die down at the bar?
  酒吧生意几点后开始冷清？
• The shouting outside suddenly began to die down.
  大门外的呼噪蓦地低落下去了。