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| cool [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (make less hot) | 使凉快下来
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| | | 使冷却下来
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| | Ben took a cold shower to cool himself down after the race. |
copy [sth] down,
copy down [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (write [sth]) | 把…记下来
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| count down vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (prepare for or anticipate [sth]) | 为…作最后的准备
wèi zuò zuì hòu de zhǔn bèi |
| count down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (count back to zero) | 倒计时
dào jì shí |
| | | 倒计数
dào jì shù |
| count [sth] down vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (count backwards to event) | 倒计
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| | | 倒数
dào shǔ |
| | It was almost midnight on New Year's Eve; the crowd in Times Square was counting down the seconds. |
| course down [sth] vi + prep | (liquids: flow down) | 沿着…流下
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| | Tears were coursing down the cheeks of the mourners as they stood at the graveside. The waterfall coursed down the rocks into the pool below. |
| cow down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | US, informal (be intimidated) | 受威胁，被吓坏
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| | Jeff tried to intimidate me but I refused to cow down. |
| cow down to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | US, informal (be intimidated) | 威胁，恐吓
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| | I'm not going to cow down to her. She doesn't scare me! |
| crack down viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (enforce laws more strictly) | 镇压
zhèn yā |
| | The city will begin to crack down on speeding this month, so obey the speed limit while driving. |
| crack down on [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (not tolerate) | 打击
dǎ jī |
| | | 制裁
zhì cái |
| | The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences. |
| crack down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (punish) | 惩治
chéng zhì |
| | Every holiday, police set up checkpoints to crack down on drunk drivers. |
| crash down viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (collapse, fall) | 倒下
dǎo xià |
| | | 坠落
zhuì luò |
| | After they detonated the explosives, the old bridge crashed down into the ravine. |
| crouch down viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (squat, hunker) | 蹲下
dūn xià |
| | I crouched down to hide behind the low wall. |
| cut down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (reduce consumption) | 削减消耗
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| | | 减少消耗
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| | If you can't give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down. |
| cut down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reduce, consume less of) | 削减对…的消耗
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| | | 减少对…的消费
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| | It's hard to cut down on alcohol when my friends keep inviting me out for drinks. |
cut [sth] down,
cut down [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (reduce) | 削减
xuē jiǎn |
| | | 减少
jiǎn shǎo |
| | When the team decided to cut down their roster, everyone was upset. |
cut [sth] down,
cut down [sth] vtr + adv | (tree: fell) (树) | 砍倒
kǎn dǎo |
| | It's a pity that they cut down that old tree. |
| cut [sb] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (kill, strike down) | 杀死
shā sǐ |
| | Many soldiers were cut down by enemy fire. |
| deep down advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (inwardly or intimately) | 发自内心的
fā zì nèi xīn de |
| | | 内心深处的
nèi xīn shēn chù de |
| | She looks happy but deep down she is very lonely. |
| deep down in his heart advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (his conscience) | 在他的内心深处
zài tā de nèi xīn shēn chù |
| | Deep down in his heart he knew what he had done was wrong. |
| die down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (diminish, subside) | 逐渐变弱
zhú jiàn biàn ruò |
| | The shouting died down when the rock star began singing. |
| do [sb] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | UK, informal (criticize) | 批评…
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| | | 指责…
zhǐ zé |
| double down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | US (blackjack: double the bid) (二十一点扑克牌游戏) | 双倍下注
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| double down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative, US (make twice the effort) | 加倍努力
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| double down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, US (be twice as focused or intense about [sth]) | 在…上加倍努力
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| down below advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative, informal (in Hell) | 在地狱
zài dì yù |
| | They should send these evil people down below. |
| down below advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | euphemism (in the genital area) | 在下身
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| | Harry's been suffering from problems down below. |
| down in the dumps adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, informal (miserable) | 愁眉苦脸
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| | | 闷闷不乐
mèn mèn bú lè |
| | Kate has been down in the dumps since failing her exam. |
| be down on [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (dislike) | 不喜欢
bù xǐ huān |
down payment,
downpayment nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (deposit, partial payment) | 预付订金
yù fù dìng jīn |
| | | （分期付款的）首付
fēn qī fù kuǎn de shǒu fù |
| | To start with we are just putting a down payment on the car. |
| down south advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in the south of a given country) | 南下
nán xià |
down south,
down South advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | US (in Southern States) | 南下
nán xià |
| | | 去南方
qù nán fāng |
| Down the hatch! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | slang (drinks toast) | 走下船舱口
zǒu xià chuán cāng kǒu |
| | | 消失在舱口下
xiāo shī zài cāng kǒu xià |
| | Down the hatch, everybody! |
| down the line advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative, informal (in the future) (比喻，非正式用语) | 今后，以后
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| down the line advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (to the next person or people) | 接下来的人
jiē xià lái de rén |
| down the road advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative, informal (in the future) (比喻，非正式用语) | 将来，今后
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| | We're planning to have kids somewhere down the road, maybe in five years or so. |
| down the road advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | literal (further along the street) (本义) | 马路那头
mǎ lù nà tóu |
| | This is number 17 Main Street; number 25's down the road in that direction. |
| down there advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in that lower place) | 在下面
zài xià miàn |
| | I don't want to go down there; the basement looks scary! |
| down there advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative, euphemism (in or to Hell) | 下地狱
xià dì yù |
| down there advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative, euphemism (in genital area) | 在生殖器部位
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| down time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (break, inactive period) | 停机时间
tíng jī shí jiān |
| | | 故障时间
gù zhàng shí jiān |
| | His job's so demanding these days that he hardly has any down time at all. |
down to earth,
down-to-earth adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (sensible) | 通情达理的
tōng qíng dá lǐ de |
| | Marilyn's a very down-to-earth person: she'll be a great asset in the coming crisis. |
| | 玛丽琳是个十分通情达理的人，在即将到来的危机中，她肯定能有所作为。 |
| down to earth advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (to reality) | 现实地，回归现实
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| | Telling her I was broke brought her quickly back down to earth and stopped her spending sprees. |
| | 告诉她我破产了将她拉回了现实，她也不再疯狂地乱花钱了。 |
| down under advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in or to Australia, New Zealand) | 去（在）澳大利亚或新西兰
qù zài ào dà lì yà huò xīn xī lán |
| | I'm going down under to start a new life. |
| down with exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (+ noun: used to show disapproval) | 打倒
dǎ dǎo |
| | Down with the king! |
| be down with [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (agree with) | 同意…
tóng yì |
down-and-out,
down and out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (person: destitute) | 落魄的
luò bò de |
| | | 贫困潦倒的
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| 备注: hyphen omitted when term is not before the noun |
| | When we met Rick again some years later, he was down-and-out and couldn't help us. |
| down-and-out nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (destitute person) | 落魄潦倒的人
luò pò liáo dǎo de rén |
| Down's nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | abbr, informal (Down's syndrome: chromosome abnormality) | 唐氏症
táng shì zhèng |
| | | 唐氏综合症
táng shì zōng hé zhèng |
| 备注: 由染色体异常引起的，先天性生长发育障碍 |
Down's syndrome,
also US: Down syndrome nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (chromosome abnormality) | 唐氏综合征
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| | My brother was born with Down's syndrome. |
downmarket,
down-market adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (finance: cheaper, lower quality) | 低端市场
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| | Down-market goods represent 42% of the country's exports. |
| drag [sb] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (demoralize) | 使感到沮丧
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| | | 使士气低落
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| | His attitude is dragging the rest of us down. |
| drag [sth] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (lower the status, reputation of) | 使（名声、地位等）下降
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| | Marrying that reprobate will certainly drag down her reputation. |
draw [sth] down,
draw down [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | mainly US (military: reduce number of troops) | 撤军
chè jūn |
| | The army will gradually draw down the troops in the war-torn region this year. |
draw [sth] down,
draw down [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | mainly US (deplete: supplies) (物资) | 耗尽
hào jìn |
| dress down viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (wear casual clothes) | 因某些场合的需要而穿得朴素些
yīn mǒu xiē chǎng hé de xū yào ér chuān de pǔ sù xiē |
| | | 穿得比平时随便
chuān de bǐ píng shí suí biàn |
| | We can dress down tonight because the wedding is going to be very informal. |
| dress down vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US informal (scold, belittle) (非正式用语) | 责骂, 斥责
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| | My boss dressed me down for being rude to the client. |
| dress [sb] down for [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | US, informal (scold) | 因...而斥责
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| | | 因...而训斥
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| dress [sb] down for doing [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | US, informal (scold) | 因...而斥责
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| | | 因...而训斥
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| | My boss dressed me down for being rude to the client. |
| dressing down nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (casual clothes) | 穿便装
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| | | 穿着轻松随便
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| | In many industries, dressing down is the new norm. |
dressing down,
dressing-down nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (reprimand) | 痛骂
tòng mà |
| | | 厉声呵斥
lì shēng hē chì |
| | The teacher gave the children a dressing-down for having disobeyed the rules. |
| drill down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (bore a hole) | 钻
zuān |
| drill down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (computing hierarchy) (计算机) | 钻取
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| drill down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | US, figurative (focus) | 集中精力
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| | | 集中注意力
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| | Jack was carefree when he was younger and often skipped school, but during his last two years of high school, he really drilled down and did well. |
| drill down through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (computing hierarchy) (计算机) | 钻取…
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| drill down through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | US, figurative (focus on) | 将注意力集中在…上
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| | | 将精力集中在…上
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| drive down vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (force to decrease) | 压低
yā dī |
| | The current economic crisis will drive down house prices. |
drop down,
drop-down viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (computer menu: be displayed) | 下拉
xià lā |
| 备注: hyphen used when term is adj before a noun 短语用于名词前作形容词时需用连字符连接 |
| | All of my on-line dictionaries are on a drop-down menu. |
| drop-down adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (computer list: displayed when selected) | 下拉
xià lā |
| | Select your country of residence from the drop-down list. |
| drop-down menu nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (computing: list of options) (计算机) | 下拉菜单
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| dumb down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (present [sth] in less educated way) (非正式用语) | 简单化
jiǎn dān huà |
| | The news media these days is dumbing down, with more photos of celebrities than real news stories. |
| | 近来的新闻媒体正逐步简单化，提供的名人的照片比实际新闻内容还多。 |
| dumb [sth] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (present in less educated way) (非正式用语) | 把…简单化
bǎ jiǎn dān huà |
| | You may need to dumb down your presentation for this audience. |
| | 为照顾这群听众，你可能需要将演讲内容简单化。 |
| dust down vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (clean by removing dust from) (本义) | 把灰尘掸掉
bǎ huī chén dǎn diào |
| dust down vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (use after a long period of neglect) (比喻) | 长期搁置后重新使用
cháng qī gē zhì hòu chóng xīn shǐ yòng |
| face down advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (facing downwards) | 脸朝下
liǎn cháo xià |
| | | 面朝下
miàn cháo xià |
| | Place the document face down on the glass to scan it. After tripping over the roller skate, he found himself face down on the sidewalk. |
| face down v | (overcome by confronting) | （用对峙）压倒
yòng duì shì yā dǎo |
| | | 降服
xiáng fú |
| | I faced down my attacker and he ran away. |
| fall down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (structure: collapse) | 垮塌
kuǎ tā |
| | The brick wall fell down. |
| fall down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (person: trip, slip) | 摔倒
shuāi dǎo |
| | | 滑倒
huá dǎo |
| | Mike fell down and injured his back. |
| fall down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative (person: fail) (人) | 失败
shī bài |
| | Many students fall down on this test task. |
| fall down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative ([sth]: not succeed) (事) | 失败
shī bài |
| | Negotiations for broadcasting the game fell down over the issue of international TV rights. |
| feel down viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (be sad or depressed) (非正式用语) | 情绪低落，沮丧
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| | Given what you experienced, it's only natural that you're feeling down. |
| flag down vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (stop by signalling: taxi, etc.) | 给信号使停下
gěi xìn hào shǐ tíng xià |
| | | 挥手拦车（叫出租等）
huī shǒu lán chē jiào chū zū děng |
| | | 拦车
lán chē |
| | It's hard to flag down a taxi during the rush hour. |
| flop down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (lie, sit carelessly) (非正式用语) | 猛然躺下或坐下，一屁股坐下
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| | He flopped down on the couch to watch the television. |
| fold down vi + adv | (furniture: lower for use) (家具) | 放倒，放下
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| | Behind this wall panel is a bed that folds down at night. |
| fold down vi + adv | (furniture: become flat) | 折叠放平
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| | The seat backs fold down to create more room in the car. |
fold [sth] down,
fold down [sth] vtr + adv | (furniture: lower for use) | 折下
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| | On the plane, he folded down the arm rests and fastened his seat belt. |
| fold-down adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (furniture: convertible) (家具) | 折叠的
zhé dié de |
| | He put a fold-down craft table in the children's room. |
force [sth] down,
force down [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (eat with difficulty) | 勉强吃下…
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force [sth] down,
force down [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (airplane: force to land) (飞机) | 使…迫降
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| further down advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (lower) | 更低
gèng dī |
| | | 更深
gèng shēn |
| | According to what it says further down, you don't need to do anything yet. Many of the teams further down in the standings are losing money. |
| gear down viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (put vehicle into lower gear) | 换慢档
huàn màn dàng |
| | | 减速
jiǎn sù |
| | Truck drivers gear down on a downhill slope to keep the truck from going too fast. |
| gear down viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (scale down, reduce) (非正式用语) | 减弱，降低
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| get bogged down in/by [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (stuck: in activity, etc.) (比喻) | 陷入
xiàn rù |
| | I thought I would be able to leave early, but I got bogged down by paperwork. |
| get bogged down v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (stuck: in mud) | 陷入
xiàn rù |
| | Once again, the car got bogged down in the mud. |
| get bogged down in debt v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (owe money) | 债务缠身
zhài wù chán shēn |
| | | 债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù |
| | Neil found himself getting bogged down in debt. |
| get down viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (dismount or get off) | 下来
xià lái |
| | | 下车
xià chē |
| | | 下马
xià mǎ |
| | The truck driver got down from his cab to inspect the tires. |
| get [sb] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (depress) | 使…沮丧
shǐ jǔ sàng |
| | | 使…消沉
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| | Try not to let your exam results get you down. |
| get [sth] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (write [sth] down) | 写下
xiě xià |
| | | 记下
jì xià |
| get [sth] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (swallow [sth]) | 吞下
tūn xià |
| | | 咽下
yàn xià |
| get down vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (have fun, esp. dance) (尤其是跳舞) | 玩，娱乐
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