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。
• When do things start to die down at the bar?
  酒吧生意几点后开始冷清？
• We're all gonna die down here.
  我们全部要死在这了。
• I think we can now let a long-standing and divisive debate die down.
  我想，我们现在可以结束众说纷纭、喋喋不休的辩论了。
• They'll probably rap [ Boeing's] knuckles for six months, order 20 Airbuses and then let it all die down, said one aviation executive.
  他们很可能给（波音）六个月的脸色看，订购20架空客飞机，然后让一切平静下来，一名航空业高管表示。
• We're hoping that the storm can die down before we go out sailing.
  我们希望暴风雨在我们出航前平息。
• 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。
• "After a while, the wind began to die down."
  “过了一会儿，风开始减弱。”
• 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。
• Ok, I'll take your advice and wait for the wind to die down.
  好吧，我采纳你的建议，等风小下去。