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

• Summer crowds die down as kids go back to school, and airfares and hotel rates fall with the leaves.
  随着落叶飘零，学生返校，避免了夏季避暑人群高峰，机票和酒店价格这时候也跟着下降。
• We're all gonna die down here.
  我们全部要死在这了。
• An e-book reader ( if for some reason your laptop batteries die down, you can use your time productively)
  带一个电子书阅读器（以免你的电脑如果死机了，你可以有效率地利用你的时间）
• The shouting outside suddenly began to die down.
  大门外的呼噪蓦地低落下去了。
• I'm not gonna let you die down here.
  我不想你死在这下面。
• The flames were allowed to die down.
  让火焰逐渐息灭。
• 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。
• "After a while, the wind began to die down."
  “过了一会儿，风开始减弱。”
• 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。
• 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。