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

• 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。
• 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。
• Perhaps that love has yet to die down thoroughly within my soul;
  也许爱情并为完全从我的心底消失；
• 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 party didn't die down until about four in the morning.
  一直到早上4点聚会的人群才渐渐散去。
• When the fire reached the town, it began to die down, because there was nothing left to burn.
  当火到达这里的时候，火势变小了，因为没有什么可烧的。
• 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。
• There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. Plants often die down in winter.
  草地上还有枯叶和枯萎的植物。草木往往冬天枯死。
• 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。
• I'm not gonna let you die down here.
  我不想你死在这下面。