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

• 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 flames were allowed to die down.
  让火焰逐渐息灭。
• 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；
• 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。
• Wait for the wind to die down, or what?
  等死还是怎么着？
• 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。
• 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；
• The shouting outside suddenly began to die down.
  大门外的呼噪蓦地低落下去了。
• 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。
• Plants often die down in winter.
  草木往往冬天枯死。