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 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；
• We're all gonna die down here.
  我们全部要死在这了。
• You're all going to die down here.
  你们都会死在这里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• "After a while, the wind began to die down."
  “过了一会儿，风开始减弱。”
• 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。