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。
• I'm not gonna let you die down here.
  我不想你死在这下面。
• Modacrylic self-extinguishing fibre Unless the passion of it is to die down, it must somehow assert its universality.
  变性聚丙烯腈自熄纤维除非爱情熄灭，它会肯定自己的普遍性。
• The flames were allowed to die down.
  让火焰逐渐息灭。
• When do things start to die down at the bar?
  酒吧生意几点后开始冷清？
• 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。
• 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 controversy is unlikely to die down.
  争议不大可能平息。
• 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。
• The shouting outside suddenly began to die down.
  大门外的呼噪蓦地低落下去了。