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

• These rumours will soon die down.
  这些谣言不久就会逐渐消失。
• 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。
• However, like all fads, it started to die down as the kids who were introduced to it grew up, and grew out of this Pokemon fanatic phase.
  然而，就像所有流行潮流一样，最初熟悉它的孩子们渐渐长大，走出了这个狂热期，宠物小精灵也就随之消失了。
• The flames were allowed to die down.
  让火焰逐渐息灭。
• 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）
• You're all going to die down here.
  你们都会死在这里。
• The shouting outside suddenly began to die down.
  大门外的呼噪蓦地低落下去了。
• 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；
• When do things start to die down at the bar?
  酒吧生意几点后开始冷清？
• 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。