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 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；
• These rumours will soon die down.
  这些谣言不久就会逐渐消失。
• 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。
• When do things start to die down at the bar?
  酒吧生意几点后开始冷清？
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm not gonna let you die down here.
  我不想你死在这下面。
• Plants often die down in winter.
  草木往往冬天枯死。
• 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。