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

• 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。
• 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。
• "After a while, the wind began to die down."
  “过了一会儿，风开始减弱。”
• 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；
• They'll probably rap [ Boeing's] knuckles for six months, order 20 Airbuses and then let it all die down, said one aviation executive.
  他们很可能给（波音）六个月的脸色看，订购20架空客飞机，然后让一切平静下来，一名航空业高管表示。
• When do things start to die down at the bar?
  酒吧生意几点后开始冷清？
• The controversy is unlikely to die down.
  争议不大可能平息。
• 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。
• 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。