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

• 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。
• You're all going to die down here.
  你们都会死在这里。
• While things seem quite dire, if the Church will fast and pray together as one, the turmoil will die down and God will protect the world from a terrible war.
  尽管事情看起来非常危急，如果教会能够在一个身体里面同心禁食祷告，这些的动荡会逐渐平息，而上帝会保护全世界远离可怕的战争。
• These rumours will soon die down.
  这些谣言不久就会逐渐消失。
• When do things start to die down at the bar?
  酒吧生意几点后开始冷清？
• Wait for the wind to die down, or what?
  等死还是怎么着？
• The shouting outside suddenly began to die down.
  大门外的呼噪蓦地低落下去了。
• 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）
• 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。
• Either way, the rumpus will die down in time.
  无论你做何选择，喧嚣迟早都会平息。