wind down

英 [ˈwaɪnd daʊn]

美 [ˈwaɪnd daʊn]

摇下（车窗等）; 放松; 松弛; 逐渐减小（工作规模）; 使逐步停止; 使逐渐关闭

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 摇下(车窗等)
  When youwind downsomething such as the window of a car, you make it move downwards by turning a handle.
  1. Glass motioned to him to wind down the window...
     格拉斯示意他把车窗摇下。
  2. If a stranger stops you, just wind the window down a fraction.
     如果有陌生人拦你的车，把车窗摇下一点点就行。
• PHRASAL VERB 放松;松弛
  If youwind down, you relax after doing something that has made you feel tired or tense.
  1. I regularly have a drink to wind down.
     我经常喝点酒放松一下。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG 逐渐减小(工作规模);使逐步停止;使逐渐关闭
  If someonewinds downa business or activity, they gradually reduce the amount of work that is done or the number of people that are involved, usually before closing or stopping it completely.
  1. Foreign aid workers have already begun winding down their operation...
     外国救援人员已开始逐步缩减救援活动。
  2. In 1991 the Ada plant began to wind down.
     1991年埃达厂开始逐渐关闭。

双语例句

• This is the beginning& but not the end –-of our effort to wind down this war.
  这是我们结束战争努力的开端，而不是尾声。
• I haven't even begun to think about quitting, or having a last hurrah, or allowing my career to wind down.
  不论是突然退出、来个告别演出，还是逐渐淡出，我甚至完全都没有考虑过。
• The proceedings began to wind down.
  进程开始缓慢下来了。
• Glass motioned to him to wind down the window
  格拉斯示意他把车窗摇下。
• The Detroit carmaker said it would now wind down production of the heavy sports utility vehicle.
  这家底特律汽车制造商表示，目前将停产悍马这种重型运动型多功能车。
• You can wind down the window if it is too hot. Type the thickness of the wall over which the shutter will be placed.
  如果天太热了，你要将窗户的卷帘放下。输入要在其上安装卷帘的墙壁的厚度。
• Use the last hours of the evening to wind down.
  使用晚上最后几个小时的时间来放松。
• That makes it difficult to wind down at night and get to sleep.
  这让人们很难到夜晚放松睡觉。
• Foreign aid workers have already begun winding down their operation
  外国救援人员已开始逐步缩减救援活动。
• A lot of people find that music helps them to wind down.
  许多人发现音乐会使他们放松。