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• ①[表移动]向下;下降地;倒下地
  • climb down爬下来
  • He looked down from the top of the mountain.他由山顶往下看。
  • He put [laid] his trunk down on the floor.他把他的大皮箱放在地板上。
  • The old house has fallen down.那栋旧房子倒塌了。
  • pull down拉倒
  • She was knocked down by a car.她被一辆汽车撞倒。
  • He got a pill down.他吞下一颗药丸。

• ②[表移动]1(躺)下;(坐)下2[略去动词的祈使句]
  • lie down躺下
  • Please sit down.请坐下。
  • Down!(命令狗)蹲下!
  • Down oars!桨放下!

• ③[表移动]1由上而下地;(从城市)到乡村;(自中心)远离;往商业区(参照Downtown);(由北)向南地2往舞台前方3【英】(自大学)离开,毕业,退学
  • They moved down from London to the country.他们由伦敦搬到乡下去。
  • go down the sea往海的下方[南方]走
  • He has come down (from Oxford [Cambridge])他离开(牛津[剑桥]);他(由牛津[剑桥])毕业
  • He was sent down.他被(大学)勒令退学(因行为不检等)。

• ④[表减少、消失、终止或完了状态]
  • boil down煮浓
  • water down the whiskey以水冲淡威士忌
  • die down(声音、风等)静下来
  • grind down磨细
  • hunt down追到底
  • Please turn the radio down a bit.请把收音机的声音开小一点。
  • The wind [noise] has gone [died]down.风[噪音]渐弱[停了]。

• ⑤[加强语气][表移动]完全地(=completely)
  • wash down a car彻底洗车

• ⑥[表顺序](自上)至下;(自早期)至后期;下传(至后代);(自初期)以降
  • from King down to cobbler上自国王,下至补鞋匠
  • from the 16th century down to the present从十六世纪到现在

• ⑦[表静止位置]1[常当做be的补语](天体)落下2在下边;(自楼上等)下来了;(船只)沉没了;(潮水)退了;(温度)降了
  • The sun goes down in the west.太阳由西方落下。
  • The sun is down.太阳已落。
  • She's not down yet.她还没起床[下楼]。
  • He left the blinds down.他把窗帘放下来。

• ⑧[常当作be等的补语]倒;伏;病倒;(机器)故障;(人)衰弱;(健康)衰退;(意志)消沈
  • He was down on his back.他仰卧着。
  • The computer's down again.电脑又当机了。
  • She's down with a cold.她患了感冒。
  • He seems rather down.他似乎相当消沈。
  • He felt a bit down about the news.他对那消息感到有点儿沮丧。

• ⑨[表静止位置]1[当作be的补语](物)在下方;向下方倾斜或突出;垂下2[常当be的补语](价格等)下跌;(品质)低劣;(身分、地位、名声等)低落;(运气)下落
  • The flag is down on the left side.那面旗子左侧下倾。
  • She's trying to get her weight down.她正在努力减肥。
  • Interest rates are down.利率下降了。
  • Production has gone down this year.今年的生产下降了。
  • That family has come down in the world.那个家族没落了。
  • He was down to his last penny [$5].他落得只剩下最后一文钱[五块钱]。

• ⑩ 当场;以现金

• ⑪ 写下,记下
  • She often writes [puts, takes]down every word the teacher says.她常把老师说的每一个字都写[记]下来。

• ⑫ 【棒球】被判出局(=out)
  • one [two] down一[二]人出局

• ⑬ 【口】完了,终了
  • Two weeds down, one to go.两个星期过去了,还剩一个星期。

• ⑭[当作be的补语]准备就绪<for>
  • Are you down for the test [interview] tomorrow?明天的考试[面试]你准备好了吗?

• ⑮[当作be的补语]输
  • I'm down (by) 20 dollars.我输了二十美元。