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 controversy is unlikely to die down.
  争议不大可能平息。
• I'm not gonna let you die down here.
  我不想你死在这下面。
• The flames were allowed to die down.
  让火焰逐渐息灭。
• When do things start to die down at the bar?
  酒吧生意几点后开始冷清？
• Either way, the rumpus will die down in time.
  无论你做何选择，喧嚣迟早都会平息。
• 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。
• Plants often die down in winter.
  草木往往冬天枯死。
• 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。
• I think we can now let a long-standing and divisive debate die down.
  我想，我们现在可以结束众说纷纭、喋喋不休的辩论了。
• 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。