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

• Either way, the rumpus will die down in time.
  无论你做何选择，喧嚣迟早都会平息。
• 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。
• 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？
• The shouting outside suddenly began to die down.
  大门外的呼噪蓦地低落下去了。
• We're all gonna die down here.
  我们全部要死在这了。
• "After a while, the wind began to die down."
  “过了一会儿，风开始减弱。”
• However, like all fads, it started to die down as the kids who were introduced to it grew up, and grew out of this Pokemon fanatic phase.
  然而，就像所有流行潮流一样，最初熟悉它的孩子们渐渐长大，走出了这个狂热期，宠物小精灵也就随之消失了。
• 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。
• 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。