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。
• Modacrylic self-extinguishing fibre Unless the passion of it is to die down, it must somehow assert its universality.
  变性聚丙烯腈自熄纤维除非爱情熄灭，它会肯定自己的普遍性。
• We're hoping that the storm can die down before we go out sailing.
  我们希望暴风雨在我们出航前平息。
• I had to get down that rock face, do or die down, before nightfall.
  天黑前我只得不顾死活，从那块岩石上下来了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。”
• 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。