go down
(a) fall to the ground 倒在地上
She tripped and went down with a bump. 她絆了一下, 猛地跌倒在地上.
(b) (of a ship, etc) sink (指船等)沉沒
Hundreds died when the liner went down. 班輪沉沒時(shí), 有數(shù)百人罹難.
(c) (of the sun and moon) disappear beneath the horizon; set (指日、 月)落下, 沒入地平線以下
We sat and watched the sun go down. 我們坐著觀看日落.
(d) (of food and drink) be swallowed (指食物和飲料)咽下
This pill just won't go down, ie I can't swallow it. 這個(gè)藥丸我簡(jiǎn)直咽不下去.
A glass of wine would go down very nicely, ie I would very much like one. 有杯葡萄酒就太好了.
(e) be reduced in size, level, etc (體積、 水平等)減小, 降低
The swelling has gone down a little. 腫塊已小了一些.
The flood waters are going down. 洪水漸退.
(f) (of prices, the temperature, etc) become lower; fall (指價(jià)格、 溫度等)減低, 下降
The price of petrol is going down/Petrol is going down (in price). 汽油價(jià)正在下跌.
(g) (of the wind) become less strong or violent (指風(fēng))減弱, 減緩
We waited for the wind to go down. 我們等待風(fēng)勢(shì)減弱.
(h) (infml 口) decrease in quality; deteriorate 質(zhì)量下降; 惡化
This neighbourhood has gone down a lot recently. 此處的鄰居素質(zhì)最近差多了. go `down (from...) leave a university (esp Oxford or Cambridge) at the end of a term or after finishing one's studies 學(xué)期結(jié)束時(shí)或完成學(xué)業(yè)後離開大學(xué)(尤指牛津或劍橋)
She went down (from Cambridge) in 1984. 她於1984年(自劍橋)大學(xué)畢業(yè). go `down (in sth) be written (in sth); be recorded or remembered (in sth) (在某處)寫上; (在某事物中)記著
It all goes down (ie She writes it all) in her notebook. 那些全都記在她的筆記本里了.
He will go down in history as a great statesman. 他將作為偉大的政治家而載入史冊(cè). go `down (to sb) be defeated by sb, esp in a match or contest 被某人擊敗(尤指在比賽或競(jìng)賽中)
Connors went down (to Becker) by three sets to one. 康納斯以三負(fù)一勝輸(給貝克爾)了. go down (to...) (from...) go from one place to another, esp from the north of Britain to London, or from a city or large town to a smaller place 從一處到另一處(尤指從英國(guó)北部到倫敦或從大城鎮(zhèn)到小地方)
We're going down to London next week. 下周我們南下去倫敦.
They've gone down to Brighton for a couple of days. 他們已南下到布賴頓市住兩天. go down (with sb) (used with advs or in questions after how 與副詞連用或用於疑問句中的how之後) (of a remark, performance, etc) be received by sb in the specified way (指言語(yǔ)、 表演等)被某人以某方式接受
Her speech went down well (with the conference). 她的講話很受(大會(huì))贊許.
His plays have gone down badly in America. 他的劇本在美國(guó)不受歡迎.
Rude jokes don't go down too well with (ie are disapproved of by) the vicar. 教區(qū)牧師對(duì)粗鄙的笑話頗不以為然. go down to sth reach or extend as far as (the specified time or period) 達(dá)到或延續(xù)到(某時(shí)間或時(shí)期)
This volume only goes down to (ie only deals with the period up to) 1945. 這一卷涉及的時(shí)間僅至1945年. go down with sth become ill with (an illness) 患(某病)
Our youngest boy has gone down with mumps. 我們的小兒子得了腮腺炎.