| 单词 | to count down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto count down to count down 1. transitive. To make a countdown to indicate the time of (an event). ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > reckon or measure time [verb (transitive)] > count down to count down1958 1958 Times 12 Aug. 3/1 The final moments were ‘counted down’ so that every man knew the exact location. 1959 John o' London's Weekly 19 Nov. 233/3 He sees his hero as a visionary: he has him anticipating the H-bomb by ‘counting down’ the end of the world. 2. intransitive. To make a count-down. Also figurative, to make final preparations in anticipation of an event. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > reckon or measure time [verb (intransitive)] > make a count-down to count down1977 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare or get ready [verb (intransitive)] > make preparations or arrangements > final to count down1977 1977 Washington Post 7 Apr. d9/4 They handled their canoes smartly, backing and steadying while the starter counted down. 1981 N.Y. Times 2 Aug. iv. 21/1 Hong Kong is more important to China than vice-versa—a fact that the free port relies on as it counts down to 1997. 1983 Guardian Weekly 11 Sept. 4 (heading) Counting down to a Winter Cruise. 1984 Economist 27 Oct. 50/2 [He] was merely a hired gun who would, before long, be learning to count down in Chinese. < as lemmas |
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