| 单词 | go down |
| 释义 | go down go down (sth) (MOVE DOWN) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► F0 to move down to a lower level or place: » He went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness.» He first went down the mines when he was 17.» The plane went down (= fell to the ground because of an accident, bomb, etc.) ten minutes after take-off.» Everyone took to the lifeboats when the ship started to go down (= sink).» Could I have a glass of water to help these pills go down (= to help me swallow them)?Thesaurus+: ↑Raising and lowering• • • Extra Examples:» Would you go down to the basement and fetch me a book please?» The submarine went down all the way to the sea floor.» The elevator was going down when the fire alarm sounded.» It's quicker to go down using the escalator.» That joke went down like a lead balloon. go down (sth) (REACH) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► F0 to reach or go as far as: » Its roots can go down three metres.» This path goes down to the river.» Go down to (= read as far as) the bottom of the page.Thesaurus+: ↑Arriving, entering and invadingThesaurus+: ↑Moving downwards , ↑Falling and dropping• • • Extra Examples:» That lift doesn't go down to the basement.» The steps go all the way down to the bottom.» The rope goes down to the bottom of the cliff.» I think the election will go right down to the wire.» They took the road that went down to the dock. go down (BE RECEIVED) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► F0 to be received in a particular way: » I think my speech went down rather well, don't you?Thesaurus+: ↑Analysing and evaluating , ↑Assessing and estimating value go down (BE REDUCED) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► B1 to be reduced in price, value, amount, quality, level, or size: » The temperature went down to minus ten last night.» The company's shares went down 7p to 53p.» The swelling's gone down but there's still a lot of bruising.» He went down in my estimation when he started trying to be a singer as well as an actor.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strong• • • Extra Examples:» The temperature goes down below zero in the winter.» House prices have gone down over the last twelve months.» The number of people claiming benefit has gone down.» The survey shows that average journey times have been going down.» If levels of support continue to go down, the government will be forced to act. go down (BE REMEMBERED) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► C2 to be remembered or recorded in a particular way: » Hurricane Katrina will go down in the record books as the costliest storm ever faced by insurers.Thesaurus+: ↑Memory and memories go down (COMPUTER) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► F0 If a computer system goes down, it stops working: » The battery should prevent the computer system from going down in the event of a power cut.Thesaurus+: ↑Computer conceptsThesaurus+: ↑Not functioning go down (LOSE) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► F0 to lose or be defeated: » England's unbeaten run of ten games ended last night when they went down 4–2 to France.» Dictators rarely go down without a fight.Thesaurus+: ↑Losing and being defeated , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport go down (SUN) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► B1 When the sun goes down, it moves down in the sky until it cannot be seen any more: » On summer evenings we would sit on the veranda and watch the sun go down.Thesaurus+: ↑Astronomy - general words• • • Extra Examples:» The temperature drops when the sun goes down.» At what time does the sun go down?» The sun went down behind the mountains.» We sat on the beach and watched the sun go down.» The sun had gone down an hour ago and it was getting cold. go down UK OLD-FASHIONED (LEAVE) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► F0 If you go down from a college or university, especially Oxford University or Cambridge University, you leave either permanently or for a holiday.Thesaurus+: ↑DepartingThesaurus+: ↑University and college education go down UK SLANG (PRISON) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► F0 to be put in prison: » She went down for three years for her part in the robbery.Thesaurus+: ↑Putting people in prison go down US SLANG (HAPPEN) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/ aep /ɡoʊ/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE going, PAST TENSE went, PAST PARTICIPLE gone) ► F0 If an event such as a crime or a deal goes down, it happens: » I tried to tell Tyrell what was going down, but he wouldn't listen.Thesaurus+: ↑Occurring and happening |
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