wind down

英 [ˈwaɪnd daʊn]

美 [ˈwaɪnd daʊn]

摇下（车窗等）; 放松; 松弛; 逐渐减小（工作规模）; 使逐步停止; 使逐渐关闭

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 摇下(车窗等)
  When youwind downsomething such as the window of a car, you make it move downwards by turning a handle.
  1. Glass motioned to him to wind down the window...
     格拉斯示意他把车窗摇下。
  2. If a stranger stops you, just wind the window down a fraction.
     如果有陌生人拦你的车，把车窗摇下一点点就行。
• PHRASAL VERB 放松;松弛
  If youwind down, you relax after doing something that has made you feel tired or tense.
  1. I regularly have a drink to wind down.
     我经常喝点酒放松一下。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG 逐渐减小(工作规模);使逐步停止;使逐渐关闭
  If someonewinds downa business or activity, they gradually reduce the amount of work that is done or the number of people that are involved, usually before closing or stopping it completely.
  1. Foreign aid workers have already begun winding down their operation...
     外国救援人员已开始逐步缩减救援活动。
  2. In 1991 the Ada plant began to wind down.
     1991年埃达厂开始逐渐关闭。

双语例句

• I felt tense, but now I'm beginning to wind down.
  我本来感到紧张，可是现在开始放松了。
• They also may not want to get themselves wound up because it's hard for them to wind down.
  他们年夜概也不但愿自己的情感求助起来，由于那样一来，他们会很难放松。
• In 1991 the Ada plant began to wind down.
  1991年埃达厂开始逐渐关闭。
• This is the beginning& but not the end –-of our effort to wind down this war.
  这是我们结束战争努力的开端，而不是尾声。
• Mama! The clock! We've let it wind down.
  妈妈，老爷钟，我们已经好久没有给它上发条了！
• That makes it difficult to wind down at night and get to sleep.
  这让人们很难到夜晚放松睡觉。
• We went to the local pub to wind down.
  我们去到当地的酒店轻松一下。
• This year has been frantically busy for us and I need a holiday just to wind down.
  今年我们忙得要命&我需要有一段假期放松一下。
• Soothing beverage Herbal tea or a glass of milk also relax the body and help you wind down.
  舒缓的饮料花草茶或者一杯牛奶同样让你的身体得到放松，让你平静下来。
• If a stranger stops you, just wind the window down a fraction.
  如果有陌生人拦你的车，把车窗摇下一点点就行。