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 regularly have a drink to wind down.
  我经常喝点酒放松一下。
• 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。
• We went to the pub to wind down.
  我们去酒店放松一下。
• 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。
• A lot of people find that music helps them to wind down.
  许多人发现音乐会使他们放松。
• 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。
• The proceedings began to wind down.
  进程开始缓慢下来了。
• 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。
• The Detroit carmaker said it would now wind down production of the heavy sports utility vehicle.
  这家底特律汽车制造商表示，目前将停产悍马这种重型运动型多功能车。
• I want to go on holiday and wind down.
  我想度个假放松一下。