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

• He says it's the only way he can wind down.
  说这是唯一让自己放松的方法。
• Your period of meditation, reflection, or investigation will soon begin to wind down.
  你现阶段的考量，沉思或者是调查会开始尘埃落定。
• 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。
• I want to go on holiday and wind down.
  我想度个假放松一下。
• The ship nosed its way slowly through the ice. The proceedings began to wind down.
  那艘船缓慢地破冰前进。进程开始缓慢下来了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When the search begins to wind down, and you begin to realize you are suffering, then you become sensitive to Me.
  当你的追寻开始放松下来，当你开始体会你的困苦，你会开始感受我。
• 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。