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●ˌcome ˈdown 🔑1. (from…) (to…) to travel from one place to another, especially from the north of a country to the south （从…）过来（到…）（尤指从一国北部到南部）◆When are you going to come down and see us?
你何时过来看我们？2. if a price, a level or an amount comes down, it becomes lower or less than before （价格、水平或数量）下滑，降低◆Oil is coming down in price.
石油价格在下跌。◆Inflation has come down twice in the last month.
通货膨胀率上月两度回落。SYN decrease (more formal), drop, fall
OPP go up3. to break and fall to the ground 崩塌；坍塌；倒塌◆Part of the ceiling had come down.
天花板有一处塌了下来。SYN collapse4. (of a plane, etc. 飞机等) to fall from the sky; to be brought down to the ground 坠落；降落◆The pilot was forced to come down in a field.
飞行员迫降在田野。 ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析come down
alight ◇ come down ◇ land ◇ settle ◇ touch down
All these words mean to come down through the air and onto the ground or another surface. 这些动词都表示降落。
alight (formal)
(of a bird or insect) to land on or in sth after flying to it （鸟或昆虫）飞落，停落A butterfly fluttered by and alighted on a rose. 一只蝴蝶振翅飞过，落在玫瑰花上。
come down
(of an aircraft) to land or fall from the sky （飞机）着陆，降落，坠落The passenger plane came down somewhere east of Moscow. 客机坠落在莫斯科以东某地。
land
to come down through the air onto the ground or another surface 着陆；降落；落The space shuttle landed safely at 12.45 p.m. 航天飞机下午 12:45 安全降落。A fly landed on the dog's nose. 一只苍蝇落在狗的鼻子上。
settle
to come down from the air, land on sth and stay there for some time 停留；停歇Dust had settled on everything. 到处落满灰尘。Two birds settled on the fence. 两只鸟落在篱笆上。
touch down
(of a plane or spacecraft) to land （飞机或航天器）着陆，降落The shuttle will touch down at 6 a.m. GMT. 航天飞机将于格林尼治时间上午 6 点着陆。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto land / settle / come down / touch down / alight safely to be due / scheduled to land / come down / touch downto be forced to land / come down5. (of rain, snow, etc. 雨、雪等) to fall 落下；降落◆The rain was coming down harder now.
雨下大了。SUBJ only the rain, the snow
SYN fall6. [+ adv/prep] to decide that you support or oppose sb/sth and say so publicly 决定并宣布（支持或反对）◆I knew my parents would come down on my sister’s side.
我知道父母会站在妹妹一边。◆The committee came down against the proposal.
委员会表态反对这项提议。◆Voters came down firmly in favour of reform.
选民表示坚决支持改革。7. when the curtain in a theatre comes down, it is the end of the performance （剧院帷幕）落下（表示演出结束）◆When the curtain came down, we all rushed for the exits.
演出一结束，我们纷纷冲向各个出口。OPP go up8. [+adv/prep] to reach down to a particular point 下垂，向下延伸（到某一点）◆My mother’s hair comes down to her waist.
我母亲的头发垂至腰部。9. (from sth) (informal) to stop having the pleasant feelings and excitement that sth such as an enjoyable experience or a drug produces （愉快或兴奋过后）平静下来◆The party was so good I haven’t really come down yet.
晚会太棒了，我现在还沉浸其中不能平静。◆He still hasn’t come down from the caffeine.
他仍未从咖啡因带来的兴奋中平静下来。10. (from sth) (to sth) (of a person selling sth 卖方) to suggest or agree to a lower price 降价出售；降低售价◆I wasn’t prepared to pay £1 500, but they eventually came down to £1 350.
我不愿出 1 500 英镑，可他们最后降到了 1 350 英镑。◆Can you come down another $30?
你能再便宜 30 元吗？11. (from sth) (BrE, formal) to leave a university (especially Oxford or Cambridge) after finishing your studies （尤指从牛津或剑桥）大学毕业◆When did you come down (from Oxford)?
你何时（从牛津）毕业的？OPP come up (to sth) [v + adv]10 also [v + adv + n]
 ●come (back) down to ˈearth (with a ˈbang/ˈbump)to return to the reality of normal life after a period of great excitement or a time when you have been living in a way that is not very practical 回到现实中；停止做白日梦◆He came (back) down to earth with a bang when he discovered that all his money had run out.
他发现自己的钱全用光了，才猛醒过来。▸ ˈcomedown noun [usually singular] (informal) 1. a situation which is not as good, important or interesting as one you have experienced previously 倒退；退步◆It’s a bit of a comedown after her previous job.
这比她的上一份工作稍差了点。2. a bad feeling which you get after the pleasant effects of a drug have disappeared （毒品带来的快感消失后的）难受，不舒服 |