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●ˌgo ˈdown 🔑1. (to…/sth) (from…/sth) to travel from one place to another, especially from the north of a country to the south （从一处）到（另一处）（尤指南下）◆We’re going down to London next week.
我们下个星期要南下到伦敦去。OPP go up2. to fall to the ground 倒下；落下；倒在地上◆She tripped and went down with a bump.
她绊了一下，重重摔倒在地上。3. to become lower or smaller; to fall 减低；变小；下降◆The price of petrol is going down / Petrol is going down (in price).
汽油价格正在下跌。◆The temperature went down by ten degrees overnight.
气温一夜间下降了 10 度。◆Rental costs have gone down (£50) since last year.
去年以来，租金下降了（50 英镑）。◆The floodwaters are going down.
洪水水位在回落。◆Membership numbers have gone down recently.
会员人数最近减少了。◆The swelling has gone down a little.
肿块稍微消了点。SYN drop, fall
OPP go up ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析go down
decline ◇ decrease ◇ drop ◇ fall ◇ go down ◇ slump
These verbs are all used to talk about a reduction in amount, level or number. 这些动词都表示下降、下跌、下滑。
decline
to become lower or less in level, number, size, strength or importance （水平、数字、大小、实力或重要性）下降，下滑，衰落The number of tourists visiting the resort declined by 10% last year. 去年该度假地的游客人数下降了 10%。
decrease
to fall in number or level （数字或水平）减少，下跌The number of students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. 今年学生从 210 人减少到 160 人。Donations have decreased significantly in recent years. 近年捐赠显著减少。
drop (not used in the progressive tenses)
to become lower or less in level, number, or strength （水平、数字或实力）下降，降低The temperature has dropped considerably. 气温已大幅下降。The team have dropped to fifth place. 该队排名下滑到第五位。The wind dropped. 风小了。
fall
to become lower or less in level, number, or strength （水平、数字或实力）下降，降低Their profits have fallen by 30%. 他们的利润下滑了 30%。The temperature fell sharply in the night. 夜间气温骤降。Share prices fell 30p. 股票价格跌了 30 便士。
go down
to become less in level or value （水平或价值）下降，降低，下跌The temperature sometimes goes down to minus thirty. 气温有时会降到零下三十度。Coffee is going down in price. 咖啡价格正在下跌。
NOTE Come down is used when prices, etc. return to their previous level * come down 用于指价格等回落到先前的水平The price of gas is coming down again. 煤气价格又降了。
slump (not used in the progressive tenses)
(especially business 商业) to fall in price, value or number, suddenly and by a large amount （价格、价值或数字）突降，锐减，暴跌Profits slumped by over 50%. 利润暴跌了 50% 以上。
WHICH WORD?
In many cases you can use any of these verbs 在多数情况下，这些动词可通用Sales have fallen / declined / dropped by 20%. 销售额下降了 20%。
They can all be used to talk about numbers, levels, rates, prices, profits and sales. To talk about a loss of economic strength, use decline 这些动词都可用于谈论数字、水平、比例、价格、利润和销售额。若谈及经济活力的丧失，用 declineThe market has declined. 市场陷入衰退。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS numbers / levels / rates fall / decline / drop / decrease prices / profits / sales fall / decline / drop / slump / decrease figures / temperature fall / dropto fall / decline / drop / decrease sharply / significantly / considerably to fall / drop / decline / decrease slightly / slowly / gradually / steadily 4. (NAmE also ˌgo ˈover) [+ adv] if a remark, a performance, an action, etc. goes down well or badly, etc., it gets a good or bad reaction from people （话语、演出、行为等）反响好（或差），受（或不受）欢迎◆Did your performance go down all right?
你的演出反响不错吧？◆The movie went down well in America.
这部电影在美国颇受欢迎。◆Jokes don’t go down too well with my mother (= she does not like them).
我母亲并不喜欢开玩笑。◆The band went down a storm (= people liked them very much).
这支乐队引起了轰动。5. (of the sun and moon 日、月) to disappear below the point where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea (the horizon) 落到地平线下；落下◆We watched the sun go down.
我们看着太阳落下。SYN set
OPP come up, rise6. to get worse 变得更差；每况愈下◆The quality of the product has gone down since the company was sold.
公司卖掉之后，产品质量下降了。◆He’s certainly gone down in my estimation (= I don’t have the good opinion of him that I used to).
他确实不如我原先印象中那么好了。◆The food’s gone down since the restaurant changed hands.
餐厅转手之后，菜肴质量滑坡了。SYN deteriorate (more formal)
OPP go up7. (computing 计算机) if a computer system goes down, it stops working temporarily 暂停作业；暂停运行◆I lost all my work when the computer went down.
计算机死机了，我做的东西全丢了。 ➡ note at break down 8. (of food, a meal, etc. 食物、饭菜等) to be partly or completely dealt with by your body （全部或部分）消化◆Let your food go down before you go swimming.
先消消食再去游泳。9. [+ adv] if food or drink will/will not go down, it is easy/difficult to swallow, or you enjoy it/do not enjoy it 容易（或难）吃（或喝）；喜欢（或不喜欢）吃（或喝）◆My drink went down the wrong way and I started coughing.
我喝饮料呛得咳嗽起来。◆A cup of tea would go down nicely (= I would like one).
能喝上一杯茶再好不过了。10. when the curtain in a theatre goes down, it is the end of the performance 落幕；演出结束◆The audience were cheering as the curtain went down.
落幕时，观众报以热烈的欢呼声。◆ (figurative) After 25 years, the curtain has finally gone down on his sparkling career.
25 年后，他终于告别了辉煌的职业生涯。OPP go up11. when lights go down in a theatre, the performance is about to start （剧院的灯光）熄灭；演出即将开始◆She quickly found a seat before the lights went down.
她抢在熄灯开演之前迅速找了个座位。OPP go up12. [+ adv/prep] to reach down to a particular point 垂到，垂及（某点）◆Pepita’s coat is so big it goes right down to her ankles.
佩皮塔的外套很大，长及脚踝。13. (of a tyre 轮胎) to lose air 瘪下；泄气◆My tyre’s gone down again.
我的轮胎又没气了。14. (BrE, informal) to be sent to prison 被关进监狱；坐牢◆He’s gone down for twenty years.
他要蹲二十年监狱。15. (of a carpet 地毯) to be put on the floor 铺开；展开◆It’ll feel a lot warmer when the carpet goes down.
铺了地毯后，就会感觉暖和多了。16. (of a plane 飞机) to fall from the sky; to be brought to the ground 坠落；被迫降落◆‘The plane’s going down!’ he cried.
“飞机要坠毁了！”他喊道。17. (of a ship 船只) to sink 下沉；倾覆◆Hundreds died when the ferry went down.
渡轮沉没，数百人丧生。18. to fail; to behave badly and lose people’s respect 失败；丢脸◆If the business goes down, we go down with it.
要是企业破产，我们一起完蛋。19. (to sb) to be defeated by sb, especially in a sports game or competition （尤指体育比赛或竞赛中）败北，落败◆Liverpool went down 2-0 to Everton.
利物浦队以 0:2 输给了埃弗顿队。20. (to sth) (especially BrE) to be made to move to a lower position, rank, class, status, etc. （职务、官衔、级别、地位等）降低◆We need to win the next two games to avoid going down.
我们得赢下随后的两场比赛才能避免降级。OPP go up21. (in sth) (as sth) to be written down; to be recorded or remembered in a particular way 写在，载入（…中）；记录，记载（为…）◆Everything I said went down in his little book.
我说的话全记在他的小本子上。◆1998 will go down as the company’s best year.
1998 年将成为公司业绩最好的一年。◆He will go down in history as a great statesman.
他将作为伟大的政治家名垂青史。22. (slang, especially NAmE) to be happening 正在发生；正在进行◆She always knows what’s going down.
她消息灵通。◆What’s going down?
出什么事了？23. (from…) (BrE, formal) to leave a university (especially Oxford or Cambridge) at the end of a term or after finishing your studies （大学学期结束或毕业后）离校（尤指牛津或剑桥）◆She went down (from Cambridge) in 2004.
她 2004 年（自剑桥）大学毕业。OPP go up[v + adv] |