go down
phrasal verb with go verb uk/ɡəʊ/ us/ɡoʊ/ going | went | gone
(GO DOWN)
(UK also go down something)下去,下降,下沉(到某种水平或某个地方)
to move down to a lower level or place
He went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness. 他双膝跪倒请求原谅。
He first went down the mines when he was 17. 他第一次下矿井的时候是17岁。
The plane went down (= fell to the ground because of an accident, bomb, etc.) ten minutes after take-off. 飞机在起飞10分钟后就坠落了。
Everyone took to the lifeboats when the ship started to go down (= sink). 轮船开始下沉时,所有人都上了救生艇。
Could I have a glass of water to help these pills go down (= to help me swallow them)? 你能给我杯水让我把药丸吞服下去吗?
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- Would you go down to the basement and fetch me a book please?
- The submarine went down all the way to the sea floor.
- The elevator was going down when the fire alarm sounded.
- It's quicker to go down using the escalator.
- That joke went down like a lead balloon.
(REACH)
到达;延伸到;伸展到
to reach or go as far as
Its roots can go down three metres. 它的根可以扎到地下3米。
This path goes down to the river. 这条路一直通到河边。
Go down to (= read as far as) the bottom of the page. 一直读到这一页的最后一行。
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- That lift doesn't go down to the basement.
- The steps go all the way down to the bottom.
- The rope goes down to the bottom of the cliff.
- I think the election will go right down to the wire.
- They took the road that went down to the dock.