man down

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈmæn ˌdaʊn/    美 /ˈmæn ˌdaʊn/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To lose courage or cause to lose courage. idiomatic,transitive
    — Ministers and a good many of their supporters worked in relays, and had so manned down the feeble and numerically small Opposition till we had not strength nor mental energy enough to resist.
  2. To reduce in manpower. transitive
    — These men have gotten word that the fort we left, Ridgeway, is manning down. So we have no worries about that.
  3. To train (a raptor or other type of bird) to become accustomed to the presence of people; to man. transitive
    — Eyasses begin a transition period in the late summer as their falconry training begins. This critical period involves manning down the raptor, slowly lowering the body weight, and controlled flight training.

词形变化

mans down present,singular,third-person manning down participle,present manned down participle,past manned down past

词汇关系

反义词
man up

词源

man (“to brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way; to supply (something) with staff or crew; to accustom (a hawk or other bird) to the presence of men”) + down
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