wind down

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass. transitive
    — Wind down the car window if you want to talk to me.
  2. To unwind. transitive
    — You'd better wind down that wind-up toy before you take it apart, or pieces might go flying.
  3. To shut down slowly (by degrees or in phases). transitive
    — A program as complex as the Space Shuttle program takes some time to wind down.
  4. To slow, as if coming to an end; to become calmer or less busy. intransitive
    — The festival seems to be winding down now.
  5. To relax; to get rid of stress; to destress. idiomatic,intransitive
    — After a long day at work, she winds down by kickboxing.

词形变化

winds down present,singular,third-person winding down participle,present wound down participle,past wound down past
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