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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:
| down adj | (level: reduced) (水平面等) | SCSimplified Chinese 下降了的，降低了的 xià jiàng le de，jiàng dī le de |
| | The water level is down. We should add some more. |
| | 水平面下降了，我们应该补充点水。 |
| down adj | figurative, informal (sad or depressed) | SCSimplified Chinese 心情抑郁的 xīn qíng yì yù de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 心情沮丧的 |
| | I feel a little down, but I'll be alright. |
| | 我感觉有点忧郁，但我会好的。 |
| down adj | (to the south) | SCSimplified Chinese 南下的 nán xià de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向南的 nán xià de，xiàng nán de |
| | They're down on the south coast all week. |
| | 他们南下在海滩呆了整整一周。 |
| down adj | (American football: stopped) (橄榄球术语) | SCSimplified Chinese 被阻截的 bèi zǔ jié de |
| | The referee declared the ball down. |
| | 裁判宣布这个球是死球。 |
| down adj | (sports: behind in score) (体育比赛术语) | SCSimplified Chinese 比分落后的 bǐ fēn luò hòu de |
| | The Danish team is down ten points. |
| | 丹麦队落后十分。 |
| down adj | UK (trains: away from capital) (指火车) | SCSimplified Chinese 驶离首都的 shǐ lí shǒu dōu de |
| | The down train leaves from this platform. |
| | 火车从这个月台出发，驶离首都。 |
| down adj | informal (not working, out of order) | SCSimplified Chinese 停止运行的 tíng zhǐ yùn xíng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 出故障的 tíng zhǐ yùn xíng de，chū gù zhàng de |
| | The server's down. You'll have to try again later. |
| | 服务器掉线，只能等会儿再试。 |
| down adj | informal (learned) | SCSimplified Chinese 掌握了的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 背下来的 |
| | Have you got your lines down for the school play yet? |
| | 学校话剧的台词你背下来了吗？ |
| down adj | informal (gambling: with losses of) (赌博) | SCSimplified Chinese 输钱的 shū qián de
TCTraditional Chinese 輸錢的 |
| | I'm down three hundred dollars. |
| | 我输了300元。 |
| down adj | informal (finished) | SCSimplified Chinese 做完的 zuò wán de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 完成的 zuò wán de，wán chéng de |
| | We've got three reports down, one to go! |
| down adj | (crossword puzzles: vertical) (猜字游戏) | SCSimplified Chinese 竖行的
TCTraditional Chinese 豎行的 |
| | I can't work out the answer to 7 down. |
| | 竖行7的答案我想不出来。 |
| down with [sth] adj + prep | US, informal (sick with, suffering from) | SCSimplified Chinese 生...病的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 患...病的 |
| | She's down with the flu and can't come to the party. |
| | 她患上了流感，无法来参加派对了。 |
| down to [sth/sb] adj + prep | informal (determined by) | SCSimplified Chinese 由…负责
TCTraditional Chinese 由…負責 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 由…决定 |
| | Whether he goes free or not is down to the judge's decision. |
| | 他能否释放取决于法官的裁决。 |
| down to [sth] adj + prep | (left with only) | SCSimplified Chinese 只剩下 |
| | We're down to the last of the coffee, so could you buy some more while you're out? |
| | 咖啡差不多用光了，你出去时能再买些回来吗？ |
| down to [sth/sb] adj + prep | informal (caused by) | SCSimplified Chinese 是…的责任 shì de zé rèn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 由…引起 shì de zé rèn，yóu … yǐn qǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 由…引起 |
| | The accident was entirely down to driver error. |
| | 那次事故完全是司机的失误造成的。 |
| down adv | (written) | SCSimplified Chinese （写）下 xiě xià |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese （记）下 xiě xià，jì xià |
| | Have you got that down yet? |
| | 你记下来了吗？ |
| down adv | (sitting or lying) | SCSimplified Chinese 坐下 zuò xià |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 躺下 zuò xià，tǎng xià |
| | I put her down for her nap. |
| | 我把她放下让她小睡片刻。 |
| down adv | (to lower value) | SCSimplified Chinese 价值变低 jià zhí biàn dī
TCTraditional Chinese 價值變低 |
| | Prices have come down in recent weeks. |
| | 最近几周物价有所下降。 |
| down adv | (reduced: in volume, amount, etc.) | SCSimplified Chinese 音量由大到小地 yīn liàng yóu dà dào xiǎo de |
| | We've got our luggage down to one suitcase each. |
| | 我们将行李精简到每人一个手提箱。 |
| down adv | (time: earlier to later) (时间) | SCSimplified Chinese 从以前往后 cóng yǐ qián wǎng hòu |
| | Language changes down through the ages. |
| | 随着时代的变迁，语言也在发生变化。 |
| down adv | (to lesser strength) | SCSimplified Chinese 变弱 biàn ruò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 变淡 biàn ruò，biàn dàn |
| | The beer tastes watered down. |
| | 这个啤酒尝起来像是掺了水似的，味道很淡。 |
| down adv | (cash payment) | SCSimplified Chinese 现金支付 xiàn jīn zhī fù
TCTraditional Chinese 現金支付 |
| | How much money can you put down? |
| | 首付你能付多少？ |
| down adv | (into submission) | SCSimplified Chinese 屈服地 qū fú de |
| | He shouted down his opponent. |
| | 他的喊叫声压倒了对手。 |
| down adv | (fixed state) | SCSimplified Chinese 处于被固定的状态 chǔ yú bèi gù dìng de zhuàng tài |
| | The antenna was tied down with ropes. |
| | 天线用绳子固定好了。 |
| down adv | (to the source) | SCSimplified Chinese 溯源 sù yuán |
| 备注: For example: track down, hunt down |
| | He tracked down his natural father. |
| | 他溯本追源，找到了亲生父亲。 |
| down adv | (suppressed) | SCSimplified Chinese 被抑制 bèi yì zhì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被压制 bèi yì zhì，bèi yā zhì |
| | He choked down his emotions. |
| | 他压抑着自己的情绪。 |
down with [sth],
down with doing [sth],
down to do [sth],
down for [sth],
down for doing [sth] expr | slang (keen to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 支持 zhī chí
TCTraditional Chinese 支持 |
| | Sure, I'm down for going hiking this weekend. |
| | 当然，我支持这个周末去远足。 |
| down interj | (command to a dog) (对动物发出的口令) | SCSimplified Chinese 坐下！ zuò xià |
| | Down, boy! Get back to your kennel. |
| | 坐下，小子！回你的窝里去。 |
| down n | (botany: fuzz) (植物) | SCSimplified Chinese 绒毛 róng máo
TCTraditional Chinese 絨毛 |
| | Peaches have a layer of down on their skin. |
| | 桃子外皮上有一层绒毛。 |
| down n as adj | (made with soft feathers) | SCSimplified Chinese 绒羽的
TCTraditional Chinese 絨羽的 |
| | I find a down pillow more comfortable than a synthetic one. |
| downs npl | UK (rolling country) | SCSimplified Chinese 延绵起伏的山丘 yán mián qǐ fú de shān qiū |
| | Sheep were grazing on the downs. |
| | Undulating downs stretched as far as the eye could see. |
| downs npl | informal (negative events, experiences) | SCSimplified Chinese 低谷 vtr dī gǔ vtr |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 低落 dī gǔ ，dī luò
TCTraditional Chinese 低落 |
| | Life has been hard on me lately; I've had more downs than ups this past year. |
| The Downs npl | UK (range of low ridges in England) (英国) | SCSimplified Chinese 唐斯丘陵 |
| | Bill took his children to fly their kites on the Downs. |
| The Downs npl | UK (sea area in England) (英国) | SCSimplified Chinese 唐斯海域, 唐斯锚地 |
| | A number of ships lay at anchor in the Downs. |
| down prep | UK, informal (at, to) | SCSimplified Chinese 去 qù
TCTraditional Chinese 去 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到 qù，dào
TCTraditional Chinese 到 |
| | Were you down the pub last night? |
| | 昨晚你去酒吧了吗？ |
| down⇒ vi | informal (fall) | SCSimplified Chinese 降下 jiàng xià |
| | The road ups and downs all the way to the sea. |
| down [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (drink) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 喝光 hē guāng |
| | He downed his beer and left. |
| down [sth] vtr | (shoot from the sky) | SCSimplified Chinese 击落 jī luò
TCTraditional Chinese 擊落 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打落 jī luò，dǎ luò |
| | They downed a helicopter with just a rifle. |
| down [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | informal (fell, knock to the ground) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 打倒 dǎ dǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 打倒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 击倒 dǎ dǎo ，jī dǎo |
| | That wrestler could down anyone in thirty seconds. |
| 动词短语 |
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| back down vi phrasal | (give in, yield) | SCSimplified Chinese 放弃 fàng qì
TCTraditional Chinese 放棄 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 退让 fàng qì，tuì ràng |
| | Despite the evidence, he refused to back down. |
| | 尽管证据就摆在面前，他仍不放弃。 |
batten [sth] down,
batten down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (batten: close securely) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…封起来 |
batter [sth] down,
batter down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (hit until it collapses) | SCSimplified Chinese 击垮 jī kuǎ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 击溃 jī kuǎ，jī kuì
TCTraditional Chinese 擊潰 |
| bear down vi phrasal | (labor: push baby out) (指女性自然分娩时) | SCSimplified Chinese 用力，使劲 yòng lì
TCTraditional Chinese 用力，使勁 |
| | The midwife told the woman to bear down during her contractions. |
| bear down vi phrasal | US (apply pressure, concentrate) | SCSimplified Chinese 努力，尽力，发挥 nǔ lì，jìn lì，fā huī
TCTraditional Chinese 努力，盡力，發揮 |
| | You have to know when to conserve your strength and when to bear down with every bit of energy you have. |
| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | SCSimplified Chinese 用力压在…上 yòng lì yā zài … shàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 加压力于 yòng lì yā zài … shàng ，jiā yā lì yú |
| | Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) | SCSimplified Chinese 沉重地压在…心头 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 让...难以承受 |
| | Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) | SCSimplified Chinese 冲向，撞向 chōng xiàng |
| | The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | SCSimplified Chinese 气势汹汹地向…进逼 |
| | The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |
| beat down vi phrasal | (sun: shine brightly and hot) (太阳) | SCSimplified Chinese 火辣辣地照射 huǒ là là de zhào shè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 强烈地照射 |
| | The sun was beating down on our backs. |
| | 太阳火辣辣地照射在我们的背上。 |
| beat down vi phrasal | (rain: pour heavily) (雨) | SCSimplified Chinese 倾盆而下 qīng pén ér xià
TCTraditional Chinese 傾盆而下 |
| | The rain beat down so hard on the apple tree that in the morning half of the apples were on the ground. |
| | 雨重重地打在苹果树上，一早上一半苹果都掉落在地。 |
| beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (negotiate lower price from) | SCSimplified Chinese 杀价 shā jià |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 还价 shā jià，huán jià |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 砍价 shā jià，kǎn jià |
| | Amy beat the seller down to £20 for the vase. |
| | 艾米还价到20欧元从买下花瓶。 |
| beat [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (price: negotiate lower) (价格) | SCSimplified Chinese 把…压低
TCTraditional Chinese 把…壓低 |
| | We beat the price down to $45. |
| | 我们把价格压到45美元。 |
| beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (demoralize) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…受挫 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使…泄气 shǐ xiè qì
TCTraditional Chinese 使…洩氣 |
| | Doris admitted that life was beating her down. |
| | 多丽斯承认生活把她打倒了。 |
beat [sth] down,
beat down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (suppress) | SCSimplified Chinese 抑制 yì zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 抑制 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 克制 yì zhì，kè zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 克制 |
| | Deborah beat down her fear of flying and got on the plane to visit her daughter in Australia. |
| | 黛博拉抑制住了自己对于飞行的恐惧，登上飞机，去往澳大利亚看望女儿。 |
| bed down vi phrasal | (go to bed) | SCSimplified Chinese 上床睡觉 shàng chuáng shuì jiào
TCTraditional Chinese 上床睡覺 |
| | I usually bed down at about eleven o'clock. |
| bed [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (provide bed for) | SCSimplified Chinese 为…提供住宿 wèi … tí gōng zhù sù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 给…安排住宿 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 安排…睡下 |
| | Emily fed, bathed, and bedded down the children. |
| belt down vi phrasal | (rain: fall heavily) (雨) | SCSimplified Chinese 倾盆落下 |
| bend down vi phrasal | (lean over) | SCSimplified Chinese 弯腰 wān yāo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 屈身 wān yāo，qū shēn |
| | The mother bent down to tie the child's shoe laces. |
| | 那位妈妈弯下腰去给孩子系鞋带。 |
bog [sth] down,
bog down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | usually passive, informal (vehicle: mire) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…止步不前，使…陷入泥潭 shǐ zhǐ bù bù qián，shǐ xiàn rù ní tán |
| | The jeep got bogged down in a huge mud puddle. |
| bog [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, usually passive, informal (person: hinder, burden) | SCSimplified Chinese 使...陷入困境，使...陷入停滞 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 阻碍，阻挠 zǔ ài，zǔ náo
TCTraditional Chinese 阻礙，阻撓 |
| | Work is really bogging me down lately. |
| | 最近，工作真的让我停滞不前。 |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (liquid: reduce) (液体) | SCSimplified Chinese 把 ... 煮稠，把…煮浓 |
| | The cook boiled the drippings down to a rich gravy. |
| | 厨师将汁水煮到浓稠。 |
| boil down vi phrasal | (liquid: be reduced) (液体) | SCSimplified Chinese 浓缩，煮浓 nóng suō
TCTraditional Chinese 濃縮 |
| | Heat the water until it boils down to a volume of about 10ml. |
| | 将水加热，煮至剩余大约10毫升。 |
| boil down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (be essentially) | SCSimplified Chinese 归结为 guī jié wéi
TCTraditional Chinese 歸結為 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 归根结底到 |
| | What it all boils down to is a failure to plan. |
| | 这一切都归结于计划的失败。 |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (information, argument: reduce) (信息，论点) | SCSimplified Chinese 缩短，压缩 suō duǎn，yā suō
TCTraditional Chinese 縮短，壓縮 |
| | If you boil down Machiavelli's philosophy, he is saying that the end justifies the means. |
| | 如果归纳一下马基雅维利的哲学，他所表达的是目的决定手段。 |
| bolt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (fasten, secure [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 用螺栓拧紧 yòng luó shuān níng jǐn |
| | Bolt down that metal plate so that it doesn't vibrate. |
| bolt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (eat [sth] quickly) | SCSimplified Chinese 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn
TCTraditional Chinese 狼吞虎嚥 |
| | Jerry was late for class, so he bolted down his breakfast. |
| bow down vi phrasal | (bend, kneel in respect) | SCSimplified Chinese 鞠躬 jū gōng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 服从 jū gōng，fú cóng
TCTraditional Chinese 服從 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 顺从 jū gōng，shùn cóng
TCTraditional Chinese 順從 |
| | She was asked to bow down in front of a statue of their god. |
| | 她被要求在他们信奉的神的雕像前鞠躬。 |
| bow down before [sb] vi phrasal + prep | literal (bow in deference to) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…鞠躬 xiàng jū gōng |
| | It is customary to bow down before the Emperor of Japan. |
| bow down before [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (show deference to) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…表示敬意 duì biǎo shì jìng yì |
| | He is so arrogant that he thinks everyone should bow down before him. |
| | 他很傲慢，觉得所有人都需要向他表示敬意。 |
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) | SCSimplified Chinese 坏掉，抛锚 huài diào，pāo máo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 发生故障 fā shēng gù zhàng |
| 备注: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | The car broke down on the way home. |
| | 回家的路上，车子抛锚了。 |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (person: cry) | SCSimplified Chinese 精神崩溃 jīng shén bēng kuì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 情绪失控 |
| | Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| | 斯特拉在警察告知自己丈夫出事时，精神崩溃了。 |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) | SCSimplified Chinese 崩溃，瓦解，破裂 bēng kuì ，wǎ jiě ，pò liè
TCTraditional Chinese 崩潰，瓦解，破裂 |
| | (身体) | SCSimplified Chinese 垮掉，衰弱 kuǎ diào，shuāi ruò
TCTraditional Chinese 衰弱 |
| | The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits. |
| | 退休福利的谈判破裂后，工会号召进行罢工。 |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) (将门、墙等) | SCSimplified Chinese 摧毁，捣毁，破坏 cuī huǐ，dǎo huǐ，pò huài
TCTraditional Chinese 摧毀，搗毀，破壞 |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
| | 当对房屋进行搜查时，警方破门而入。 |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…分解成化学成分 |
| | Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
| | 消化时，胃酸会将食物分解成化学成分。 |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…进行分解分析 |
| | We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| | 我们能够将整个过程分解为一系列独立的阶段。 |
| bring [sb/sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (cause demise) | SCSimplified Chinese 打倒 dǎ dǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 打倒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 击败 dǎ dǎo ，jī bài
TCTraditional Chinese 擊敗 |
| | The scandal brought down the government. |
| | 这件丑闻击垮了政府。 |
| bring [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | US, figurative, slang (make sad) | SCSimplified Chinese 挫伤…，使沮丧 cuò shāng，shǐ jǔ sàng
TCTraditional Chinese 使沮喪 |
| | If you keep criticizing Michael, you'll just bring him down. |
| | 如果你一直批评迈克尔的话，你会使他沮丧的。 |
bucket down,
bucket vi phrasal | informal, figurative (rain heavily) | SCSimplified Chinese 下大雨 xià dà yǔ |
| 备注: Most commonly used in the continuous |
| | Don't forget your umbrella - it's bucketing down out there. |
| buckle [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (fasten: shoe, seatbelt) | SCSimplified Chinese 用搭扣扣紧 yòng dā kòu kòu jǐn |
| | Will you please buckle down the car seat so it doesn't move around? |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (set to work) | SCSimplified Chinese 开始认真工作 kāi shǐ rèn zhēn gōng zuò |
| | I've got to buckle down and finish planting the vegetable seeds. |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (work diligently) | SCSimplified Chinese 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù
TCTraditional Chinese 全力以赴 |
| | I have to buckle down and finish this term paper. |
| bunk down vi phrasal | informal (go to bed, sleep) | SCSimplified Chinese 睡觉 shuì jiào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 去睡了 |
| call [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (reprimand [sb], tell [sb] off) | SCSimplified Chinese 训斥 xùn chì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 斥责 xùn chì，chì zé
TCTraditional Chinese 斥責 |
| | I'm not surprised the boss called you down; this is the second time this week you've turned up with a hangover. |
| calm down vi phrasal | (become calmer) | SCSimplified Chinese 平静下来 píng jìng xià lái |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 镇静下来 píng jìng xià lái，zhèn jìng xià lái |
| | The street market is closed until the weather has calmed down. |
| | 集市已关闭，直至天气状况好转。 |
calm [sb] down,
calm down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (make calmer) | SCSimplified Chinese 使平静 shǐ píng jìng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使镇静 shǐ píng jìng，shǐ zhèn jìng
TCTraditional Chinese 使鎮靜 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使安静 shǐ píng jìng，shǐ ān jìng |
| | She gave the baby a bottle to calm him down. |
| | 她给了婴儿奶瓶，让他平静下来。 |
cast off,
cast down vi phrasal | (country dancing) | SCSimplified Chinese 乡村舞
TCTraditional Chinese 鄉村舞 |
| | The dancers cast off and moved to the end of the line. |
| change down vi phrasal | (vehicle: shift to lower gear) (车辆) | SCSimplified Chinese 降档 jiàng dǎng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 减速 jiàng dǎng，jiǎn sù |
choke [sth] down,
choke down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (eat with difficulty) | SCSimplified Chinese 强咽…下去 |
choke [sth] down,
choke down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (suppress: words, feelings) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…抑制 |
| chomp down vi phrasal | (bite forcefully) | SCSimplified Chinese 猛咬 |
| chomp down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (bite [sth] forcefully) | SCSimplified Chinese 把...猛咬一口 |
| chop [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (tree: fell, cut down) (树) | SCSimplified Chinese 砍倒 kǎn dǎo |
| | Pioneers would chop down trees to build their homes. |
| clamp down vi phrasal | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | SCSimplified Chinese 严厉压制 yán lì yā zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 嚴厲壓制 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 严厉打击 yán lì yā zhì，yán lì dǎ jī |
| 备注: Single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | There is a big problem with dangerous driving on this stretch of road, but the police are clamping down. |
| | 这段路存在严重的危险驾驶问题，警方正在严厉打击。 |
| clamp down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | SCSimplified Chinese 严厉打击，严格压制 yán lì dǎ jī |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 严厉扼制 |
| | The city is clamping down on gang violence. |
| climb down vi phrasal | UK, figurative (accept defeat) | SCSimplified Chinese 屈服, 妥协, 认输 |
| | There was a public outcry at the proposals and the government was forced to climb down. |
| | 提案引起了公愤，政府不得不妥协。 |