单词 | come down |
释义 | come down come down (LAND) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come) ► B2 to fall and land on the ground: » A lot of trees came down in the storm.» Our plane came down in a field.» The snow came down during the night.Thesaurus+: ↑Arriving, entering and invading• • • Extra Examples:» The rain came down heavily all day.» Their plane came down in bad weather.» A number of radio masts came down in the winds.» The church's steeple came down in the storm.» All the leaves have come down now. come down (LOWER LEVEL) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come) B2 If a price or a level comes down, it becomes lower: » House prices have come down recently.» Inflation is coming down.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strongF0 INFORMAL to feel less excited after a very enjoyable experience: » The whole weekend was so wonderful I haven't come down yet.Thesaurus+: ↑Disappointing yourself and others• • • Extra Examples:» The price of computers has come down a lot.» Her temperature is starting to come down at last.» He feels that standards of literacy have come down.» Unemployment levels have come down dramatically. come down (TRAVEL SOUTH) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come) ► F0 to go to a place that is south of where you live: » My boyfriend's coming down from Scotland this weekend.» They don't come down to London much because it's too tiring with the kids.Thesaurus+: ↑Visiting come down INFORMAL (DRUGS) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come) ► F0 If a person comes down from a drug, they stop feeling its effects.Thesaurus+: ↑Drugs - general words , ↑Specific types of drug come down UK OLD-FASHIONED (UNIVERSITY) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come) ► F0 If you come down (from a college or university, especially Oxford or Cambridge University), you leave your studies either permanently or for a short time.Thesaurus+: ↑University and college educationThesaurus+: ↑Departing come down [+ adv/prep] (SUPPORT) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come) ► F0 to decide that you support a particular person or side in an argument, etc.: » The government has come down on the side of military action.Thesaurus+: ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Defending and protecting |
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