1 PHRASAL VERB 摇下(车窗等) When you wind down something such as the window of a car, you make it move downwards by turning a handle. 摇下(车窗等)
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Glass motioned to him to wind down the window. [VERB PREP. noun]
格拉斯示意他把车窗摇下。
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If a stranger stops you, just wind the window down a fraction. [VERB noun PREP.]
如果有陌生人拦你的车,把车窗摇下一点点就行。
2 PHRASAL VERB 放松;松弛 If you wind down, you relax after doing something that has made you feel tired or tense. 放松;松弛 [informal]
SYN calm down, unwind, take it easy, unbutton [informal]
3 PHRASAL VERB-ERG 逐渐减小(工作规模);使逐步停止;使逐渐关闭 If someone winds down a business or activity, they gradually reduce the amount of work that is done or the number of people that are involved, usually before closing or stopping it completely. 逐渐减小(工作规模);使逐步停止;使逐渐关闭 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
SYN reduce, relax, lessen, slacken
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