Meaning
- To move from a higher position to a lower one.
- To drop or become lower in price, level or amount.
- To be inherited or transmitted through generations.
- To criticize or punish someone harshly.
- To settle, calm, or return to a regular state after emotion or drugs.
Today's Sentences
01
Sounds like the rain came down pretty hard.
Situation
Don’t forget your umbrella, it’s pouring!
不要忘记带伞，下大雨了！
Too late.
I stepped outside and now I’m soaked.
太晚了。
我走到外面，现在全身都湿透了。
我走到外面，现在全身都湿透了。
Sounds like the rain came down pretty hard.
听起来雨下得很大。
You know that saying, “When it rains, it pours.”
你知道那句“当下雨时，大雨倾盆而下”的说法吗？
02
I keep telling him to come down.
Situation
Your cat has been on that branch for an hour.
您的猫已经在那根树枝上待了一个小时。
I know!
I keep telling him to come down.
我知道！
我一直告诉他下来。
我一直告诉他下来。
Maybe he’s enjoying the view.
也许他在欣赏风景。
Or maybe he’s waiting for me to climb up and embarrass myself.
或者他在等我爬上去然后出丑。
Writer's Note
"Come down" is a transitive, intransitive, and inseparable phrasal verb. Let’s break down the types together.
"Come down" 是一个及物动词、不及物动词和不可分的短语动词。让我们一起来分析这些类型。
- Transitive - Transitive phrasal verbs require an object to complete their meaning, while intransitive ones do not have an object.
Structure: "Subject + come down on + object"
Example 1: The teacher came down on them for talking.
Example 2: My parents came down on me for coming home late.
Example 3: The cops came down on him for lying. - Intransitive - An intransitive verb does not need a receiver of the action which can end a sentence on its own.
Structure: "Subject + come down on + object"
Example 1: The cat finally came down from the tree.
Example 2: The balloon came down after losing air.
Structure: "Subject + come down (to + amount)"
Example 3: Prices have come down recently.
Example 4: His fever finally came down after the medicine.
Structure: "Subject + come down (to + amount)"
Example 3: The tradition came down from ancient times.
Example 4: The recipe has come down in our family for years. - Inseparable - When an object cannot be placed between the particle and the verb.
Structure: "Subject + come down"
Example 1: Something big is coming down tonight.
Example 2: We had no idea what was coming down next.
Structure: "Subject + come down to + noun/decision"
Example 3: It all comes down to what you really want.
Example 4: The decision came down to two candidates.
及物 - 及物短语动词需要一个宾语来完成其意义，而不及物动词则没有宾语。
结构: "Subject + come down on + object"
例子 1: The teacher came down on them for talking.
例子 2: My parents came down on me for coming home late.
例子 3: The cops came down on him for lying.
结构: "Subject + come down on + object"
例子 1: The teacher came down on them for talking.
例子 2: My parents came down on me for coming home late.
例子 3: The cops came down on him for lying.
不及物动词 - 不及物动词不需要动作的接受者，可以自行结束一个句子。
结构：“Subject + come down on + object”
例子 1：The cat finally came down from the tree.
例子 2：The balloon came down after losing air.
结构：“Subject + come down (to + amount)”
例子 3：Prices have come down recently.
例子 4：His fever finally came down after the medicine.
结构：“Subject + come down (to + amount)”
例子 3：The tradition came down from ancient times.
例子 4：The recipe has come down in our family for years.
结构：“Subject + come down on + object”
例子 1：The cat finally came down from the tree.
例子 2：The balloon came down after losing air.
结构：“Subject + come down (to + amount)”
例子 3：Prices have come down recently.
例子 4：His fever finally came down after the medicine.
结构：“Subject + come down (to + amount)”
例子 3：The tradition came down from ancient times.
例子 4：The recipe has come down in our family for years.
不可分割 - 当一个物体不能放在介词和动词之间时。
结构: "Subject + come down"
例子 1: 今天晚上有大事要发生。
例子 2: 我们不知道接下来会发生什么。
结构: "Subject + come down to + noun/decision"
例子 3: 这一切都取决于你真正想要什么。
例子 4: 决定归结为两个候选人。
结构: "Subject + come down"
例子 1: 今天晚上有大事要发生。
例子 2: 我们不知道接下来会发生什么。
结构: "Subject + come down to + noun/decision"
例子 3: 这一切都取决于你真正想要什么。
例子 4: 决定归结为两个候选人。
Related words: Descend, diminish, drop, fall, lessen, lower, result, settle, sink, decrease.
相关词汇：Descend, diminish, drop, fall, lessen, lower, result, settle, sink, decrease.
