count down
US /ˈkaʊnt daʊn/
UK /ˈkaʊnt daʊn/
片語動詞
1.
倒計時
to announce the numbers in reverse order to zero, especially before the launch of a rocket or the start of an event
範例:
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The engineers began to count down the final minutes before liftoff.
工程師們開始倒計時發射前的最後幾分鐘。
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We're going to count down from ten to zero.
我們將從十倒數到零。
2.
倒數, 翹首以盼
to eagerly await an event
範例:
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The children are counting down the days until Christmas.
孩子們正在倒數聖誕節的到來。
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I'm counting down to my vacation next month.
我正在倒數下個月的假期。
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