count down
US /ˈkaʊnt daʊn/
UK /ˈkaʊnt daʊn/
1.
倒计时
to announce the numbers in reverse order to zero, especially before the launch of a rocket or the start of an event
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The engineers began to count down the final minutes before liftoff.
工程师们开始倒计时发射前的最后几分钟。
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We're going to count down from ten to zero.
我们将从十倒数到零。
2.
倒数, 翘首以盼
to eagerly await an event
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The children are counting down the days until Christmas.
孩子们正在倒数圣诞节的到来。
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I'm counting down to my vacation next month.
我正在倒数下个月的假期。