get down
下降,降低
get down
v 1: lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"
2: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down
the vase from the shelf" [syn: lower, take down, let
down, bring down] [ant: raise]
3: get off (a horse) [syn: unhorse, dismount, light, get
off]
4: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;
"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" [syn: swallow]
5: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
demoralizes her" [syn: depress, deject, cast down, dismay,
dispirit, demoralize, demoralise] [ant: elate]
6: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
[syn: write down, set down, put down]
7: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We
began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as
soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to
arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's
get down to work now" [syn: begin, get, start out, start,
set about, set out, commence] [ant: end]