❶上から下への動きを表して下へ[に], 下の方へ[に]
go down
♔基本go down
下へ行く, 降りる, 落ちる, 下がる, 沈しずむ
⦣ 動詞+down.
jump down from the tree
jump down from the tree
木から飛び降りる
sit down
sit down
腰こしを下ろす, 座すわる
Put the box down.
♔基本Put the box down.
その箱を下に置きなさい.
⦣ 動詞+名詞+down.
*会話*
Is this elevator going down?—No, it's going up.
このエレベーターは下へ行くのですか.—いいえ, 上です.
The sun goes down at about five o'clock in winter.
The sun goes down at about five o'clock in winter.
太陽は冬は5時頃ごろ沈む.
He came down late this morning.
He came down late this morning.
彼は今朝遅おそく降りて来た.
⦣ come down (降りて来る)はしばしば「朝食に(2階の寝室しんしつから)降りて来る」を意味する.
Down came the shower.
Down came the shower.
ざぁーっと夕立が降って来た.
⦣ 主語は shower.
❸(勢いが)落ちて; (健康が)衰おとろえて; (数量・程度・質などが)下がって; (気持ちが)沈んで
feel down
feel down
気が沈む, 落ち込む
count down to 0
count down to 0
ゼロまで逆に数える
Turn down the TV.
Turn down the TV.
テレビの音を小さくしなさい.
All my family are down with the flu.
All my family are down with the flu.
うちの家族はみんなインフルエンザで寝込ねこんでいます.
Prices have gone down.
Prices have gone down.
物価が下がった.
His weight went down from 100 kg to 80 kg.
His weight went down from 100 kg to 80 kg.
彼の体重は100キロから80キロに減った.