Phrase

getting down

verb

使下降；降落；导致下降

getting down is the present participle of get down.

1.
To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
使下降；降落；导致下降
2.
To swallow (something).
吞下(某物)
3.
To concentrate; attend.
集中注意力；专心
4.
To depress; discourage; fatigue.
使沮丧；使气馁；使疲惫
5.
To record, most often in writing.
记录,通常是书面形式
6.
To criticise; to be strict towards.
批评；对某人严格
7.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, down.
见 get, down 的字面意思

吞下(某物)；集中注意力；专心；使沮丧；使气馁；使疲惫；记录,通常是书面形式；批评；对某人严格

In use

The cat usually gets down from the tree by itself.

这只猫通常自己从树上下来。

The children are getting down from the slide one by one.

孩子们正一个一个地从滑梯上下来。

The worker got down from the ladder carefully.

那名工人小心地从梯子上下来。

The cat got down from the tree.

猫从树上下来了。

通常指困难地吞下。

He managed to get the pill down.

他设法把药片吞下去了。

通常指写下或记录下来。

Did you get the phone number down?

你把电话号码记下来了吗？

come down: 下来 · get down 强调主动下来或从高处下来，常用于祈使句；come down 强调从高处移动到低处，常带有方向性或相对于说话者。
swallow: 吞下 · get down 非正式，强调费力吞下；swallow 更通用。
depress: 使沮丧 · get down 口语化，指使人情绪低落；depress 更正式且常用于医学或心理语境。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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