- 1v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/decrease in level/price下降 / 降低
To become lower in level, amount, or price.
「go down」最常用的意思是數字或數量「往下走」，像是價格、溫度、分數、收入變少或變低。go = 移動，down = 往下，合起來就是「一個量往下掉」。要說掉了多少，用 go down by（go down by 10%）。它的相反是 go up（上升）。
示範例句 · Example
Computers have gone down in price over the last ten years.
中文翻譯電腦在價格上已經下降了過去十年。
常見搭配
go down by 10%/$50 etc
下降了某個幅度
to become lower by a particular amount
Sales went down by 20% in the winter.
go down in price
變便宜
to become cheaper
Plane tickets usually go down in price after the holidays.
go down to (a number)
降到某個數字
to fall until it reaches a level
The water level went down to almost nothing in the dry season.
- 2v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/be remembered/recorded被記載 / 留名
To be recorded or remembered in a particular way, especially in history.
這個 go down 講「一件事被記住、被寫進歷史」。go down in history = 名留青史，被很多年後的人記得。go down as + 名稱 = 被當作某種角色記載。可以想成事件「落進」歷史的本子裡，永遠留在那。後面一定要接 in history / as ...。
常見搭配
go down in history
名留青史
to be remembered for many years
That speech will go down in history.
go down as (something)
被當作…記載
to be remembered or recorded as a certain thing
He'll go down as the best coach the team ever had.
意思相近
be rememberedbe recordedbe known
意思相反
be forgotten
- 3v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/lose a game/election輸 / 落敗
To lose a game, competition, or election.
比賽或選舉的 go down 是「輸掉」。go down to + 對手 = 輸給某人；go down by + 票數／分差 = 輸了多少。可以想成名次「往下掉」就是輸。常用在運動和選舉新聞。注意 go down to 是「敗給」，不是「降到」。
常見搭配
go down to (an opponent)
敗給某隊／某人
to lose to another team or player
The champions went down to a new player in the first round.
go down by (a margin)
以某差距落敗
to lose by a particular score or number of votes
They went down by ten points in the last minute.
意思相近
losebe beatenbe defeated
- 4v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/be relegated降級 / 掉到下一級
To move down to a lower group or division in an official list of teams.
這個 go down 講球隊「降級」——在聯賽排名裡掉到比較低的那一組。go down to + 級別 = 掉到某一級。跟它相反的是 go up（升級）。在足球這類有分級聯賽的運動裡很常用。down 就是「名次往下、掉一級」。
常見搭配
go down to (a lower division)
降到較低的聯賽
to move into a lower league or group
The club went down to the third league after a bad season.
go down at the end of the season
球季末降級
to be relegated when the season finishes
Two teams go down at the end of the season every year.
意思相近
be relegateddrop down
- 5v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/system crashes（系統）當機、掛掉
If a computer or system goes down, it stops working for a short time.
電腦、網站、伺服器的 go down，是「暫時掛掉、不能用了」。down 在科技裡固定指「系統離線、停止運作」（相反是 up = 正常運作）。常用在網路斷線、伺服器當機。它通常是「短暫的」，過一陣子會恢復。
- 6v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/lights dim（燈光）轉暗
If lights go down, they become less bright.
燈光的 go down 是「慢慢變暗」——亮度往下調，不是完全關掉。劇場、電影院開演前燈光會 go down。down 在這裡是「亮度往下走」。跟它相反的是 go up（燈光變亮）或 come up（亮起）。
- 7v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/sun sets（太陽）落下、下山
When the sun goes down, it appears to move down until you cannot see it anymore.
太陽的 go down 就是「日落、下山」——太陽看起來往地平線下移，最後看不見。down 是最自然的「往下」：天空中的太陽慢慢沉下去。相反是 come up / rise（日出）。傍晚講 the sun goes down 比 sunset 更口語生活。
- 8v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/wind dies down（風）轉小、減弱
If the wind goes down, it becomes less strong.
風的 go down 是「風變小、減弱」。這裡的 down 指「強度往下、變弱」，跟價格 go down（變少）是同一種「往下」的想法，不是真的往地面掉。相反是 pick up / get stronger（風變大）。常用在天氣、海上活動。
- 9v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/be sent to prison入獄、被關
口語To be sent to prison.
這是很口語的 go down，意思是「被關進監獄」。go down for + 時間 = 被判關多久。down 在這裡帶有「被押下去、進到牢裡」的感覺。多用在英式口語和犯罪故事，正式場合會說 be sent to prison。
常見搭配
go down for (a number of years)
被判入獄多久
to be sent to prison for a length of time
He went down for ten years in the story.
go down for (a crime)
因某罪入獄
to be sent to prison because of a crime
She went down for something she never did.
意思相近
be jailedbe locked upbe sent to prison
意思相反
be releasedbe set free
- 10v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/happen (informal)發生（口語）
口語To happen (very informal, spoken).
這是很俚俗的口語 go down，意思就是「發生」。What's going down? = 發生什麼事？／最近怎樣？跟 What's happening? 一樣。多用在年輕人、朋友之間的閒聊，很隨興。down 在這裡已經沒有「往下」的字面意思，是固定的俚語用法。
- 11v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/leave Oxbridge (graduate)（牛津／劍橋）畢業離校
正式To leave Oxford or Cambridge University at the end of a period of study (formal, old-fashioned).
這是很老派、很正式的英式用法，專指「從牛津或劍橋大學畢業、離開學校」。傳統上英國人把「去牛津／劍橋唸書」叫 go up，把「唸完離開」叫 go down。現在很少人這樣講，多出現在舊書或正式場合。一般大學畢業用 graduate。
常見搭配
go down from (a university)
從牛津／劍橋畢業離校
to leave Oxford or Cambridge after finishing study
He went down from Oxford with top marks.
go up (to Oxford/Cambridge)
去牛津／劍橋就讀
the opposite: to start studying at Oxford or Cambridge
She went up to Cambridge in the autumn.
意思相近
graduateleave university
意思相反
- 12v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/decline in quality變差 / 走下坡
If something goes down, its quality or standard becomes worse.
這個 go down 把「往下」用在「品質」上：一個地方、一家店、一個東西的水準愈來愈差，像在走下坡。中文常說「這一帶變亂了」「這家店退步了」。down 在這裡帶有「往壞的方向走」的感覺，不是講數字。
- 13v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/get a reaction from people被接受 / 反應如何
To get a particular reaction from people, especially to be liked or not liked.
go down + well／badly 講「一個想法、表演、笑話被別人接受得怎麼樣」。go down well = 大家很喜歡，go down badly = 反應很差。可以想成「這個提議丟出去，往大家心裡『落下』得順不順」。常說 go down well with someone（某人很買單）。
常見搭配
go down well
反應很好、被喜歡
to be liked or accepted by people
Her speech went down well with the parents.
go down badly
反應很差
to get a bad reaction from people
The new rule went down badly with the students.
go down well with someone
讓某群人很買單
to be liked by a particular group
Free ice cream always goes down well with kids.
意思相近
be receivedbe takencome across
- 14v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/taste good going down吃／喝起來很順口
If food or drink goes down well, you enjoy eating or drinking it.
這個 go down 真的講食物或飲料「滑下喉嚨」的感覺——東西好吃、好喝、很順口。go down well／nicely = 吃／喝得很享受。常用在天氣熱時一杯冷飲、或不太餓時一份輕食。down 就是「食物往下進到肚子」那個方向。
常見搭配
go down nicely
吃／喝起來很順口
to taste good and feel just right to eat or drink
A slice of cake would go down nicely with this tea.
go down well
吃／喝得很爽
to be enjoyable to eat or drink
Cold watermelon always goes down well in summer.
意思相近
taste goodhit the spot
- 15v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/travel south/away（往某處）去 / 南下
To travel from one place to another, especially to a place further south or away from a city.
這個 go down 講「去某個地方」，常帶有「往南」或「往比較小的地方」的方向感。英國人習慣把地圖南邊講成 down，所以 go down to + 地名 = 南下去那裡。也可以單純指「去附近一個地點」。go = 移動，down 給了方向。
- 16v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/go to a place (pub etc)去（店／酒吧等）
To go to a place such as the shops, a club, or a pub (spoken British English).
這是很英式、很口語的講法，意思跟 go to 一樣，只是把 to 省掉、直接接地點：go down the shops = go to the shops。多用在說話、不用在正式寫作。台灣學生看到 go down the park 別以為是「下到公園裡」，它就是「去公園」。
常見搭配
go down the shops
去逛街、去買東西
to go to the shops (spoken British English)
I'm just going down the shops, back in ten minutes.
go down the park
去公園
to go to the park
Let's go down the park while it's sunny.
意思相近
go tohead topop down to
- 17v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/ship sinks（船）沉沒
If a ship goes down, it sinks under the water.
船的 go down 就是「沉下去」——船進水後往海底下沉。這裡 down 是最直接的「往下」：船從水面消失，沉到水裡。常用在海難故事。比 sink 更口語一點，也常用在新聞。
- 18v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/plane crashes（飛機）墜落
If a plane goes down, it suddenly falls to the ground.
飛機的 go down 是「突然往下掉、墜毀」。down 一樣是「往下」，但畫面更急、更突然：飛機失去高度，直接落地。多用在新聞報導空難。go down 是失控掉下來；慢慢降落用 land。
- 19v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/swelling goes down（腫脹）消退
If a swollen part of your body goes down, it becomes less swollen.
身體腫起來的地方 go down，就是「消腫」——腫脹慢慢變小、恢復正常。down 在這裡是「體積往下、變小」的意思。常用在受傷、被蚊子叮、扭到腳之後。休息或冰敷能讓 swelling go down。
- 20v/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/ · /ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/deflate（充氣物）消氣、洩氣
If something filled with air goes down, the air comes out and it becomes smaller and softer.
輪胎、氣球、充氣床這類充氣的東西 go down，就是「漏氣、消氣」——空氣跑出來，東西變小變軟。down 一樣是「往下、變小」。跟消腫(sense 8)的概念很像，只是這裡是「氣跑掉」造成的。
原始詞典資料17 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
go downverb
- 1
To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- go down to the grave
- 2
To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- It'll be cooler once the sun goes down.
- You can be heroic and start the process of truly saving the world before the Sun goes down tonight.
- 3
To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- The unemployment rate has gone down significantly in recent months.
- 4
To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- The boxer went down in the second round, after a blow to the chin.
- 5
aeronauticsaerospaceaviationTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- The plane went down thirty miles from shore.
- 6
nauticaltransportTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- SMS Pommern went down with all hands at Jutland.
- Courageous went down about an hour ago. Glorious also went down toward the end of the battle, cause unknown. Lion is grounded in the shadows of Terschelling, and will not be recoverable. All of the other battlecruisers have medium to heavy damage of one degree or another, with the exception of Renown, which avoided shell damage but took a torpedo at the last moment and is heading home under tow, and, of course, New Zealand, whose sole casualty is a stoker overcome with heat exhaustion.
- 7
To be received or accepted.
- The news didn't go down well with her parents.
- 8
To be received or accepted.
- That meal went down a treat.
另外 9 個記錄的用法
- 9
To be blamed for something; to be the scapegoat; to go to prison.
- Rodney's not here; after the shootout, he went down and won't be back for at least a year.
- 10
To be recorded or remembered (as).
- Today will go down as a monumental failure.
- A stunning performance from the Republic of Ireland all but sealed progress to Euro 2012 as they crushed nine-man Estonia 4-0 in the first leg of the qualifying play-off tie in A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn. The scoreline did not flatter Ireland who's produced a composed, classy and determined showing that will go down as the highlight of the Giovanni Trapattioni era so far.
- 11
slangTo take place, happen.
- Three cups of coffee, but I can't clear my head from what went down last night.
- That was how a drug deal went down? […] Karl shook his head and pulled away from the curb, heading for his next drop and feeling distinctly uncomfortable about the mass of cash now keeping the drugs in his bags company.
- 12
slangTo attack another gang.
- 13
To perform oral sex.
- He felt nervous about going down on his girlfriend for the first time.
- An older version of me / Is she perverted like me? / Would she go down on you in a theater?
- 14
computingengineeringmathematicsTo stop functioning, to go offline.
- Did the server just go down again? We'll have to reboot it.
- As I say, it was a very hot day, and I found that the air-con was better on 777013 than either 777001 or 777009. There are, however, no emergency hopper windows, so if the air-con goes down on a hot day, you will cook!
- 15
slangTo be soundly defeated.
- You guys are going down!
- “It's time for a chicken fight,” Ziggy shouted, grabbing me around the waist. “Fuck yeah. You boys are going down,” Trey shouted[…]
- 16
datedTo physically leave one's university, either permanently or in some other non-transient sense (such as following the end of term).
- Following the death of her mother, she went down from Cambridge for a few days so as to attend the funeral.
- 17
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down.
- You'll need to go down two floors to get to that office.
- I'm going straight down to the store to redeem that bill.
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