- 1落差(從前較風光、較興奮的位置掉下來;也可指高潮過後的低潮)
A comedown is the feeling or the fact that life is smaller, duller, or less important than it was. After a big job, a small job can be a comedown. After a loud party, Monday morning can be a comedown.
A comedown指 is the feeling or the fact那種感覺或那個事實:that life is smaller, duller, or less important than it was生活變得比以前更小、更無趣,或更不重要。After a big job做完一份大工作之後,a small job一份小工作 can be a comedown可能就是個comedown。After a loud party熱鬧的派對過後,Monday morning週一早上 can be a comedown也可能是個comedown。
The word carries a little sadness, or a dry joke at your own expense.
The word這個字 carries a little sadness帶著一點傷感,or a dry joke at your own expense或是拿自己開的一種苦笑式玩笑。
Though actually, people also use comedown for the low, flat feeling when a drug, a drink, or a rush of excitement wears off — the body coming down. That use is informal.
Though actually不過事實上,people大家 also use comedown也用comedown for the low, flat feeling來指那種低落、平淡的感覺 when a drug, a drink, or a rush of excitement wears off當藥效、酒勁,或一陣興奮感退去的時候——the body coming down就是身體「降下來」的感覺。That use這個用法 is informal是口語的。
The shared picture is the same: you were up, and now you are not. It is a noun. The verb phrase come down (the plane came down; prices came down) shares the pieces, but everyday come down often just means go lower or become less, without this taste of lost status or lost high.
The shared picture共通的畫面 is the same都一樣:you were up你原本在高處,and now you are not而現在不是了。It is a noun這是個名詞。The verb phrase come down動詞片語come down(the plane came down飛機降落了;prices came down物價降了)shares the pieces跟它share一樣的組成部分,but everyday come down但日常的come down often just means go lower or become less通常就只是指「降低」或「變少」,without this taste of lost status or lost high沒有這種失去地位或退燒的味道。
core核心畫面
組成A noun made from the phrasal verb come down.
同家族的字
- come downthe verb phrase this noun was made from
原始詞典資料2 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。
comedownnoun/ˈkʌmˌdaʊn/
- 1
A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown.
- He had two subjects of conversation, the shame and come-down of being a tramp, and the best way of getting a free meal.
- I have to say it again, my Dearest Friend. What a wonderful Comedown for the Godhead! What a wonderful Comeuppance for Humankind! That’s because You, Lord God, Creator, Bellows Maker of All That Breathes, deigned to come to my hovel of a soul; once there, to fatten up the leanness of my soul with the plumpitude of Your Sacrament; that’s to say, with the plenitude of Your Divinity and Humanity.
- 2
informaldrugsmedicinepharmacologyA calm, mellow, or depressive period experienced after the (initial) high from taking drugs.
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