Count down 是一个英语短语，通常用于表示从一个特定的数字或时间开始倒数，直到某个事件发生或某个目标达成。这个短语广泛用于描述与时间、事件或活动的开始或结束相关的倒计时过程。

1. 释义 (Meaning)

“Count down” 指的是从一个数字逐步递减至零的过程，通常在某个特定的事件发生前进行倒数。也可以指某个重要事件临近时，逐步减少的时间或数字。

2. 音标 (Pronunciation)

Count [kaʊnt]

Down [daʊn]

3. 翻译 (Translation)

“Count down” 译为 “倒计时” 或 “倒数”。

4. 读音 (Phonetic Readings)

Count：发音类似“考特”，/kaʊnt/，注意“ou”的音节，类似“到”。

Down：发音类似“道”，/daʊn/，注意“ow”的音节，类似“奥”。

5. 用法 (Usage)

“Count down” 用来描述从某个数字或时间逐渐减少直到零的动作，尤其在等待某个重大事件发生时。

6. 例句 (Examples)

The countdown to the new year has begun.
(新年的倒计时已经开始。)

They counted down from 10 before the rocket launched.
(在火箭发射前，他们从10开始倒计时。)

I watched the countdown to the final seconds of the game.
(我看着比赛最后几秒的倒计时。)

The children eagerly counted down the days until Christmas.
(孩子们急切地倒数着直到圣诞节的日子。)

The astronauts began the countdown at T-minus 10 minutes.
(宇航员在距离发射还有10分钟时开始倒计时。)

As the countdown ended, the lights went out.
(倒计时结束时，灯光熄灭了。)

I can’t wait for the countdown to be over so we can start the party.
(我迫不及待等着倒计时结束，好开始派对。)

The countdown clock ticked away as we waited for the show to begin.
(倒计时钟表滴答作响，我们等着表演开始。)

We had a countdown to our vacation and it was finally time to go.
(我们有一个假期倒计时，终于到了出发的时刻。)

The countdown was intense as the final seconds approached.
(随着最后几秒钟的临近，倒计时变得紧张起来。)

7. 短语搭配 (Collocations)

count down to (event): 倒计时到（某个事件）

Example: The city began to count down to the grand opening.

 

countdown timer: 倒计时器

Example: The countdown timer on the website is ticking down.

 

count down from (number): 从（某个数字）开始倒数

Example: We will count down from 10.

 

count down the days: 倒数日子

Example: I am counting down the days to my vacation.

 

8. 相关词汇 (Related Vocabulary)

Countdown clock: 倒计时钟

Countdown timer: 倒计时器

T-minus: 用于倒计时，特别是航天发射的前序时段（例如：T-minus 10 seconds）。

9. 常见误用 (Common Mistakes)

误用为“count up”（计数增多），但“count down”指的是数字逐渐减小，直到零。