pipe down 详细解释

pipe down

vi. 吹哨让(水手)下班
停止讲话, 安静下来

1. 用管道往下输送

They had piped the water down.

他们已用管道把水引到下面。

2. 吹哨让(水手)下班

It's time to pipe the sailors down.

该吹哨通知水手们下班了。

3. 【口】安静! 闭嘴!

Will you children pipe down and go to sleep?

孩子们, 可不可以静一静, 睡觉去?

Pipe down! I'm listening to the church bell.

安静! 我在听教堂的钟声。

英英释义

动词 pipe down:

become quiet or quieter

同义词:quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down

补充

pipe downpipe down1.〈口〉安静下来Pipe down! I'm trying to listen to the news.不要讲话了!我在收听新闻。

例句

1. pipe down! I'm trying to read.别说了!我要读书。 2. Just pipe down and I'll tell you what I want.安静下来, 我会告诉你我想要什么。 3. On seeing the teacher coming, the students in the classroom piped down.一看到老师走来,教室里的学生就静下来了。 4. The gas was piped down from the central gas station to the sub-stations.煤气通过管道从总站往下输送到各分站。 5. It is time to pipe the sailors down.该是吹哨让海员们停工的时候了。 6. The teacher told the students to pipe down. [=quiet down]老师叫学生们安静下来。