count down
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
의미: To count backwards to zero
倒数到零
Contar hacia atrás hasta cero
ゼロまでカウントダウンする
0까지 거꾸로 세다
To wait by counting the remaining time to an event.
通过数剩余时间来等待某个事件。
Esperar contando el tiempo restante hasta un evento.
イベントまでの残り時間を数えながら待つこと。
어떤 행사까지 남은 시간을 세며 기다리는 것.
Base verb: count
Particle: down
Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together
예문
- Counting down to the New Year. 新年倒计时Contando los días para el Año Nuevo新年に向けてカウントダウン中새해를 향해 카운트다운 중.
- The countdown has begun. 倒计时已经开始La cuenta atrás ha comenzadoカウントダウンが始まった카운트다운이 시작됐어.
- We're counting down the days. 我们在倒数日子Estamos contando los días残り日数を数えている남은 날을 세고 있어.
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사용 가이드
맥락: anticipation, events, launches
어조: excited
✓ 올바른 표현
- Counting down在倒计时Haciendo la cuenta atrásカウントダウン中카운트다운하다
기원과 역사
From counting numbers in descending order.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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run out of
★★★★★
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hold up
★★★★★
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catch up
★★★★★
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hurry up
★★★★★
To do something faster
run late
★★★★★
To be behind schedule
keep up
★★★★★
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