(a) fall to the ground 倒在地上
*She tripped and went down with a bump. 她绊了一下, 猛地跌倒在地上.
(b) (of a ship, etc) sink （指船等）沉没
*Hundreds died when the liner went down. 班轮沉没时, 有数百人罹难.
(c) (of the sun and moon) disappear beneath the horizon; set （指日、月）落下, 没入地平线以下
*We sat and watched the sun go down. 我们坐着观看日落.
(d) (of food and drink) be swallowed （指食物和饮料）咽下
*This pill just won't go down, ie I can't swallow it. 这个药丸我简直咽不下去.
* A glass of wine would go down very nicely, ie I would very much like one. 有杯葡萄酒就太好了.
(e) be reduced in size, level, etc （体积、水平等）减小, 降低
*The swelling has gone down a little. 肿块已小了一些.
* The flood waters are going down. 洪水渐退.
(f) (of prices, the temperature, etc) become lower; fall （指价格、温度等）减低, 下降
*The price of petrol is going down/Petrol is going down (in price). 汽油价正在下跌.
(g) (of the wind) become less strong or violent （指风）减弱, 减缓
*We waited for the wind to go down. 我们等待风势减弱.
(h) (infml 口) decrease in quality; deteriorate 质量下降; 恶化
*This neighbourhood has gone down a lot recently. 此处的邻居素质最近差多了. go `down (from...) leave a university (esp Oxford or Cambridge) at the end of a term or after finishing one's studies 学期结束时或完成学业後离开大学（尤指牛津或剑桥）
*She went down (from Cambridge) in 1984. 她于1984年（自剑桥）大学毕业. go `down (in sth) be written (in sth); be recorded or remembered (in sth) （在某处）写上; （在某事物中）记着
*It all goes down (ie She writes it all) in her notebook. 那些全都记在她的笔记本里了.
* He will go down in history as a great statesman. 他将作为伟大的政治家而载入史册. go `down (to sb) be defeated by sb, esp in a match or contest 被某人击败（尤指在比赛或竞赛中）
*Connors went down (to Becker) by three sets to one. 康纳斯以三负一胜输（给贝克尔）了. go down (to...) (from...) go from one place to another, esp from the north of Britain to London, or from a city or large town to a smaller place 从一处到另一处（尤指从英国北部到伦敦或从大城镇到小地方）
*We're going down to London next week. 下周我们南下去伦敦.
* They've gone down to Brighton for a couple of days. 他们已南下到布赖顿市住两天. go down (with sb) (used with advs or in questions after how 与副词连用或用于疑问句中的how之後) (of a remark, performance, etc) be received by sb in the specified way （指言语、表演等）被某人以某方式接受
*Her speech went down well (with the conference). 她的讲话很受（大会）赞许.
* His plays have gone down badly in America. 他的剧本在美国不受欢迎.
* Rude jokes don't go down too well with (ie are disapproved of by) the vicar. 教区牧师对粗鄙的笑话颇不以为然. go down to sth reach or extend as far as (the specified time or period) 达到或延续到（某时间或时期）
*This volume only goes down to (ie only deals with the period up to) 1945. 这一卷涉及的时间仅至1945年. go down with sth become ill with (an illness) 患（某病）
*Our youngest boy has gone down with mumps. 我们的小儿子得了腮腺炎.