短语动词(phrasal verbs)代表着动词与介系词的组合，可以用来表达瞬间发生的动作与行为。

英语老师便提出了与down这个介系词有关的短语动词，并将其分成四个各有意义的种类，对于理解短语动词的涵义更有帮助！

1. Downward movement 向下的动作

(1) Sit down 坐下

(2) Prices came down 价格下跌

2. Decrease 减少、减小

(1) Turn down the volume 将音量调小

(2) Turn down the lights 将灯光调暗

3. Stopping 停止

(1) The car keeps breaking down. 汽车抛锚了。

(2) They kept shouting down the speaker. 他们不断用喊声压倒/盖过讲者的声音。

4. Ending 结尾

(1) Closed down the store 商店停业

(2) Bring down the government 推翻政府

5. 小练习

(1) Corruption brought down the government. – ending

贪污使政府被推翻。

(2) The prices came down after Christmas was over. – downward movement

圣诞节过后，商品价格下跌。

(3) My favorite store closed down last year. – ending

我最喜爱的商店去年关门了。

(4) The car keeps breaking down. – stopping

这台车一直无法发动。