be down to somebody

1 RESPONSIBLEif an action or decision is down to you, it is your responsibility 由某人负责

It’s down to me to make sure that everyone is happy.

让每个人愉快是我的责任。

→ be up to somebody at up1

Examples from the Corpus

be down to somebody• By his calculations he was down to $ 12,006.• However, monthly inflation, which had reached 123 percent in February, was down to 5 percent by May-June.• By 1970, about 20 percent of the land in cultivation was down to export crops.• Of course, much of this is down to familiarity - knowing where the goal posts are.• Her garters were down to her ankles.• Attendances were down to one million per week.• A few students had left; the class was down to twelve or thirteen.

→ be down to somebody at down1(1)

2 RESULTto be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing 是某人/某事的结果，归因于某人/某事

Chris’s success is all down to him.

克里斯的成功完全是他自己努力的结果。

Examples from the Corpus

be down to somebody/something• By his calculations he was down to $ 12,006.• However, monthly inflation, which had reached 123 percent in February, was down to 5 percent by May-June.• Of course, much of this is down to familiarity - knowing where the goal posts are.• Say it was down to fifty.• Her garters were down to her ankles.• Attendances were down to one million per week.• A few students had left; the class was down to twelve or thirteen.

→ be down to somebody/something at down1(2)

词汇	be down to somebody
释义	be down to somebody be down to somebody 1 RESPONSIBLEif an action or decision is down to you, it is your responsibility 由某人负责 It’s down to me to make sure that everyone is happy. 让每个人愉快是我的责任。 → be up to somebody at up1 Examples from the Corpus be down to somebody• By his calculations he was down to $ 12,006.• However, monthly inflation, which had reached 123 percent in February, was down to 5 percent by May-June.• By 1970, about 20 percent of the land in cultivation was down to export crops.• Of course, much of this is down to familiarity - knowing where the goal posts are.• Her garters were down to her ankles.• Attendances were down to one million per week.• A few students had left; the class was down to twelve or thirteen. → be down to somebody at down1(1) 2 RESULTto be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing 是某人/某事的结果，归因于某人/某事 Chris’s success is all down to him. 克里斯的成功完全是他自己努力的结果。 Examples from the Corpus be down to somebody/something• By his calculations he was down to $ 12,006.• However, monthly inflation, which had reached 123 percent in February, was down to 5 percent by May-June.• Of course, much of this is down to familiarity - knowing where the goal posts are.• Say it was down to fifty.• Her garters were down to her ankles.• Attendances were down to one million per week.• A few students had left; the class was down to twelve or thirteen. → be down to somebody/something at down1(2)
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