| 词汇 | down to something |
| 释义 | down to somethingdown to something 1 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) 2 LOW POSITION OR RANKincluding everything or everyone, even the smallest thing or the least important person 下至〔最小的〕某物/〔等级低或职位低的〕某人 Everyone uses the cafeteria, from the managing director down to the office boy. 上至常务董事下至办公室的工友，大家都在食堂用餐。 The plans were all complete down to the last detail. 计划连最后的细节都已经敲定了。 → down to something/somebody at down1(4) |
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