| 词汇 | step-down |
| 释义 | a step downidiom(alsoa step-down) something that is worse or less than what went before it: a step down inFor her to take a job with lower pay would mean a step down in their standard of living. The quarterly figures show a significant step down in profits. a step down fromThe new house was a step down from the mansions he had lived in in the past. a step down forSigning for his local club was seen as a step down for the player. She was offered a different job for less pay but I thought she was right not to accept a step-down like that. Deteriorating and making worse add admin aggravate backslide be downhillidiom debase deteriorate deterioration devaluation devalue disintegrate dog one step forward, two steps backidiom regress regression regressive regressively wear thinidiom worse worsen step something downphrasal verb with stepverb[ I+ adv/prep ]uk /step/ us /step/-pp- to reduce the amount, supply, or rate of something, usually gradually: The doctor has said that I can start stepping down my medication in a few days' time.医生说我几天后可以开始减少用药量。 step the voltage downThis device is used for stepping down the voltage.这个装置用于降低电压。 Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible reduction resize trough tumble step-down adjective[ before noun ] (alsostep down)uk /ˈstep.daʊn/ us /ˈstep.daʊn/ step-downadjective[before noun] (REDUCING)reducing gradually: With this step-down mortgage, interest rates start at 6.99% in the first year and drop on a sliding scale to 5.99% after four years. It’s a step down method to ease smokers and society into a smoke-free environment. involving gradually reducing the amount of special care or support that someone gets: They believe the law lacks a step-down program that would allow offenders to transition back into the community. In the step down house, a small number of men, still supported but with increasing levels of independence, readjust to life in the community. medical specialized cared for in, or relating to, a part of a hospital that is for people who no longer need intensive care(= continuous treatment for patients who are seriously ill, very badly injured, or who have just had an operation) but still need special care that cannot be provided on normal wards: Our step-down patients are complex post-cardiac surgery patients who need closer monitoring and an increased level of care. B10 is a nursing unit with 5 step-down beds. step-down unitThe patient was transferred to a step-down unit to continue the recovery process. electronics specialized used for describing a piece of equipment that decreases voltage(= the force of an electric current), or the decreased voltage itself: step-down transformerA transformer with fewer turns on the secondary coil than on the primary coil is described as a step-down transformer. The device integrates one high-voltage step-down converter and one low-voltage step-down converter. A plug-mounted transformer which provides a step-down voltage may be used. Price decreases bargain bear market bearish bearishly closeout concessional couponer couponing deflate depreciate devalue drop off freeze knock off (something) knock someone down mark something down nosedive overdiscount post-devaluation spiral You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making smaller or less Medical treatment: treating & caring for people Medical places & organizations Electrical components & circuitry step-downadjective[before noun] (LOWER LEVEL)used for describing something such as a room that is at a lower level, so that you have to step down to walk into it: The house has a step-down living room. The luxury villa has a four-poster bed, step-down shower, and an open terrace. Low, short and shallow ankle-deep brief fubsy knee-high longish low low slung shallow shallowly shallowness short-range shorten shortish shortness squat squatly squatty stumpy stunted sunken Comparestep-up step-down noun (alsostep down)uk /ˈstep.daʊn/ us /ˈstep.daʊn/ [ C ] a reduction in something: 下降，下跌 step-down inThere has been a definite step-down in trading across the high street in the past two weeks. A step down in playing standards was to be expected. [ C or U ] medical specialized part of a hospital that is for people who no longer need intensive care(= continuous treatment for patients who are seriously ill, very badly injured, or who have just had an operation) but still need special care that cannot be provided on normal wards: I got a job at the university hospital on the trauma step-down. Three days after the operation, they transferred her from intensive care to step-down. Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible reduction resize trough tumble You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Medical places & organizations See alsoa step down Comparestep-up step down | American Dictionarystep downphrasal verb with stepverb[ Ialways+ adv/prep ]us/step/-pp- -pp-(alsostep aside) to give up a job or position: She stepped down as captain of the team. |
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