go down with
英 /ɡəʊ daʊn wɪð/美 /ɡoʊ daʊn wɪð/
动词短语
患(病);被接受;与…一起沉没
用法示例
- She went down with a bad cold and had to stay in bed.她得了重感冒,不得不卧床休息。
- The captain refused to leave the ship and went down with it.船长拒绝离船,与船同沉。
- The new policy went down well with the employees.新政策在员工中反响良好。
- Half the team went down with food poisoning after the picnic.野餐后,队里一半人食物中毒。
- His joke went down badly with the audience.他的笑话在观众中反响不佳。
- He went down with a fever the night before the exam.考试前夜他发烧了。
含义详解
该短语的本义是“与…一起下沉”,如船只沉没时“go down with the ship”。由此引申出两个主要义项:一是“患(病)”,如“go down with flu”,这是因为疾病使人“倒下”,如同被击倒;二是“被接受、被认可”,如“The idea went down well with the audience”,指观点如同船只般“下沉”到听众心中,获得接纳。
适用语境
日常口语中常用来表示生病,如“I think I'm going down with something.”。新闻报道中用于描述船只沉没或某种观点被接受。文学作品中也可见“go down with the ship”的比喻用法,表示坚持到底。商务语境中较少使用,但“go down well with”可形容提案或产品受欢迎。
用法须知
该短语通常作不及物动词短语,后接宾语时用介词“with”。常见句型有“go down with + 疾病”表示患病;“go down with + 人/物”表示被接受或随同沉没。注意“go down”本身是不及物的,但“with”后必须接名词或代词。易错点在于不要混淆“go down”和“come down”,前者表示离开或下沉,后者表示下降或从高处下来。
相似词辨析
与“come down with”相比,两者都表示患病,但“come down with”更强调突然发作,而“go down with”更侧重逐渐感到不适。与“be accepted”相比,“go down well with”更口语化,且带有主观感受。与“sink with”相比,“go down with”更常用于比喻意义。
常见误区
该短语偏口语化,正式写作中较少使用。表示患病时,多用于轻微或常见的疾病,如感冒、流感。表示“被接受”时,通常用于正面评价,如“went down well”。注意避免误用为“go down with”表示“下降”,那是不及物的“go down”。
常见搭配
- go down with flu
- go down with a cold
- go down with the ship
- go down well with
- go down badly with
- go down with something