(of a ship or aircraft)sink or crash
（船只）下沉；（飞机）坠毁
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he saw eleven B-17s go down .他看到11架B-17飞机坠毁了。
be defeated in a contest
（在比赛中）被击败
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they went down 2-1 .他们１比２败北。
(of a person, period, or event)be recorded or remembered in a particular way
（人、时间或事件）（以特定方式）被记录；被记住
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his name will now go down in history .这样他的名字将会永垂青史。
be swallowed
被咽下；被吞下
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solids can sometimes go down much easier than liquids .有时候，固体比液体更容易被咽下。
(of a person, action, or work)elicit a specified reaction
（人、行动或工作）引起某种反应
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my slide shows went down reasonably well .我的幻灯片相当受欢迎。
〈北美，非正式〉发生
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you really don't know what's going down? 你真的不知道发生了什么事？
〈英，非正式〉（完成学业后）离开大学（尤指牛津，剑桥）。
〈英，非正式〉被捕入狱。
