Jake: Well, did he come down on the price?
Sarah: I knocked him down by $100 but he wouldn’t go any lower?
Jake: Oh, so that’s why you slammed the catalogue down when you finished?
Sarah: No, that was because I was distracted by the music and annoy. Why didn’t you turn the volume down? I could hardly hear a word he was saying!
come down
(价格或水平)下降,降低
House prices have come down recently.房价近来降了。
Inflation is coming down.通货膨胀率在下降。
knock sb/sth down
降价;说服(某人)降价;杀(某人的)价
She wanted $200 but I knocked her down to $175.她开价200美元,我还到175美元。
slam down
砰地把某个东西放下
I got angry and slammed down the phone. 我很生气,砰地挂断了电话
The teacher slammed a book down to get the students' attention.老师砰地把书放下,来引起学生的注意。
turn down
调低,调小
I asked him to turn down the heating.我叫他把暖气关小一点。
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