countdown

US [ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn]
UK ['kaʊnt.daʊn]
  • n.倒数读秒；大事临近的时期
  • Web倒计时；倒数计时；倒数夜惊魂
Plural Form：countdowns  

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countdown
n.
1.
[sing][u]
倒数读秒，倒计时（如发射宇宙飞船时）the action of counting seconds backwards to zero, for example before a spacecraft is launched
2.
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大事临近的时期the period of time just before sth important happens
the countdown to the wedding
婚礼的临近

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AllAll,倒数读秒倒数读秒,大事临近的时期大事临近的时期,倒计时倒计时,倒数计时倒数计时,倒数夜惊魂倒数夜惊魂
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1.
Countdown of love, the only remaining few days, you will never think of me. Honey, I love you.
倒计时的爱，仅剩的几天里、你永远不会想到我、亲爱的、我爱过你。
dǎo jì shí de ài , jǐn shèng de jǐ tiān lǐ 、 nǐ yǒng yuǎn bú huì xiǎng dào wǒ 、 qīn ài de 、 wǒ ài guò nǐ 。
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2.
The countdown to the crisis actually began a year ago, when the Bush administration lopped off the dollop of bridging funds it had promised.
此一科研经费的危机实际上在一年之前，当布希政府删削了他早先答应的过渡基金时，便已开始倒数计时了。
cǐ yī kē yán jīng fèi de wēi jī shí jì shang zài yī nián zhī qián , dāng bù xī zhèng fǔ shān xuē le tā zǎo xiān dā ying de guò dù jī jīn shí , biàn yǐ kāi shǐ dào shǔ jì shí le 。
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3.
With the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, entered the countdown, the entire Chinese nation has never been like this, morale high.
随着北京奥运会的开幕日进入倒计时，整个中华民族从来没有像今天这样意气风发，斗志昂扬。
suí zhe běi jīng ào yùn huì de kāi mù rì jìn rù dǎo jì shí , zhěng gè zhōng huá mín zú cóng lái méi yǒu xiàng jīn tiān zhè yàng yì qì fēng fā , dòu zhì áng yáng 。
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4.
You can use an egg timer to countdown to fifteen minutes so that you're not constantly opening your eyes to see how much time has gone by.
你可以使用一个煮蛋计时器进行十五分钟倒计时，这样就不用频繁地睁开眼睛去看时间过了多少。
nǐ kě yǐ shǐ yòng yī gè zhǔ dàn jì shí qì jìn xíng shí wǔ fēn zhōng dǎo jì shí , zhè yàng jiù bú yòng pín fán de zhēng kāi yǎn jing qù kàn shí jiān guò le duō shao 。
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Beautiful story begins, the tragedy in the countdown, the phenomenon, I was in a state of entangled unable to extricate themselves.
美丽故事的开始，悲剧就在倒计时，就我现象而言，我处于一种纠结无法自拔的状态。
měi lì gù shi de kāi shǐ , bēi jù jiù zài dǎo jì shí , jiù wǒ xiàn xiàng ér yán , wǒ chǔ yú yī zhǒng jiū jié wú fǎ zì bá de zhuàng tài 。
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Now, in his social networking site "Facebook" on his website, has launched a release date countdown clock, 91 fans concerned about him.
现在，他在社交网站“脸谱”个人网页上，启动了一个出狱日期的倒数计时钟，91个粉丝关注他。
xiàn zài , tā zài shè jiāo wǎng zhàn " liǎn pǔ " gè rén wǎng yè shàng , qǐ dòng le yī gè chū yù rì qī de dào shǔ jì shí zhōng , jiǔ shí yī gè fěn sī guān zhù tā 。
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7.
From his earliest days as secretary of defense, Robert Gates kept a little countdown clock in his briefcase.
从担任国防部长初期，罗伯特·盖茨就一直把一个小小的倒计时时钟放在他的公文包里。
cóng dān rèn guó fáng bù zhǎng chū qī , luó bó tè · gài cí jiù yì zhí bǎ yī gè xiǎo xiǎo de dǎo jì shí shí zhōng fàng zài tā de gōng wén bāo lǐ 。
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8.
The film uses a countdown system to structure the plot: a week before Sun returns, then five days, three days, the night before.
在剧情的构造上，电影采取了倒计时：孙中山来港前一周，接着是前五天，前三天，来港前夜。
zài jù qíng de gòu zào shàng , diàn yǐng cǎi qǔ le dǎo jì shí : sūn zhōng shān lái gǎng qián yī zhōu , jiē zhe shì qián wǔ tiān , qián sān tiān , lái gǎng qián yè 。
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Tune in to Times Square coverage, deviating now and then to see if E! is doing a Top 100 countdown of the year's hottest celebrity moments.
如果电视台上是对今年排名前100位最热门名人倒数时刻，则先调到别台，过后再调回来。
rú guǒ diàn shì tái shàng shì duì jīn nián pái míng qián yì bǎi wèi zuì rè mén míng rén dào shǔ shí kè , zé xiān diào dào bié tái , guò hòu zài diào huí lái 。
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10.
The site is still a little thin on content, but there's a blog, a newsroom and a countdown to the January 20 inauguration.
该网站内容上仍然很单薄，但有一个博客，一个新闻中心和一个1月20日宣誓就职倒计时。
gāi wǎng zhàn nèi róng shàng réng rán hěn dān bó , dàn yǒu yī gè bó kè , yī gè xīn wén zhōng xīn hé yī gè yī yuè èr shí rì xuān shì jiù zhí dǎo jì shí 。
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