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The once-powerful post unions have been cut down to size.

一度很强势的邮政联盟已经威风不再。

We should not have to bow down to anyone.

我们不必向任何人示弱。

A short time later they sat down to eat.

过了一小会儿，他们坐下来吃东西。

She's already counting down to the big day.

她已经在对这一重大日子倒计时了。

I'lltry to get on the flight down to Karachi tonight.

我尽量赶上今晚去卡拉奇的航班。

It took five years to drill down to bedrock.

耗时五年才钻到了基岩。

Few people, when it comes down to it, are so selfless.

说到底，很少有人能这样无私。

I'm just going down to the post office.

我正要到那边的邮局去。

He got his coffee, came back and settled down to listen.

他喝了杯咖啡，回来后开始认真听讲。

They've gone to live down south.

他们到南方去住了。

The plane spiralled down to the ground.

飞机盘旋降落。

We planned the day down to the last detail.

我们极为详细地安排了这一天的日程。

I'm off down to the pub for a quickie.

我要去酒吧畅饮一杯。

Let's cut the crap and get down to business.

咱们别说废话了，开始干正事吧。

Okay, that's the broad plan─let's get down to the specifics.

好，这是总的计划——下面来谈谈具体细节。

His success was down to being in the right place at the right time.

他的成功之处就在于把握住了时机。

Let's get down to business.

咱们干活吧.

After the coffee we bundled up and walked down to the river.

喝完咖啡，我们穿上厚厚的衣服，往河边走去。

They float the logs down the river to the towns.

他们把原木沿河漂流至城镇。

His hair was plastered down to his scalp by the rain.

他的头发淋雨后紧贴在头皮上。

People will trade down to own labels which are cheaper.

人们会改为购买价格更低的自有品牌。

We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.

我们得把这篇文章压缩到1000字。

Keep your spending on luxuries down to manageable proportions.

将你在奢侈品上的花费降至可控范围。

Despite her handicap, Jane is able to hold down a full-time job.

简尽管有生理缺陷，却能够保住一份全职工作。

You may be a sceptic and put it down to life's inequalities.

你或许是个怀疑论者，会把它归因于生活的不公正。

They finally settled down to a discussion of the main issues.

他们终于开始讨论一些主要问题了。

After prepping the boat, they sailed it down to Carloforte.

备好船后，他们就驶向了南边的卡洛福泰。

We walked down to the water's edge.

我们步行到水边去。

I was shocked, brought down to earth by this revelation.

真相的披露让我深感震惊，我被带回了现实。

She claimed her problems were down to the media.

她声称她的问题是媒体造成的。