countdown
翻译
倒计时
例句
The final countdown to the launch has begun.
发射的最后倒计时已经开始。
It's the countdown to the New Year.
这是新年的倒计时。
语法模式
a countdown ((to sth.)) (到某事的)倒计时 It's the countdown to the holidays.
近义词
同义词: final moments, lead-up
词源
由动词“count”(数)和副词“down”(向下)组成的复合词。
记忆技巧
想象一下为火箭发射从10“向下数”(counting down)到0。