wind down

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB When you wind down something such as the window of a car, you make it move downwards by turning a handle. 搖下 (車窗等)
Glass motioned to him to wind down the window. 格拉斯示意他搖下車窗。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you wind down, you relax after doing something that has made you feel tired or tense. (疲勞或緊張後) 放松一下[非正式]
I regularly have a drink to wind down. 我經常喝點酒來放松一下。
3. PHRASAL VERB If someone winds down a business or activity, they gradually reduce the amount of work that is done or the number of people that are involved, usually before closing or stopping it completely. 逐步減少 (業(yè)務或活動等直至停止)
Aid workers have begun winding down their operation. 援助工作人員已開始逐步減少他們的工作。