damp * down +
冷靜下來；使 (興趣、熱情等) 降低，抑制 (強烈的情緒等)
They tried to damp down the anger over the announcement.
damp * down +
使 (火勢) 減弱
They tried to damp down the flames before the fire spread.
decide on/upon +
選定；決定
Peter spent a long time looking at flats before he bought one, but eventually decided on one near his work.
die back
(植物) 枝葉枯萎 (但根部仍活著)
The plant dies back in the winter.
dig * out +
找出，翻出 (長時間未用或未見之物)
I dug out my old university essays.
dig * out +
挖出
They had to dig the survivors of the earthquake out from the ruins.
dig * up +
挖掘 (新聞、秘密或真相)；發現
The reporters eventually dug up the truth about the affair.
dig * up +
挖出；挖掉
The police dug up a body.
dig * up +
挖 (路)；挖 (洞)
They've been digging up the road outside my house.
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