countdown

noun

1. 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. 大事临近的时期
   the period of time just before sth important happens
   1. the countdown to the wedding
      婚礼的临近

1. N-SING (尤指航天器发射前的)倒计时
   A countdown is the counting aloud of numbers in reverse order before something happens, especially before a spacecraft is launched.
   1. The countdown has begun for the launch later today of the American space shuttle...
      美国航天飞机的发射已于今天晚些时候开始进入倒计时。
   2. There were three more things to do before countdown.
      开始倒计时之前还有3件事要做。
2. N-COUNT 临近时期
   The countdown to an event is the period of time leading up to the event.
   1. ...the countdown to the next election.
      下次选举的临近

1. The countdown has begun for the launch later today of the American space shuttle
   美国航天飞机的发射已于今天晚些时候开始进入倒计时。
2. There were three more things to do before countdown.
   开始倒计时之前还有3件事要做。
3. The countdown to the Notting Hill Carnival is in its final hours.
   诺丁山狂欢节已经进入了最后几个小时的倒计时。
4. The countdown reached zero just as Frank Borman and James Lovell, in Gemini Seven, passed overhead.
   倒计时达到零正如弗兰克Borman和詹姆斯洛弗尔，在双子七，通过开销。
5. After the boot countdown, the system automatically invokes the boot script.
   引导开始倒计时时，系统自动调用引导脚本。
6. This score is entered into the Tikker and the countdown begins.
   这一数字被输入到手表Tikker中，倒计时就开始了。
7. Today marks the100 day countdown to the opening of the World Expo in Shanghai.
   今天是离上海世博会开幕倒数的100天。
8. The countdown was well under way.
   倒读数正在顺利进行中。
9. The countdown to Christmas has started.
   圣诞节倒计时开始了。
10. "Practice of the countdown, the front of the television," we" will "exit.
    惯例性的倒数之后，电视机前的“我们”都会“退场”。
11. Countdown to the beginning, I still just their innocuous.
    倒数计时开始，我依然只是他们的无关痛痒。
12. Tonight only four days are left in the countdown toward election day.
    今夜离大选日只有最后四天了。
13. Oh, this is the countdown here.
    哦，这是一个倒计时器。
14. The countdown for the shuttle launch has already begun.
    航天飞机的发射已经开始倒计时了。
15. Countdown starts for Shanghai Expo.
    上海世博会开始（周年）倒计时。
16. One technical issue late in the countdown involved a shuttle fuel cell.
    在发射倒计时后期出现的一个技术问题和一个航天飞机燃料电池有关。
17. Preferably it should have a large red countdown timer.
    如果它有一个巨大的红色倒计时装置就更完美了。
18. This is the final countdown for Newcastle utd.
    这是纽卡斯尔联队的最后倒计时了。
19. When the shuttle gets to the launch pad, NASA has more work to do before countdown.
    当航天飞机被安放到发射台上时，国家航空航天局在倒计时发射前还有很多工作要做。
20. I can slow down the countdown.
    我可以让倒数慢下来。
21. The cute figure created a festive atmosphere in the region as yesterday marked the100-day countdown to the opening of the fair.
    可爱的数字创造了该地区的节日气氛和昨日标志着100天倒计时了博览会开幕。
22. With its stopwatch and countdown timer it is the perfect accessory for any competitive athlete.
    凭藉其倒数计时器和秒表它是一个完美的配件为任何竞争的运动员。
23. To see the words that he come to her a good life has entered the countdown.
    看到了那句话，才想起她的好日子已经进入倒计时了。
24. Once the specified time, the countdown has finished, the phone rang.
    指定的时间一旦倒数完毕，手机就响了。
25. We countdown as the world prepares for the World Expo held in Shanghai, China next year.
    我很期待明年的世博会，因为我认为它将会是一个科技发展的新指标。
26. The countdown to the start of the season is on.
    新赛季的倒数已经开始了。
27. The countdown to the wedding begins as soon as those invitations are sent.
    那些请柬一送出，婚礼倒计时就开始了。
28. The actuation time and countdown value can easily be set by direct moving the corresponding arrows with mouse.
    驱动时间和倒计时的价值可以很容易订定的直接动相应的箭头与鼠标。

noun

1. counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)