To drop below the horizon; set:落到地平线下；下落：The sun went down.太阳落山了
To fall to the ground:坠落：The helicopter went down in a ball of fire.直升机在一团火球中坠落
To sink:沉没：The torpedoed battleship went down.被鱼雷击中的战船沉没了
To experience defeat or ruin.失败，毁灭：体验失败或毁灭
To admit of easy swallowing:易吞咽：a cough syrup that goes down readily.治咳的糖浆容易下咽
Chiefly British To leave a university.【多用于英国】 离开大学
Slang To occur; happen:【俚语】 发生；恰巧发生："a collection of memorable pieces about the general craziness that was going down in those days"(James Atlas)“许多发生在那时的狂热而值得怀念的琐忆”(詹姆斯·阿特拉斯)
To be accepted or tolerated:被接受，承认：How will your ideas go down as far as corporate marketing is concerned?就共同的商品销售来说，你个人的想法怎么会被接受呢?
To come to be remembered in posterity:被载入：被后人所记住：a debate that will go down as a turning point in the campaign.这次争辩将被作为运动的转折点而被后人铭记