sift-down

基本解释

The thump of his foot on the floor leveled the chair and delicate fountain, and a moment later the ceiling itself began to sift down, the twining branches moldering into soft dust.
他的腳重重踏在地上，椅子和精致的噴泉同樣化成了灰燼，片刻之後，天花板也開始散落下來，那纏繞的枝條狀的花紋碎成了輕柔的灰塵。
A light snow sifted down as he sat, feeling horribly foolish, and hugged his throbbing knee.
他坐下來的時候，一陣小雪從天上飄落打量著他，他抱著抽搐的膝蓋，覺得自己真是太傻了。
There was freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.
有些地方，陽光透過樹葉，往下篩落，畱下了地上幾処斑斑點點亮色。每儅這些地方亮色搖曳，便知道有微風吹拂過。
Have a glass of beer to rinse your dinner down.
喝盃啤酒把你喫的晚飯沖下去。
The machine must break down at this busy hour.
正忙的時候，機器偏偏又壞了。