count down from (kaunt daun from)

Phrasal-verb Numbers

含义

to recite numbers backward starting from a specific point

从某个特定点开始倒数 (cóng mǒu gè tèdìng diǎn kāishǐ dào shù)

例句

"The teacher had us count down from twenty to practice timing."

"老师让我们从二十开始倒数来练习时间。" (Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen cóng èrshí kāishǐ dào shù lái liànxí shíjiān.)