downward
英 [ˈdaʊnwəd]
美 [ˈdaʊnwərd]
adj. 下降的; 向下的
Oxford 3000 / BNC.8499 / COCA.8257
牛津词典
adj.
- 下降的;向下的
moving or pointing towards a lower level- the downward slope of a hill
向下的山坡 - the downward trend in inflation
通货膨胀的下降趋势 - She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness.
她陷入了个人不幸的旋涡难以自拔。
- the downward slope of a hill
柯林斯词典
- See also:...a firm downward movement of the hands.downwards
- ADJ 趋向没落的;衰退的;局势变坏的
If you refer to adownwardtrend, you mean that something is decreasing or that a situation is getting worse.- The downward trend in home ownership is likely to continue.
拥有房屋所有权者人数减少的趋势可能会持续。 - ...a decline in the economy, resulting in a general downward spiral.
经济上的衰退导致了总体上的螺旋式下降。
- The downward trend in home ownership is likely to continue.
英英释义
adv
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- don't fall down
- rode the lift up and skied down
- prices plunged downward
双语例句
- The USA revised downward its grain output forecast.
美国对其谷物产量的预测作了减少性的修改。 - With downward figures and pattern; meets the lying child's upward look.
带有向下的形状和图案;迎接躺着的孩子向上观看的目光。 - The downward trend went into reverse and the scores started to creep up again.
比分下降的趋势发生逆转,分数又开始逐渐上升了。 - The rapid downward motion of the fuselage is stopped by the impact through the landing gear.
起落架与地面的撞击阻止了机身迅速地向下运动。 - It's the positive emotion that can take us out from this downward spiral to this upward spiral.
积极情绪,能把我们带离下行螺旋进入上行螺旋。 - We take the downward direction as positive.
我取向下的方向为正。 - This time he fell face downward on the pavement, and moved no more.
这一次,他脸朝地倒下去,不再动弹了。 - He looked upward rather than downward for a while at the door to the basement.
他向上,而不是向下,看了一会儿。 - That's right, some of the sound will be deflected downward as it goes over the wall.
是的,声音的部分会下降,因为它偏离了墙去。 - His adult life mirrored the downward course of his father's life.
他成年后的生活反映出了他父亲的生活在走下坡路。