downward 详细解释

downward

['daunwəd]

adv.向下
adj.向下的, 下降的

a.

1. 向下的, 下降的[B]

prices with a downward tendency

趋向下降的价格

2. 日趋没落的

3. (时间)往后推移的

ad.

1. 向下

He looked downward to avoid my eyes.

他低着头看, 以避开我的目光。

2. 日趋没落地

3. (时间)往后推移地

词形变化

副词: downwardly |

词义辨析

同义:

a.向下的

descending  going down  moving down  sliding  slipping

ad.向下, 往下

down  from the top  downwards  

同义参见:

down  

反义:

a.向下的; 低下的

upward  

英英释义

形容词 downward:

on or toward a surface regarded as a base

extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

同义词：down

副词 downward:

spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

同义词：down, downwards, downwardly

补充

downwarddownward英:[ˈdaunwəd] 美:[ˈdaʊnwəd]adj.1.向下的, 往下的All apples on apple trees are downward.苹果树上的所有苹果都是向下的。adv.1.向下地, 下行地The garden sloped gently downward to the river.花园呈缓坡向河边倾斜。

例句

1. a firm downward movement of the hands手掌有力的向下挥动 2. a bold downward stroke with the paint brush画笔向下粗大醒目的一笔 3. a decline in the economy, resulting in a general downward spiral造成整体下滑的一次经济衰退 4. the downward trend in home ownership自置房产的下滑趋势 5. he was lying face downward.他脸朝下躺着。 6. new rules on sick leave affect employees of all grades, from managers downwards.新的病假规定影响到经理级及以下所有级别的员工。 7. the downward curve of the stairs.楼梯的下旋曲线。 8. a downward trend in inflation.通货膨胀的下降趋势。 9. a downward movement向下移动 10. She laid the picture face downwards on the table.她把图画放在桌子上，画面朝下。 11. The mountain streams flow downward to the lake.山上的溪流向下流，汇入湖中。 12. Heating costs rise as the temperature heads downward. [=as the weather becomes colder]由于气温下降，取暖费用上升了。 13. The hawk flew downward.那只鹰朝地面飞去。 14. The arrow pointed downward.箭头指向下方。 15. Mud covered his pants from the knees downward.他的裤子膝盖以下的地方满是泥巴。 16. "Everyone in the company, from the president downward, has been involved in these decisions. [=the president and all the employees with less authority, power, etc., have been involved]"公司里上至总裁下至员工，每个人都参与了这些决策。 17. "We received an estimate, but the number has since been revised downward."我们收到一个估算数据，但后来这个数字被改得越来越小。 18. a downward slope向下的斜坡 19. Sales continued their downward trend.销售额继续呈下降趋势。 20. Her life was in a downward spiral [=a process of constantly getting worse] as she battled depression and addiction.在与忧郁症和毒瘾抗争的过程中，她的生活每况愈下。 21. the hawk's downward flight鹰向下的俯冲 22. the downward revision of an estimate估算数字的改少

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