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
- 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。 - Read horizontally to flow rate curve and vertically downward to flow rate gpm.
读出水平线上的流量曲线和垂直线下方的的流量(加仑/分钟)。 - Pull your shoulders back and downward.
拉你的肩回来并向下。 - We take the downward direction as positive.
我取向下的方向为正。 - Stretch the arms by opening them both out to either side and bend the fingers downward at the wrists.
伸展的武器,他们都开放给任何一方和弯曲的手指向下的手腕。 - 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。 - Those peaks formed a straight downward slope, which typified the bull market in bonds.
这些波峰构成了一个径直下降的斜线,代表着债券的牛市。 - It was but another step for them on the downward path.
这是他们在堕落的路上又前进了一步。 - 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。 - Downward movement is much faster than upward one.
向下移动比向上移动快得多。