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downward

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adj.向下的

难易程度:

downward为高中词汇

词形变化:

副词:downwardly

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-ward 表示方向

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downward


/'daʊnwəd; `daunwɚd/
adj [usu attrib 通常 作定语] moving, leading or pointing to what is lower or less important 向下的; 下降的; 降低的
*a downward movement, slope 下行、下坡
* a downward trend in prices 价格下降的趋势
* (fig 比喻) on the downward path, ie getting worse 走下坡路(日益恶化).

downward


adj [only before noun]
moving or pointing towards a lower position
upward
 a gentle downward slope
moving to a lower level
upward
 Share prices continued their downward trend .
 She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs.
downwards
1. Queen Elizabeth and French President Francois Mitterrand will ride a train downward into the $15 billion Channel Tunnel today, crossing the English Channel by land for the first time since it was a marsh 8,000 years ago.
    今天,伊丽莎白女王和法国总统弗朗索瓦·密特朗将乘火车进入造价达150亿美元的海峡隧道,首次由陆地穿越8,000年前曾是一片沼泽地的英吉利海峡。

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