downward

英 [ˈdaʊnwəd]

美 [ˈdaʊnwərd]

adj.  下降的; 向下的

高考CET4CET6考研

Oxford 3000 / BNC.8499 / COCA.8257

牛津词典

adj.

• 下降的；向下的
  moving or pointing towards a lower level
  1. the downward slope of a hill
     向下的山坡
  2. the downward trend in inflation
     通货膨胀的下降趋势
  3. 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。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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。

英英释义

adv

• spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
  1. don't fall down
  2. rode the lift up and skied down
  3. prices plunged downward
  Synonym:downdownwardsdownwardly

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。
• 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。
• Prices are tending upward [ downward].
  物价趋涨[降]。
• The rise, the first in 10 months, reversed the downward trend in Belgium's jobless rate.
  10个月来失业率的首次上升逆转了比利时失业率持续下降的趋势。
• 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。
• 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。
• The downward slump has taken several phases.
  这场暴跌经历了若干阶段。
• the downward trend in gasoline prices.
  汽油价格下滑的趋势
• Downward and upward pressures on a currency are not symmetrical.
  一种货币的下降与上升的压力是不对称的。
• We take the downward direction as positive.
  我取向下的方向为正。