基本释义
- adj.
- 下降的; 向下的
实用例句
the downward slope of a hill
向下的山坡
牛津词典
the downward trend in inflation
通货膨胀的下降趋势
牛津词典
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。
牛津词典
...a firm downward movement of the hands.
双手有力的向下摆动
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。
Property prices downward, of course, the people clapped and celebrated, fall not.
楼价下调, 老百姓当然拍手相庆, 还嫌跌得不够狠.
期刊摘选
For instance, a firm who faces a downward sloping demand curve can choose price.
举例来说, 公司面临着向下谁倾斜的需求曲线可以选择价格.
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He lies on the ground face downward.
他脸朝下趴在地上.
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Unemployment is a significant cause of downward mobility in Britain.
在英国,失业是降职流动的一个重要原因.
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Downward movements in share prices and business activity came suddenly and could be severe and protracted.
股价和交易活动会突然的下降并且可能是长期的大幅下降.
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Graf was sent to Moscow and follows a downward path there.
格拉夫去了莫斯科,而这里则是每况愈下.
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He says economic statistics are mixed, noting that not long ago , they all pointed downward.
他说经济上的统计数据是混杂的, 并指出前不久这些数据还均表明衰减.
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All apples on apple trees are downward.
苹果树上的所有苹果都是向下的.
《简明英汉词典》
The total unemployment rate is on a downward trend and has reached the upper 3 % level.
总体失业率呈下降趋势,失业率已降至3%区间.
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But downward pressure on wages in rich countries could continue for a long time.
但是在富国工资水平向下的压力可能会持续很久.
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The garden sloped gently downward to the river.
花园呈缓坡向河边倾斜.
《简明英汉词典》
He was looking downward to the bottom of the valley.
他朝下着谷底.
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A downward tendency is predicted.
预计这种产品价格会趋下跌.
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While prices in China remain above their levels last year, the momentum has clearly turned downward.
虽然中国的物价仍然高于去年水平, 但势头已经明显转为下行.
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This action forces the valve to move downward.
这行动强迫阀门向下移动.
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The molten lava got into every nook and cranny on its downward path.
熔岩向下流动时,无缝不钻,无孔不入.
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Taproot A persistent primary root that grows vertically downward.
直根:垂直向下生长的宿存主根.
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The arms are extended and the shoulders are shifted forward ( not downward ).
手臂伸展,肩向前移 ( 而不是向下 ).
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He looked downward to avoid my eyes.
他低着头看,以避开我的目光.
辞典例句
He is on the downward path.
他正在走下坡路.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
Prices are tending upward [ downward ].
物价趋涨 [ 降 ].
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Downward movement is much faster than upward one.
向下移动比向上移动快得多.
《简明英汉词典》
the downward slope of a hill
向下的山坡
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
真题例句
For example, a Colombian who wants someone to approach him often signals with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward as they move rapidly back and forth.
出自-2014年6月听力原文similarly with earnings, young men's wages after adjusting for inflatio have been on a downward trajectory since 1970 and fell significantly from 2000 to 2010.
2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BIn addition, other factors are putting downward pressure on oil prices: change in the strategic behavior of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the projected increase in Iranian exports, the scaling-down of global demand , the long-term drop in petroleum consumption in the United States, and some displacement of oil by substitutes.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文If there's a downward pressure on costs, because of a need for investment in other areas, I would argue that this is a perfectly feasible solution.
2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section CIn addition, other factors are putting downward pressure on oil prices: change in the strategic behavior of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the projected increase in Iranian exports, the scaling-down of global demand especially from eme
2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BScores in various well-being measures began to go downward among young Americans in recent years.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BYou can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself a number of questions.
2016年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 B 原文英英释义
1. on or toward a surface regarded as a base;
"he lay face downward"
"the downward pull of gravity"
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place;
"the down staircase"
"the downward course of the stream"
1. 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"