"the down staircase"
"the downward course of the stream"
"he lay face downward"
"the downward pull of gravity"
"don't fall down"
"rode the lift up and skied down"
"prices plunged downward"
1.下降的;向下的
Adownward movement or look is directed towards a lower place or a lower level.
e.g. ...a firmdownward movement of the hands.
双手有力的向下摆动
2.趋向没落的;衰退的;局势变坏的
If you refer to adownward trend, you mean that something is decreasing or that a situation is getting worse.
e.g. Thedownward 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。
e.g. ...a decline in the economy, resulting in a generaldownward spiral.
经济上的衰退导致了总体上的螺旋式下降。
1. 向下：Heckhausen和Brim等人(9)进一步解释:当客观标准缺失时,老年人更倾向于把自己与他人作向下(downward)比较(即与比自己差的人作比较). 老年人对这种与他人比较的差异表现出愉悦,愉悦的程度更甚于年轻人. 向下比较为主要控制提供了动机来源,
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2. 下降：Poisonous: toxic 有毒的 | Decrease; fall, drop, plunge, decline, step back,downward, minimize, abate下降 | Increase: rise, go up, surge, grow, 上升
3. downward
3. 下向的：downpour 注下 |downward 下向的 |downward current 下降流下向流
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。
...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.
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.
He lies on the ground face downward.他脸朝下趴在地上.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All apples on apple trees are downward.苹果树上的所有苹果都是向下的.
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.
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.
The garden sloped gently downward to the river.花园呈缓坡向河边倾斜.
He was looking downward to the bottom of the valley.他朝下着谷底.
A downward tendency is predicted.预计这种产品价格会趋下跌.
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.
This action forces the valve to move downward.这行动强迫阀门向下移动.
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.
Taproot A persistent primary root that grows vertically downward.直根:垂直向下生长的宿存主根.
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 ).
He looked downward to avoid my eyes.他低着头看,以避开我的目光.
He is on the downward path.他正在走下坡路.
Prices are tending upward [ downward ].物价趋涨 [ 降 ].
downward movement is much faster than upward one.向下移动比向上移动快得多.
the downward slope of a hill向下的山坡
Aurora..lights the downward Heav'n.
出自：Dryden
