downhill

downhill

['daun'hil]

adv.向山下, 走下坡路地
adj.下坡的, 向下的

例句与用法:

Luckily, the car was facing downhill when it broke down, and we were able so shove it home.

幸运的是,车抛锚的时候是面向下山方向的,我们能将它推回家。

Business is going downhill.

生意正走下坡。

词形变化:

副词: downheartedly | 名词: downheartedness |


ad.

1. 向下; 向坡下

Prices moved downhill.

物价下降。

2. 如下坡路般, 每况愈下

His work has been going downhill recently.

最近他的作业愈来愈糟。

n.[C]

1. 下坡

2. (滑雪的)滑降(竞赛)

a.

1. 下坡的

2. 【口】容易的, 不费力的

The hardest part of the work is over and the rest is downhill.

这件事的最难部分做完了, 剩下来的事很容易。

3. (滑雪)滑降的


短语词组:

go downhill

1. 越来越糟

Business has been going downhill recently.

近来生意在走下坡路。


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