downhill
downhill
adverb
go downhill
adverb
- towards the bottom of a slope
向坡下，向山下
he ran downhill.
他跑下坡去。
follow the road downhill.
沿着路下山。
■(figurative)into a steadily worsening situation
(喻)走下坡路地，逐渐恶化（或衰落）
her marriage continued to slide downhill.
她的婚姻情况继续恶化。
■[predic.](figurative)used to describe easy or quick progress towards an objective after initial difficulties have been overcome
(喻)（经历困难后）开始顺利进行，（如下坡一般）轻松快捷
two-nil up—it should have been downhill all the way.
记分牌已是二比零——接下来本应如顺势下坡一般轻松。
- leading down towards the bottom of a slope
下山的，下坡的，下斜的
the route is downhill for part of the way.
此路线一部分是下坡路。
■(figurative)leading to a steadily worsening situation
(喻)走下坡路的，衰落的，恶化的
the downhill road to delinquency.
少年犯罪的恶化。
■of or relating to the sport of skiing downhill
快速下降滑雪的，滑降的
the world downhill champion.
滑降世界冠军。
- a downward slope
下坡 - (Skiing)a downhill race
(滑雪)滑降比赛
■[mass noun]the activity of downhill skiing
快速下降滑雪，滑降
go downhill
- become worse; deteriorate
走下坡路
the business is going downhill fast.
生意在迅速下滑。
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