downwards

英 [ˈdaʊnwədz]

美 [ˈdaʊnwərdz]

adv.  向下

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.6850 / COCA.25950

牛津词典

adv.

• 向下
  towards the ground or towards a lower level
  1. She was lying face downwards on the grass.
     她俯卧在草地上。
  2. The garden sloped gently downwards to the river.
     花园向河边呈缓坡倾斜。
  3. It was a policy welcomed by world leaders from the US president downwards.
     这一政策受到了美国总统乃至全世界领导人的欢迎。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 向下;往下
  If you move or lookdownwards, you move or look towards the ground or a lower level.
  1. Benedict pointed downwards again with his stick...
     贝内迪克特用他的拐棍又往下指了指。
  2. She gazed downwards...
     她朝下望去。
  3. The child lay face downwards.
     那孩子趴着。
• ADV (数量、比率等)呈下降趋势地
  If an amount or rate movesdownwards, it decreases.
  1. Inflation is moving firmly downwards.
     通货膨胀率正稳步下降。
• ADV （自…）以下;往下
  If you want to emphasize that a statement applies to everyone in an organization, you can say that it applies from its leaderdownwards.
  1. ...from the Prime Minister downwards.
     自首相以下的每个人

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:downdownwarddownwardly

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