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

双语例句

• The gum collar dips downwards on the inner and outer surface of each tooth but rises between the teeth.
  口香糖衣领倾角向下就内，外表面的每一个齿，但上升之间的牙齿。
• He lay on the floor face downwards.
  他面朝下趴在地板上。
• Slide servo motor vertically downwards and remove.
  垂直向下滑动伺服电机并将其拆下。
• Benedict pointed downwards again with his stick
  贝内迪克特用他的拐棍又往下指了指。
• Inflation is moving firmly downwards.
  通货膨胀率正稳步下降。
• The child lay face downwards.
  那孩子趴着。
• This may be upwards or downwards, we will assume it is upwards.
  它既可能朝上，也可能朝下，我们就假定朝上。
• So, we have a parabola going downwards in one direction, upwards in the other one.
  得到的是在一个方向上开口向下，而在另外的一个方向开口向上的抛物线。
• Ellis evidently wished to negotiate downwards after Atkinson had set the guidelines.
  埃利斯显然希望在阿特金森制定了指导方针后继续往下协商。
• He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards.
  他把工序倒过来了，从上往下建房子。