The word "downhill" functions as an adverb indicating movement down a slope or a worsening situation, and as an adjective describing a downward slope. It also refers to the sport of downhill skiing.
The word "downhill" can be used as an adverb meaning moving down a slope or in a negative direction (e.g., a declining situation), or as an adjective describing something that goes down a slope. It can also refer to the sport or competition of downhill skiing.
[ADV 副词]向山下;在山下 If something or someone is moving downhill or is downhill, they are moving down a slope or are located towards the bottom of a hill.
[ADV after v]
[ADJ n]
He headed downhill towards the river...
他朝山下的河流走去。
The lake itself lies only a few hundred yards off to your right and slightly downhill...
湖本身就在你右侧仅几百码的地方,稍微向山下走几步。
It was a clearing just downhill from a peak of eight thousand feet.
那片空地就在8,000英尺高的山峰下。
Downhill is also an adjective.
Bessie was on the downhill path.
贝茜在下山的小路上。
...downhill ski runs...
下坡滑雪道
We began a steady downhill run.
我们开始了一场匀速的下山赛跑。
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[ADV 副词]走下坡路地;恶化地;每况愈下 If you say that something is going downhill, you mean that it is becoming worse or less successful.
[ADV after v]
Since I started to work longer hours things have gone steadily downhill...
自从我开始加班以来,事情日趋恶化。
For the movie business, it was all downhill from there...
电影业从那时就开始完全走下坡路了。
His career was heading downhill fast.
他的事业迅速下滑。
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[ADJ 形容词](与前段时间相比)容易的 If you say that a task or situation is downhill after a particular stage or time, you mean that it is easy to deal with after that stage or time.
[v-link ADJ]
Well, I guess it's all downhill from here.
嗯,我猜从此以后就容易了。
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downhilldownhillsadverb/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl; NAmEˌdaʊnˈhɪl/towards the bottom of a hill; in a direction that goes down 向山下;向下◆to run/walk/cycle downhill跑╱走╱骑车下山OPP
uphill
IDIOMˌgo downˈhillto get worse in quality, health, etc. (质量、健康等)每况愈下,走下坡路,恶化SYN
deteriorate
◆Their marriage went downhill after the first child was born.自第一个孩子出生后他们的婚姻便开始走下坡路了。adjective/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl; NAmEˌdaʊnˈhɪl/going or sloping towards the bottom of a hill 下山的;下坡的;下斜的◆a downhill path下山的路OPP
uphill
IDIOMbe (all) downhill | be ˌdownhill all the ˈway( informal) 1to be easy compared to what came before (与前面的相比较)容易◆It's all downhill from here. We'll soon be finished.从这以后就容易了。我们很快就会结束。2to become worse or less successful 每况愈下;走下坡路;不断恶化◆It's been all downhill for his career since then, with four defeats in five games.从那时起他的战绩便江河日下,五场比赛输掉了四场。◆I started work as a journalist and it was downhill all the way for my health.我开始当记者后,身体每况愈下。noun _wintersports_comp.jpg _downhillskiing.jpg /ˈdaʊnhɪl; NAmEˈdaʊnhɪl/[uncountable ]the type of skiingin which you go directly down a mountain; a race in which people skidown a mountain (滑雪)速降,速降比赛☞compare
cross-country
down·hill/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl; NAmEˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
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downhill1 adverb
downhill2 adjective
downhilldown‧hill1 /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl◂/ adverb
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1towards the bottom of a hill or towards lower landOPP uphill: I was going downhill and my brakes failed.2go downhill if a situation goes downhill, it gets worseSYN deteriorate: Grandma fell and broke her leg, and she went downhill quite rapidly after that.
downhill1 adverb
downhill2 adjective
downhilldownhill2 adjective
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1on a slope that goes down to a lower pointOPP uphill: downhill skiing It’s a long walk back, but at least it’s all downhill.2be all downhill (from here)/be downhill all the way (from here) to be easy to do, because you have already done the hard part: The worst is over – it’s all downhill from here.
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下坡的(58%),走下坡路地(14%),向下的(14%),向山下(14%)
n.下坡;滑降
adj.下坡的;容易的
adv.下坡;向下;每况愈下
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