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Downhill ˌdaʊnˈhɪl Bottom Worse Opp I Easy Adv

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.

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1
[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。

2
[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。

3
[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。


Oxford down·hill
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adverb / ˌdaʊnˈhɪl ; NAmE ˌdaʊnˈhɪl / 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
IDIOM ˌgo downˈhill to 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 ; NAmE ˌdaʊnˈhɪl / 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
IDIOM be (all) downhill | be ˌdownhill all the ˈway ( informal) 1 to 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。 2 to 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 ; NAmE ˈdaʊnhɪl / [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 ; NAmE ˌdaʊnˈhɪl /
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downhill1 adverb
downhill2 adjective
downhilldown‧hill1 /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl◂/ adverb
Examples
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Collocations
Phrases
1towards the bottom of a hill or towards lower land OPP  uphill:  I was going downhill and my brakes failed.2go downhill if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse SYN  deteriorate:  Grandma fell and broke her leg, and she went downhill quite rapidly after that.
downhill1 adverb
downhill2 adjective
downhilldownhill2 adjective
Examples
Collocations
1on a slope that goes down to a lower point OPP  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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