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down down ★☆☆☆☆1. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES 介词和副词用法2. ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法3. VERB USES 动词用法4. NOUN USES 名词用法Part-1Down is often used with verbs of movement, such as ‘fall’ and ‘pull’, and also in phrasal verbs such as ‘bring down’ and ‘calm down’.down 常与 fall，pull 等表示动作的动词连用，也用于 bring down, calm down 等短语动词中。1[PREP	介词]往…的下端；向…的底部 To go down something such as a slope or a pipe means to go towards the ground or to a lower level.   [amount ADV]We're going down a mountain...我们正在下山。A man came down the stairs to meet them...一名男子下楼来迎接他们。The tears began flooding down her cheeks.眼泪开始顺着她的脸颊滚落下来。Down is also an adverb.She went down to the kitchen again...她又去了下面的厨房。She sat on the window seat until they climbed down from the roof...她坐在靠窗的座位上，直到他们从屋顶爬下来。I saw her push the boulder down on you...我看见她将巨石推下砸向你。Any unauthorized war planes flying in the area are to be shot down.任何未经允许飞入该地区的战斗机都将被击落。2[PREP	介词]在…之下 If you are a particular distance down something, you are that distance below the top or surface of it.   [amount PREP n]He managed to cling on to a ledge 40ft down the rock face...他设法紧紧地攀在了距岩壁顶端 40 英尺的岩礁上。The union leader was last night staging a protest vigil 400 yards down a mineshaft.昨晚工会领袖在 400 码深的矿井下举行了彻夜的抗议活动。Down is also an adverb.For the last 18 months miners have cut a face to develop a new shaft 400 metres down.在过去的 18 个月中，矿工在距地面 400 米处挖了一个采掘面来修建新的矿井。3[ADV	副词]往下；向下；朝下 You use down to say that you are looking or facing in a direction that is towards the ground or towards a lower level.   [ADV after v]She was still looking down at her papers...她仍低头看着文件。She put her head down, her hands over her face...她低下头，双手掩面。He bent down and picked up a rock.他弯下腰捡起一块石头。4[ADV	副词](放)下 If you put something down, you put it onto a surface.   [ADV after v]Danny put down his glass...丹尼放下了玻璃杯。After two rings I put down the phone...响了两声后，我放下了电话。He laid his knife down.他放下刀。5[PREP	介词]沿；循；顺 If you go or look down something such as a road or river, you go or look along it. If you are down a road or river, you are somewhere along it.   [oft amount PREP n]They set off at a jog up one street and down another...他们开始沿着一条又一条的街道慢跑。Karl looked down the street...卡尔朝街尾看了看。She lives a few miles down the road at Burnham.她住在伯汉姆，顺着路走几英里远。...sailing down the river on a barge.乘驳船向河的下游航行6[ADV	副词](尤指往南方或往地势低的地方)往，朝 If you are travelling to a particular place, you can say that you are going down to that place, especially if you are going towards the south or to a lower level of land.   [ADV after v]  [SPOKEN 口语]I went down to L.A. all the way from Seattle...我从西雅图一路南下到洛杉矶。I have seen him walking down to the shops a mile or so away...我看见他朝大约一英里以外的商店走去了。I'll take you back down to the valley.我会带你返回下面的山谷里。...holidaymakers coming down here in the summer.夏天来这里的度假者7[PREP	介词]在(某处)；前往（某地） If you are down a place, you are at that place. If you go down a place, you go to that place. Some people consider this to be non-standard.   [v-link PREP n]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]People are down the pub, getting drunk...人们在酒吧，喝得烂醉。We got in the car and went down the supermarket and started buying food.我们上车前往超市，然后开始购买食物。8[ADV	副词]向较低水平；下降；下跌 If an amount of something goes down, it decreases. If an amount of something is down, it has decreased and is at a lower level than it was.   [ADV after v]Interest rates came down today...今天利率下调了。Inflation will be down to three percent...通货膨胀率将降到 3%。My weight went down to seventy pounds...我的体重减到了 70 磅。My department had a healthy interest in keeping expenses down...我部门对维持低水平开支有浓厚兴趣。The Dow Jones industrial average is down 5 points at 2,913.道琼斯工业平均指数下跌了 5 个点，收于 2,913 点。...with hotel occupation down by around half.随着酒店入住率下降了大约一半9[PHRASE	短语]已处理的及尚未完成的 If you say that there are a number of things down and a number to go, you are saying how many of the things have already been dealt with and how many remain to be dealt with.   [PHR with amount]Thirteen months down, twenty-four years to go.过去了 13 个月，还有 24 年。10[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]下至；直至 Down to a particular detail means including everything, even that detail. Down to a particular person means including everyone, even that person. I was a soldier down to my shoelaces.我是名不折不扣的军人。...from the chairman right down to the tea ladies.上至主席下至上茶女侍11[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]只剩下 If you are down to a certain amount of something, you have only that amount left.   [PREP amount]The poor man's down to his last £3.那个可怜的人身上只剩 3 英镑了。12[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]由…引起(或造成) If a situation is down to a particular person or thing, it has been caused by that person or thing.   [mainly BRIT 主英]Any mistakes are entirely down to us...任何过错全是我们造成的。That's down to pure hard work.那些全是凭辛苦的劳动得来的。13[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]已安排…的；要做…的；将发生…的 If someone or something is down for a particular thing, it has been arranged that they will do that thing, or that thing will happen. Mark had told me that he was down for an interview.马克已告诉我他要参加一场面试。...derelict houses that were down for demolition.将要拆除的废弃房屋14[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]See also:come down with；患（病）；得（病） If you are down with an illness, you have that illness.   [INFORMAL 非正式]One of the office girls was down with the flu.一位女职员得了流感。...a little girl down with that nasty bout of measles.在麻疹肆虐时染病的小女孩15[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]See also:put down；支付（部分款项） If you pay money down on something, you pay part of the money you owe for it.   [mainly AM 主美]He paid 20 percent down.他付了 20% 的钱款。16[PHRASE	短语]打倒；推翻 If people shout 'down with' something or someone, they are saying that they dislike them and want to get rid of them.   [PHR n]  [disapproval]  [SPOKEN 口语]Demonstrators chanted 'down with the rebels'.示威者高呼“打倒叛徒”。17  up and down→see: up； ups and downs→see: up； down in the dumps→see: dump； Part-21[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]沮丧的；闷闷不乐的；情绪低落的 If you are feeling down, you are feeling unhappy or depressed.   [v-link ADJ]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I have been down since the injury happened...自从受了伤以来我一直很沮丧。Try to support each other when one of you is feeling down...当有人觉得情绪低落时，要努力相互打气。The old man sounded really down.老人听上去情绪十分低落。2[ADJ	形容词]写下的；记下的 If something is down on paper, it has been written on the paper.   [v-link ADJ]That date wasn't down on our news sheet.那个日期没有刊在我们的通讯简报上。3[ADJ	形容词](尤指电脑)死机的，发生故障的 If a piece of equipment, especially a computer system, is down, it is temporarily not working because of a fault.   [v-link ADJ]The computer's down again.电脑又死机了。Part-31[VERB	动词]吃下；喝下；吞下 If you say that someone downs food or a drink, you mean that they eat or drink it.   [V n]We downed bottles of local wine.我们喝了好几瓶本地产的葡萄酒。2[VERB	动词]击倒；击落；打倒 If something or someone is downed, they fall to the ground because they have been hurt or damaged in some way.   [be V-ed]  [V n]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]Two jet fighters were downed...两架喷气式战斗机被击落。A bank guard shot him in the leg and downed him.一名银行警卫开枪击中了他的大腿，使他受伤倒地。downing...the downing of an airliner, which killed 107 people.一架飞机坠落，致使 107 人丧生3见 tool. to down tools see Part-41[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词](小鸟的)绒毛，绒羽 Down consists of the small, soft feathers on young birds. Down is used to make bed-covers and pillows. ...goose down.鹅绒2[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]See also:downs；茸毛；绒毛；软毛；汗毛 Down is very fine hair. The whole plant is covered with fine down.整株植物都覆盖着细茸毛。 down1 adverb, preposition, adjectivedown2 verbdown3 noundowndown1 /daʊn/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb, preposition, adjective  Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1to a lower position to or towards a lower place or position  OPP  up:  David bent down to tie his shoelace. Get down off the table. Tears were streaming down my face. The sun was going down and it would soon be dark. They came running down the stairs. She stood on a balcony looking down into the courtyard. Glancing down the list of runners, I noticed a familiar name. Her hair came down to her waist. Ken fell asleep face down  (=with his face towards the ground) on the couch.2in a lower place in a lower place or position  OPP  up:  We heard the sound of laughter down below. The bathroom is down those stairs. Halfway down the page, there was the item I was looking for.3to lie/sit into a sitting or lying position:  Please sit down. I think I’ll go and lie down for a while.4along at or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path:  A young man came hurrying down the street. She looked down the road to see if anyone was coming. There is a pleasant little cafe bar a hundred yards down the road. The bus stop is a bit further down on the left-hand side.5south in or towards the south  OPP  up:  They drove all the way down from Boston to Miami. They sailed down the east coast of Africa. Now he’s bought a villa down south. a trip down Mexico way6somewhere local at or to a place that is not far away:  She’s just gone down to the shops. I saw her down at the station this morning.7river away from the place where a river starts  OPP  up:  Chunks of ice came floating down the river.8fastened to a surface used with verbs that mean ‘fasten’ to show that something is fastened firmly to the surface or object below it:  The coffin lid had been nailed down.9less at or towards a level or amount that is less  OPP  up:  Keep your speed down. House prices have come down in recent months. Turn the radio down.down to Sharif cut his report down to only three pages.10losing losing to an opponent by a certain number of pointstwo goals down/three points down etc Swindon were six points down at one stage.11written used with verbs that mean ‘write’ to show that you write something on paper or in a book:  I’ll write down the address for you. Start by jotting down a few ideas. Let’s put you down as self-employed.12on a list if you are down for something, your name is on a list of people who want to do something or are intended to do somethingdown for Purvis is down for the 200 metre freestyle event. We’ve already put his name down for nursery school.down to do something I’ve got you down to do the table decorations.13to later times from an earlier time in history to a later time or to people who are born in later times:  a person whose words and actions have inspired millions of people down the centuries This knowledge was handed down in the family from father to son. The story has been passed down the generations for a thousand years.down to traditions that have come down to us from medieval times14paid immediately paid to someone immediately:  A top quality freezer for only £20 down and £5 a week for a year.15every part from top to bottom:  I want you to wash my car down.16swallowed in or into your stomach as a result of swallowing:  Meg’s been very ill and can’t keep her food down. He gulped down the coffee.17sad unhappy or sad:  Tim’s been feeling down.► see thesaurus at sad18computer if a computer is down, it is not working  OPP  up► see thesaurus at broken19be down to somebody if an action or decision is down to you, it is your responsibility:  It’s down to me to make sure that everyone is happy. → be up to somebodyat up120be down to somebody/something to be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing:  Chris’s success is all down to him.21be down to your last pound/dollar/litre etc to be left with only a small amount of something:  We’re down to our last five dollars.22down to something/somebody including everything or everyone, even the smallest thing or the least important person:  Everyone uses the cafeteria, from the managing director down to the office boy. The plans were all complete down to the last detail.23be/go down with something to have a particular illness:  Jane’s gone down with flu.24Down with somebody/something spoken used to say that you strongly oppose a government, leader etc and want them to lose their power:  Down with the government!25be down on somebody/something informal to have a severe attitude towards someone or something, especially when this is unfair:  Why is Mark so down on her at the moment?26leaving university British English used to say that someone leaves or has left a university at the end of a period of studydown from Sarah came down from Oxford in 1966.27completed already done or completed:  Well, you’ve passed your second test, so it’s two down and four more to go.28down under informal in or to Australia or New Zealand29Down! spoken used to tell a jumping dog to get down30be down with somebody spoken informal to be friends with someone → be down on your luckat luck1(17)down1 adverb, preposition, adjectivedown2 verbdown3 noundowndown2 verb [transitive]  Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1to drink or eat something quickly:  He downed the coffee in one gulp.2to knock or force someone to the ground:  O'Malley downed his opponent in the first round.3down tools British English to stop working, especially because you are taking part in a strike (=protest about pay or conditions by stopping work)down1 adverb, preposition, adjectivedown2 verbdown3 noundowndown3 noun  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[uncountable] soft hair like a baby’s2[uncountable] the soft fine feathers of a bird3[countable] one of the four chances that an American football team has to move forward when it is their turn to have the ball4the downs low round hills covered with grass, as in the south of England5have a down on somebody British English informal to dislike or have a bad opinion of someone:  For some reason, Malcolm had a down on the whole teaching profession. → ups and downsat up2(1)

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8ES/ueRB+8TKylQHk7MgI3M4ChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3ihcVWFrff4hW93bwctPuiwNENKPUqPMkYmSDvbrz+9MhEy+Joh1o6/GzjJVI+SKm7io46/5sPw/Ks7zll+eJaOqa2xDsdcuoreeq3fodtoyLPN+CfazEY8CxrpyofxFli+IZrmZi2RnrjamtTks5Q1gbZuS5CJV1K3TlOfUOXeb2EfBHJKzEKZl2KLr806ny/             down              ★                    /        daʊn                ;          NAmE                daʊn                /                              adverb                ,                  preposition                ,                  verb                ,                  adjective                ,                  noun                                          adverb        ★                                          HELP       For the special uses of      downin phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example      climb downis in the phrasal verb section at      climb.              *down 在短语动词中的特殊用法见有关动词词条。如 climb down 在词条 climb 的短语动词部份。                    1      ★              to or at a lower place or position          向下；朝下；在下面                            ◆        She jumped down off the chair.        她跳下椅子。                    ◆        He looked down at her.        他低头看着她。                    ◆        We watched as the sun went down.        我们看着夕阳西沉。                    ◆        She bent down to pick up her glove.        她俯身捡起了手套。                    ◆        Mary's not down yet          (= she is still upstairs).                玛丽还没下楼呢。                    ◆        The baby can't keep any food down          (= in her body).                这婴儿吃什么吐什么。                    2      ★              from a standing or vertical position to a sitting or horizontal one          （坐、倒、躺）下                            ◆        Please sit down.        请坐。                    ◆        He had to go and lie down for a while.        他不得不去躺一会儿。                    3      ★              at a lower level or rate          在较低水平；下降；下跌                            ◆        Prices have gone down recently.        最近物价下降了。                    ◆        We're already two goals down          (= the other team has two goals more).                我们已落后对方两球。                    ☞language bank at                                            fall                                                  4      ★              used to show that the amount or strength of sth is lower, or that there is less activity          （数量、力量、活动等）减少，减弱，降低                            ◆        Turn the music down!        把音乐声关小点！                    ◆        The class settled down and she began the lesson.        课堂安静下来她便开始上课了。                    5              (in a        crossword        纵横填字游戏        )                    reading from top to bottom, not from side to side          由上至下                            ◆        I can't do 3 down.        我填不出第 3 个竖行。                    6      ★              to or in the south of a country          向南方；在南方                            ◆        They flew down to Texas.        他们乘飞机南下去得克萨斯州了。                    ◆        Houses are more expensive down south.        南边的房屋价格要贵些。                    7      ★              on paper; on a list          （写）在纸上；（列）在表格上                            ◆        Did you get that down?        你写下来了吗？                    ◆        I always write everything down.        我不管什么事情都记下来。                    ◆        Have you got me down for the trip?        你把我列入这次旅行的名单了吗？                    8              used to show the limits in a range or an order          （表示范围或顺序的限度）下至，直至                            ◆        Everyone will be there, from the Principal down.        从校长下至每个人都将到场。                    9              having lost the amount of money mentioned          失去（钱数）                            ◆        At the end of the day we were £20 down.        一天下来我们少了 20 英镑。                    10              if you pay an amount of money          down,you pay that to start with, and the rest later          （钱）先付，预付                            11              (          informal)                used to say how far you have got in a list of things you have to do          已完成数量（或进度）                            ◆        Well, I've seen six apartments so far. That's six down and four to go!        好啦，到目前为止我已看了六套公寓房。看完六套还有四套要去看呢！                    12              (          informal)                to or at a local place such as a shop/store, pub, etc.          到，去，在（当地的商店、酒馆等地方）                            ◆        I'm just going down to the post office.        我正要到邮局去。                    ◆        I saw him down at the shops.        我刚才看到他在那边的商店里。                              HELP                           In informal British English,            toand            atare often left out after            downin this sense.            在非正式的英式英语中，down 作此义时后面的 to 和 at 经常省略                                    ◆          He's gone down the shops.                            IDIOMS              be down to sb                              (              informal)                        to be the responsibility of sb              是某人的责任；由某人负责                                            ◆            It's down to you to check the door.            检查门是否关好是你的事。                                      be down to sb/sth                              to be caused by a particular person or thing              由…引起（或造成）                                            ◆            She claimed her problems were down to the media.            她声称她的问题是媒体造成的。                                      be down to sth                              to have only a little money left              只剩下（一点儿钱）                                            ◆            I'm down to my last dollar.            我只剩下最后一块钱了。                                      be/go down with sth                              to have or catch an illness              患…病；得…病                                                  down through sth                              (              formal)                        during a long period of time              在（相当长的一段）时间内                                            ◆            Down through the years this town has seen many changes.            多年来这座城镇发生了许多变化。                                      down to the last, smallest, final, etc. sth                              including every small part or detail of sth              非常详尽地                                            ◆            She organized everything down to the last detail.            她每件事情都安排得滴水不漏。                                      down ˈunder                              (              informal)                        to or in Australia and/or New Zealand              到，向，在（澳大利亚和╱或新西兰）                                                  down with sb/sth                              used to say that you are opposed to sth, or to a person              打倒                                            ◆            The crowds chanted ‘Down with NATO!’            人群有节奏地反复高喊“打倒北约！”                                      ☞more at                                    man                                   n.                                  preposition        ★                    1      ★              from a high or higher point on sth to a lower one          （从高处）向下，往下                            ◆        The stone rolled down the hill.        石头滚下山坡。                    ◆        Tears ran down her face.        泪水顺着她的脸庞流下来。                    ◆        Her hair hung down her back to her waist.        她的长发披在背上直垂腰际。                    2      ★              along; towards the direction in which you are facing          沿着；顺着；朝着                            ◆        He lives just down the street.        他就住在街那头。                    ◆        Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights.        沿着这条路一直走到红绿灯处。                    ◆        There's a bridge a mile down the river from here.        从这里沿河而下一英里处有座桥。                    3              all through a period of time          贯穿…时间；遍及…时期                            ◆        an exhibition of costumes down the ages          (= from all periods of history)                历代服装展览                                  verb              (      informal)              1              downsth                    to finish a drink or eat sth quickly          （一下子）喝下，吃下，咽下                            ◆        We downed our coffees and left.        我们一口气喝完咖啡就离开了。                    2              downsb/sth                    to force sb/sth down to the ground          使倒下；击倒                            ◆        to down a plane        击落一架飞机                    IDIOM              ˌdown ˈtools                  (            BrE)                                (of workers            工人            )                                to stop work; to go on strike              撂下工作；罢工                                                                adjective                    [not before noun      ]              1              (          informal)                sad or depressed          悲哀；沮丧；情绪低落                            ◆        I feel a bit down today.        我今天有点闷闷不乐。                    2              (of a computer or computer system        计算机或计算机系统        )                    not working          停机；停止运行                            ◆        The system was down all morning.        这系统整个上午都停机。                    ☞see also                                            downtime                                             (1            )                                      IDIOMsee                                    hit                                   v.            ,                                    kick                                   v.            ,                                    luck                                   n.            ,                                    mouth                                   n.                                  noun                    ☞see also                                    downs                                      1              [uncountable        ]                    the very fine soft feathers of a bird          （鸟的）绒羽，绒毛                            ◆        duck down        鸭绒                    2              [uncountable        ]                    fine soft hair          绒毛；软毛；汗毛                            ☞see also                                    downy                                      3              [countable        ]                    (in        American football        美式足球        )                    one of a series of four chances to carry the ball forward ten yards that a team is allowed. These series continue until the team loses the ball or fails to go forward ten yards in four          downs.          进攻分段，10 码进攻（球队可向前推进 10 码持球进攻的四次机会。球队在连续四次进攻中失球或未能推进 10 码即不能继续）                            IDIOM              have a ˈdown on sb/sth                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        to have a bad opinion of a person or thing              对…评价不好；瞧不起；厌恶                                                  ☞more at                                    up                                   n.                        down              /        daʊn                ;          NAmE                daʊn                /             down[daʊn]downed, downing, downsCET4CET6考研GREi102542802737619554743768561579v11000141515257634429845r11835699176137145459647225250018173n65566088845100716881978570j76202618592450655786135ADV1597736073PREP1611897827NOUN4445224218ADJ6284127138VERB1318431642Spoken:831047477downed[838] downer[767] downing[1158] downs[2602]向下(55%)，向下的(10%)，绒毛(10%)，击倒(7%)，被抑制(4%)，汗毛(4%)，吞下(3%)，打败(3%)，无礼的(2%)，消沉的(1%)，沿着 ... 而下(1%)prep.沿着，往下n.软毛，绒毛；[地质] 开阔的高地adj.向下的vt.打倒，击败adv.向下，下去；在下面vi.下降；下去n.(Down)人名；(英)唐

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Collins	down ★☆☆☆☆ 1. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES 介词和副词用法 2. ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法 3. VERB USES 动词用法 4. NOUN USES 名词用法 Part-1 Down is often used with verbs of movement, such as ‘fall’ and ‘pull’, and also in phrasal verbs such as ‘bring down’ and ‘calm down’. down 常与 fall，pull 等表示动作的动词连用，也用于 bring down, calm down 等短语动词中。 1 [PREP 介词]往…的下端；向…的底部 To go down something such as a slope or a pipe means to go towards the ground or to a lower level. [amount ADV] We're going down a mountain... 我们正在下山。 A man came down the stairs to meet them... 一名男子下楼来迎接他们。 The tears began flooding down her cheeks. 眼泪开始顺着她的脸颊滚落下来。 Down is also an adverb. She went down to the kitchen again... 她又去了下面的厨房。 She sat on the window seat until they climbed down from the roof... 她坐在靠窗的座位上，直到他们从屋顶爬下来。 I saw her push the boulder down on you... 我看见她将巨石推下砸向你。 Any unauthorized war planes flying in the area are to be shot down. 任何未经允许飞入该地区的战斗机都将被击落。 2 [PREP 介词]在…之下 If you are a particular distance down something, you are that distance below the top or surface of it. [amount PREP n] He managed to cling on to a ledge 40ft down the rock face... 他设法紧紧地攀在了距岩壁顶端 40 英尺的岩礁上。 The union leader was last night staging a protest vigil 400 yards down a mineshaft. 昨晚工会领袖在 400 码深的矿井下举行了彻夜的抗议活动。 Down is also an adverb. For the last 18 months miners have cut a face to develop a new shaft 400 metres down. 在过去的 18 个月中，矿工在距地面 400 米处挖了一个采掘面来修建新的矿井。 3 [ADV 副词]往下；向下；朝下 You use down to say that you are looking or facing in a direction that is towards the ground or towards a lower level. [ADV after v] She was still looking down at her papers... 她仍低头看着文件。 She put her head down, her hands over her face... 她低下头，双手掩面。 He bent down and picked up a rock. 他弯下腰捡起一块石头。 4 [ADV 副词](放)下 If you put something down, you put it onto a surface. [ADV after v] Danny put down his glass... 丹尼放下了玻璃杯。 After two rings I put down the phone... 响了两声后，我放下了电话。 He laid his knife down. 他放下刀。 5 [PREP 介词]沿；循；顺 If you go or look down something such as a road or river, you go or look along it. If you are down a road or river, you are somewhere along it. [oft amount PREP n] They set off at a jog up one street and down another... 他们开始沿着一条又一条的街道慢跑。 Karl looked down the street... 卡尔朝街尾看了看。 She lives a few miles down the road at Burnham. 她住在伯汉姆，顺着路走几英里远。 ...sailing down the river on a barge. 乘驳船向河的下游航行 6 [ADV 副词](尤指往南方或往地势低的地方)往，朝 If you are travelling to a particular place, you can say that you are going down to that place, especially if you are going towards the south or to a lower level of land. [ADV after v] [SPOKEN 口语] I went down to L.A. all the way from Seattle... 我从西雅图一路南下到洛杉矶。 I have seen him walking down to the shops a mile or so away... 我看见他朝大约一英里以外的商店走去了。 I'll take you back down to the valley. 我会带你返回下面的山谷里。 ...holidaymakers coming down here in the summer. 夏天来这里的度假者 7 [PREP 介词]在(某处)；前往（某地） If you are down a place, you are at that place. If you go down a place, you go to that place. Some people consider this to be non-standard. [v-link PREP n] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] People are down the pub, getting drunk... 人们在酒吧，喝得烂醉。 We got in the car and went down the supermarket and started buying food. 我们上车前往超市，然后开始购买食物。 8 [ADV 副词]向较低水平；下降；下跌 If an amount of something goes down, it decreases. If an amount of something is down, it has decreased and is at a lower level than it was. [ADV after v] Interest rates came down today... 今天利率下调了。 Inflation will be down to three percent... 通货膨胀率将降到 3%。 My weight went down to seventy pounds... 我的体重减到了 70 磅。 My department had a healthy interest in keeping expenses down... 我部门对维持低水平开支有浓厚兴趣。 The Dow Jones industrial average is down 5 points at 2,913. 道琼斯工业平均指数下跌了 5 个点，收于 2,913 点。 ...with hotel occupation down by around half. 随着酒店入住率下降了大约一半 9 [PHRASE 短语]已处理的及尚未完成的 If you say that there are a number of things down and a number to go, you are saying how many of the things have already been dealt with and how many remain to be dealt with. [PHR with amount] Thirteen months down, twenty-four years to go. 过去了 13 个月，还有 24 年。 10 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]下至；直至 Down to a particular detail means including everything, even that detail. Down to a particular person means including everyone, even that person. I was a soldier down to my shoelaces. 我是名不折不扣的军人。 ...from the chairman right down to the tea ladies. 上至主席下至上茶女侍 11 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]只剩下 If you are down to a certain amount of something, you have only that amount left. [PREP amount] The poor man's down to his last £3. 那个可怜的人身上只剩 3 英镑了。 12 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]由…引起(或造成) If a situation is down to a particular person or thing, it has been caused by that person or thing. [mainly BRIT 主英] Any mistakes are entirely down to us... 任何过错全是我们造成的。 That's down to pure hard work. 那些全是凭辛苦的劳动得来的。 13 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]已安排…的；要做…的；将发生…的 If someone or something is down for a particular thing, it has been arranged that they will do that thing, or that thing will happen. Mark had told me that he was down for an interview. 马克已告诉我他要参加一场面试。 ...derelict houses that were down for demolition. 将要拆除的废弃房屋 14 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]See also:come down with ；患（病）；得（病） If you are down with an illness, you have that illness. [INFORMAL 非正式] One of the office girls was down with the flu. 一位女职员得了流感。 ...a little girl down with that nasty bout of measles. 在麻疹肆虐时染病的小女孩 15 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]See also:put down ；支付（部分款项） If you pay money down on something, you pay part of the money you owe for it. [mainly AM 主美] He paid 20 percent down. 他付了 20% 的钱款。 16 [PHRASE 短语]打倒；推翻 If people shout 'down with' something or someone, they are saying that they dislike them and want to get rid of them. [PHR n] [disapproval] [SPOKEN 口语] Demonstrators chanted 'down with the rebels'. 示威者高呼“打倒叛徒”。 17 up and down→see: up ； ups and downs→see: up ； down in the dumps→see: dump ； Part-2 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]沮丧的；闷闷不乐的；情绪低落的 If you are feeling down, you are feeling unhappy or depressed. [v-link ADJ] [INFORMAL 非正式] I have been down since the injury happened... 自从受了伤以来我一直很沮丧。 Try to support each other when one of you is feeling down... 当有人觉得情绪低落时，要努力相互打气。 The old man sounded really down. 老人听上去情绪十分低落。 2 [ADJ 形容词]写下的；记下的 If something is down on paper, it has been written on the paper. [v-link ADJ] That date wasn't down on our news sheet. 那个日期没有刊在我们的通讯简报上。 3 [ADJ 形容词](尤指电脑)死机的，发生故障的 If a piece of equipment, especially a computer system, is down, it is temporarily not working because of a fault. [v-link ADJ] The computer's down again. 电脑又死机了。 Part-3 1 [VERB 动词]吃下；喝下；吞下 If you say that someone downs food or a drink, you mean that they eat or drink it. [V n] We downed bottles of local wine. 我们喝了好几瓶本地产的葡萄酒。 2 [VERB 动词]击倒；击落；打倒 If something or someone is downed, they fall to the ground because they have been hurt or damaged in some way. [be V-ed] [V n] [JOURNALISM 新闻] Two jet fighters were downed... 两架喷气式战斗机被击落。 A bank guard shot him in the leg and downed him. 一名银行警卫开枪击中了他的大腿，使他受伤倒地。 downing ...the downing of an airliner, which killed 107 people. 一架飞机坠落，致使 107 人丧生 3 见 tool. to down tools see Part-4 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](小鸟的)绒毛，绒羽 Down consists of the small, soft feathers on young birds. Down is used to make bed-covers and pillows. ...goose down. 鹅绒 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:downs ；茸毛；绒毛；软毛；汗毛 Down is very fine hair. The whole plant is covered with fine down. 整株植物都覆盖着细茸毛。
Oxford	down ★ / daʊn ; NAmE daʊn / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun adverb ★ HELP For the special uses of downin phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example climb downis in the phrasal verb section at climb. *down 在短语动词中的特殊用法见有关动词词条。如 climb down 在词条 climb 的短语动词部份。 1 ★ to or at a lower place or position 向下；朝下；在下面 ◆ She jumped down off the chair. 她跳下椅子。 ◆ He looked down at her. 他低头看着她。 ◆ We watched as the sun went down. 我们看着夕阳西沉。 ◆ She bent down to pick up her glove. 她俯身捡起了手套。 ◆ Mary's not down yet (= she is still upstairs). 玛丽还没下楼呢。 ◆ The baby can't keep any food down (= in her body). 这婴儿吃什么吐什么。 2 ★ from a standing or vertical position to a sitting or horizontal one （坐、倒、躺）下 ◆ Please sit down. 请坐。 ◆ He had to go and lie down for a while. 他不得不去躺一会儿。 3 ★ at a lower level or rate 在较低水平；下降；下跌 ◆ Prices have gone down recently. 最近物价下降了。 ◆ We're already two goals down (= the other team has two goals more). 我们已落后对方两球。 ☞language bank at fall 4 ★ used to show that the amount or strength of sth is lower, or that there is less activity （数量、力量、活动等）减少，减弱，降低 ◆ Turn the music down! 把音乐声关小点！ ◆ The class settled down and she began the lesson. 课堂安静下来她便开始上课了。 5 (in a crossword 纵横填字游戏 ) reading from top to bottom, not from side to side 由上至下 ◆ I can't do 3 down. 我填不出第 3 个竖行。 6 ★ to or in the south of a country 向南方；在南方 ◆ They flew down to Texas. 他们乘飞机南下去得克萨斯州了。 ◆ Houses are more expensive down south. 南边的房屋价格要贵些。 7 ★ on paper; on a list （写）在纸上；（列）在表格上 ◆ Did you get that down? 你写下来了吗？ ◆ I always write everything down. 我不管什么事情都记下来。 ◆ Have you got me down for the trip? 你把我列入这次旅行的名单了吗？ 8 used to show the limits in a range or an order （表示范围或顺序的限度）下至，直至 ◆ Everyone will be there, from the Principal down. 从校长下至每个人都将到场。 9 having lost the amount of money mentioned 失去（钱数） ◆ At the end of the day we were £20 down. 一天下来我们少了 20 英镑。 10 if you pay an amount of money down,you pay that to start with, and the rest later （钱）先付，预付 11 ( informal) used to say how far you have got in a list of things you have to do 已完成数量（或进度） ◆ Well, I've seen six apartments so far. That's six down and four to go! 好啦，到目前为止我已看了六套公寓房。看完六套还有四套要去看呢！ 12 ( informal) to or at a local place such as a shop/store, pub, etc. 到，去，在（当地的商店、酒馆等地方） ◆ I'm just going down to the post office. 我正要到邮局去。 ◆ I saw him down at the shops. 我刚才看到他在那边的商店里。 HELP In informal British English, toand atare often left out after downin this sense. 在非正式的英式英语中，down 作此义时后面的 to 和 at 经常省略 ◆ He's gone down the shops. IDIOMS be down to sb ( informal) to be the responsibility of sb 是某人的责任；由某人负责 ◆ It's down to you to check the door. 检查门是否关好是你的事。 be down to sb/sth to be caused by a particular person or thing 由…引起（或造成） ◆ She claimed her problems were down to the media. 她声称她的问题是媒体造成的。 be down to sth to have only a little money left 只剩下（一点儿钱） ◆ I'm down to my last dollar. 我只剩下最后一块钱了。 be/go down with sth to have or catch an illness 患…病；得…病 down through sth ( formal) during a long period of time 在（相当长的一段）时间内 ◆ Down through the years this town has seen many changes. 多年来这座城镇发生了许多变化。 down to the last, smallest, final, etc. sth including every small part or detail of sth 非常详尽地 ◆ She organized everything down to the last detail. 她每件事情都安排得滴水不漏。 down ˈunder ( informal) to or in Australia and/or New Zealand 到，向，在（澳大利亚和╱或新西兰） down with sb/sth used to say that you are opposed to sth, or to a person 打倒 ◆ The crowds chanted ‘Down with NATO!’ 人群有节奏地反复高喊“打倒北约！” ☞more at man n. preposition ★ 1 ★ from a high or higher point on sth to a lower one （从高处）向下，往下 ◆ The stone rolled down the hill. 石头滚下山坡。 ◆ Tears ran down her face. 泪水顺着她的脸庞流下来。 ◆ Her hair hung down her back to her waist. 她的长发披在背上直垂腰际。 2 ★ along; towards the direction in which you are facing 沿着；顺着；朝着 ◆ He lives just down the street. 他就住在街那头。 ◆ Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights. 沿着这条路一直走到红绿灯处。 ◆ There's a bridge a mile down the river from here. 从这里沿河而下一英里处有座桥。 3 all through a period of time 贯穿…时间；遍及…时期 ◆ an exhibition of costumes down the ages (= from all periods of history) 历代服装展览 verb ( informal) 1 downsth to finish a drink or eat sth quickly （一下子）喝下，吃下，咽下 ◆ We downed our coffees and left. 我们一口气喝完咖啡就离开了。 2 downsb/sth to force sb/sth down to the ground 使倒下；击倒 ◆ to down a plane 击落一架飞机 IDIOM ˌdown ˈtools ( BrE) (of workers 工人 ) to stop work; to go on strike 撂下工作；罢工 adjective [not before noun ] 1 ( informal) sad or depressed 悲哀；沮丧；情绪低落 ◆ I feel a bit down today. 我今天有点闷闷不乐。 2 (of a computer or computer system 计算机或计算机系统 ) not working 停机；停止运行 ◆ The system was down all morning. 这系统整个上午都停机。 ☞see also downtime (1 ) IDIOMsee hit v. , kick v. , luck n. , mouth n. noun ☞see also downs 1 [uncountable ] the very fine soft feathers of a bird （鸟的）绒羽，绒毛 ◆ duck down 鸭绒 2 [uncountable ] fine soft hair 绒毛；软毛；汗毛 ☞see also downy 3 [countable ] (in American football 美式足球 ) one of a series of four chances to carry the ball forward ten yards that a team is allowed. These series continue until the team loses the ball or fails to go forward ten yards in four downs. 进攻分段，10 码进攻（球队可向前推进 10 码持球进攻的四次机会。球队在连续四次进攻中失球或未能推进 10 码即不能继续） IDIOM have a ˈdown on sb/sth ( BrE) ( informal) to have a bad opinion of a person or thing 对…评价不好；瞧不起；厌恶 ☞more at up n. down / daʊn ; NAmE daʊn /
LDC	down1 adverb, preposition, adjective down2 verb down3 noun downdown1 /daʊn/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb, preposition, adjective Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1to a lower position to or towards a lower place or position OPP up: David bent down to tie his shoelace. Get down off the table. Tears were streaming down my face. The sun was going down and it would soon be dark. They came running down the stairs. She stood on a balcony looking down into the courtyard. Glancing down the list of runners, I noticed a familiar name. Her hair came down to her waist. Ken fell asleep face down (=with his face towards the ground) on the couch.2in a lower place in a lower place or position OPP up: We heard the sound of laughter down below. The bathroom is down those stairs. Halfway down the page, there was the item I was looking for.3to lie/sit into a sitting or lying position: Please sit down. I think I’ll go and lie down for a while.4along at or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path: A young man came hurrying down the street. She looked down the road to see if anyone was coming. There is a pleasant little cafe bar a hundred yards down the road. The bus stop is a bit further down on the left-hand side.5south in or towards the south OPP up: They drove all the way down from Boston to Miami. They sailed down the east coast of Africa. Now he’s bought a villa down south. a trip down Mexico way6somewhere local at or to a place that is not far away: She’s just gone down to the shops. I saw her down at the station this morning.7river away from the place where a river starts OPP up: Chunks of ice came floating down the river.8fastened to a surface used with verbs that mean ‘fasten’ to show that something is fastened firmly to the surface or object below it: The coffin lid had been nailed down.9less at or towards a level or amount that is less OPP up: Keep your speed down. House prices have come down in recent months. Turn the radio down.down to Sharif cut his report down to only three pages.10losing losing to an opponent by a certain number of pointstwo goals down/three points down etc Swindon were six points down at one stage.11written used with verbs that mean ‘write’ to show that you write something on paper or in a book: I’ll write down the address for you. Start by jotting down a few ideas. Let’s put you down as self-employed.12on a list if you are down for something, your name is on a list of people who want to do something or are intended to do somethingdown for Purvis is down for the 200 metre freestyle event. We’ve already put his name down for nursery school.down to do something I’ve got you down to do the table decorations.13to later times from an earlier time in history to a later time or to people who are born in later times: a person whose words and actions have inspired millions of people down the centuries This knowledge was handed down in the family from father to son. The story has been passed down the generations for a thousand years.down to traditions that have come down to us from medieval times14paid immediately paid to someone immediately: A top quality freezer for only £20 down and £5 a week for a year.15every part from top to bottom: I want you to wash my car down.16swallowed in or into your stomach as a result of swallowing: Meg’s been very ill and can’t keep her food down. He gulped down the coffee.17sad unhappy or sad: Tim’s been feeling down.► see thesaurus at sad 18computer if a computer is down, it is not working OPP up► see thesaurus at broken 19be down to somebody if an action or decision is down to you, it is your responsibility: It’s down to me to make sure that everyone is happy. → be up to somebody at up1 20be down to somebody/something to be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing: Chris’s success is all down to him.21be down to your last pound/dollar/litre etc to be left with only a small amount of something: We’re down to our last five dollars.22down to something/somebody including everything or everyone, even the smallest thing or the least important person: Everyone uses the cafeteria, from the managing director down to the office boy. The plans were all complete down to the last detail.23be/go down with something to have a particular illness: Jane’s gone down with flu.24Down with somebody/something spoken used to say that you strongly oppose a government, leader etc and want them to lose their power: Down with the government!25be down on somebody/something informal to have a severe attitude towards someone or something, especially when this is unfair: Why is Mark so down on her at the moment?26leaving university British English used to say that someone leaves or has left a university at the end of a period of studydown from Sarah came down from Oxford in 1966.27completed already done or completed: Well, you’ve passed your second test, so it’s two down and four more to go.28down under informal in or to Australia or New Zealand29Down! spoken used to tell a jumping dog to get down30be down with somebody spoken informal to be friends with someone → be down on your luck at luck1(17) down1 adverb, preposition, adjective down2 verb down3 noun downdown2 verb [transitive] Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1to drink or eat something quickly: He downed the coffee in one gulp.2to knock or force someone to the ground: O'Malley downed his opponent in the first round.3down tools British English to stop working, especially because you are taking part in a strike (=protest about pay or conditions by stopping work) down1 adverb, preposition, adjective down2 verb down3 noun downdown3 noun Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[uncountable] soft hair like a baby’s2[uncountable] the soft fine feathers of a bird3[countable] one of the four chances that an American football team has to move forward when it is their turn to have the ball4the downs low round hills covered with grass, as in the south of England5have a down on somebody British English informal to dislike or have a bad opinion of someone: For some reason, Malcolm had a down on the whole teaching profession. → ups and downs at up2(1)
WDF	down [daʊn]downed, downing, downs CET4CET6考研GRE i1025 42802 7376 19554 7437 6856 1579 v11000 1415 152 576 344 298 45 r118 356991 76137 145459 64722 52500 18173 n6556 6088 845 1007 1688 1978 570 j7620 2618 592 450 655 786 135 ADV159 7736073 PREP1611 897827 NOUN4445 224218 ADJ6284 127138 VERB13184 31642 Spoken: 831047477 downed[838] downer[767] downing[1158] downs[2602] 向下(55%)，向下的(10%)，绒毛(10%)，击倒(7%)，被抑制(4%)，汗毛(4%)，吞下(3%)，打败(3%)，无礼的(2%)，消沉的(1%)，沿着 ... 而下(1%) prep.沿着，往下 n.软毛，绒毛；[地质] 开阔的高地 adj.向下的 vt.打倒，击败 adv.向下，下去；在下面 vi.下降；下去 n.(Down)人名；(英)唐

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