Question

downward adv.向下adj.向下的；下降的 (1) 她把那幅画正面朝下放在桌上。(2) 这只鸟向下滑翔，降落在草丛里。(3) 这种风俗自十六世纪沿袭下来。(4) 股票价格继续保持着下行趋势。

Accepted Answer

英 ['daʊnwəd] 美 ['daʊnwərd] (1) She laid the picture face downward on the table.(2) The bird glided downward and rested in the grass.(3) The custom has continued from the 16th century downward.(4) Share prices continued their downward trend. 1[ADJ 形容词]See also:downwards；下降的；向下的 A downward movement or look is directed towards a lower place or a lower level.   [ADJ n]...a firm downward movement of the hands.双手有力的向下摆动2[ADJ 形容词]趋向没落的；衰退的；局势变坏的 If you refer to a downward trend, you mean that something is decreasing or that a situation is getting worse.   [ADJ n]The downward trend in home ownership is likely to continue.拥有房屋所有权者人数减少的趋势可能会持续。...a decline in the economy, resulting in a general downward spiral.经济上的衰退导致了总体上的螺旋式下降。

英语单词	downward
英美音标	英 ['daʊnwəd] 美 ['daʊnwərd]
中文释义	adv.向下 adj.向下的；下降的
英语例句	(1) She laid the picture face downward on the table. (2) The bird glided downward and rested in the grass. (3) The custom has continued from the 16th century downward. (4) Share prices continued their downward trend.
中文例句	(1) 她把那幅画正面朝下放在桌上。 (2) 这只鸟向下滑翔，降落在草丛里。 (3) 这种风俗自十六世纪沿袭下来。 (4) 股票价格继续保持着下行趋势。
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]See also:downwards ；下降的；向下的 A downward movement or look is directed towards a lower place or a lower level. [ADJ n] ...a firm downward movement of the hands. 双手有力的向下摆动 2 [ADJ 形容词]趋向没落的；衰退的；局势变坏的 If you refer to a downward trend, you mean that something is decreasing or that a situation is getting worse. [ADJ n] The downward trend in home ownership is likely to continue. 拥有房屋所有权者人数减少的趋势可能会持续。 ...a decline in the economy, resulting in a general downward spiral. 经济上的衰退导致了总体上的螺旋式下降。

Downward Continued Adj 形容词 Movement Lower [Adj N