单词 | downhill |
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音标 | 英[ˌdaʊnˈhɪl] 美[ˈdaʊnˈhɪl] |
解释 | adv.向山下;如下坡一般;每况愈下;adj.向下的,下降的;倾斜的;[体]下降滑雪的;n.下坡路;滑降; |
例句 | ADV 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. 例:He headed downhill towards the river...他朝山下的河流走去。 例: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。 ADV 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. 例: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。 例: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。 ADJ (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. 例:Well, I guess it's all downhill from here.嗯,我猜从此以后就容易了。 |
变形 | pl:downhills~ |
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