Word · Frequency #102
downs
击倒;打倒;撞倒
downs is the third person singular of down.
核心释义
to knock someone or something down; to cause to fall
- 1.
击倒(某人或某物);使倒下;砍倒。
To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- 2.
用羽绒覆盖、装饰、衬里或填充
To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- 3.
降低;放下(某物)。
To lower; to put (something) down.
- 4.
击败;压倒。
To defeat; to overpower.
- 5.
将(球)击入洞中。
To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
放下;降低;压下;打败;战胜;压倒;将(球)打入洞(或袋);用绒羽覆盖(或填满);击倒(某人或某物);使倒下;砍倒。
用法In use
The factory downs its premium jackets with high-quality goose feathers.
用法提示:动词 'downs' 在此意为‘用软羽毛填充’,是第三人称单数形式。
She downed the comfortable cushions using soft duck feathers.
用法提示:过去式 'downed' 表示‘用软羽毛填充’的动作。
They are downing the new duvet right now to prepare it for winter.
用法提示:现在分词 'downing' 表示正在进行的‘用绒毛填充’的动作。
down sb
及物动词,宾语多是人的对手或猎物,常见于拳击、格斗、比赛等语境,表示把对方打倒在地或将其击败。
The champion downed his opponent in the second round.
冠军在第二回合击倒了对手。
be downed by sth
表示飞机等被击落、被打下来时,英语里多用被动语态,by 后接火力、武器或施事方。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- down tools
- 放下工具;罢工
- The workers downed tools and refused to continue.工人们放下工具,拒绝继续工作。
- down a tree
- 砍倒一棵树
- They downed the dead tree before it could fall on the house.他们砍倒了那棵枯树,免得它砸到房子。
- down an enemy plane
- 击落敌机
- The fighter pilot downed two enemy planes in one mission.这名战斗机飞行员在一次任务中击落了两架敌机。
- down an opponent
- 击败对手
- She downed her opponent in straight sets.她直落两盘击败了对手。
- down a putt
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
down 作动词:想象拳头向下猛击,把对手击倒——击倒、砍倒、放下、击败都含‘向下’动作。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:体育比赛、新闻报道、朋友交谈、纺织加工 作动词时,down 的语气随搭配和场景变化:口语或新闻中多表示“击倒、使落下”,体育中可表示“将球击入洞/袋”,纺织语境则表示“用羽绒填充”。通常不属于正式书面语,具体使用要看搭配和语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为动词常表‘快速喝下’或‘击倒’,后接宾语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 down (/daʊn/) 押韵,重读元音都是 /aʊ/,并以 /n/ 结尾:town、brown、crown、frown、clown、gown。注意不要与形近的 done /dʌn/、dawn /dɔːn/、dune /djuːn/ 混淆,它们的读音与 down 不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.