down tools
collocation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。
击倒；打倒；撞倒
downs — third person singular of down
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击倒；打倒；撞倒
to knock someone or something down; to cause to fall
The factory downs its premium jackets with high-quality goose feathers.
工厂用优质鹅毛填充其高级夹克。
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.
用羽绒覆盖、装饰、衬里或填充
To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
降低；放下(某物)。
To lower; to put (something) down.
击败；压倒。
To defeat; to overpower.
down
Base
原形
downs
3rd person
第三人称单数
downing
-ing
现在分词
downed
Past
过去式
downed
Past participle
过去分词
He downs his drink quickly.
他很快喝下饮料。
She downed the opponent in the first round.
她在第一轮就击败了对手。
The workers are downing tools for the strike.
工人们正在放下工具罢工。
She downed the comfortable cushions using soft duck feathers.
她用柔软的鸭毛填充了舒适的垫子。
They are downing the new duvet right now to prepare it for winter.
他们现在正在填充新羽绒被，为冬天做准备。
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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。
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。
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。
击败对手
She downed her opponent in straight sets.
她直落两盘击败了对手。
推球入洞
He downed the putt to win the championship.
他推杆入洞，赢得了冠军。
务实的；脚踏实地的
Despite her fame, she remains very down to earth.
尽管她很有名，她依然非常务实。
闷闷不乐；情绪低落的
He's been down in the dumps all week after failing his exam.
他考试不及格后，整个星期都闷闷不乐。
将来；以后
You might regret quitting your job down the road.
将来你可能会后悔辞职的。
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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。
作为动词常表‘快速喝下’或‘击倒’，后接宾语。
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