verb + downstream
动词通常为表示移动的动词。
The boat drifted downstream.
船向下游漂去。
沿着河流或溪流的路径；远离源头或顺流而下；下游地
in the direction that a river or stream flows
沿着河流或溪流的路径
Following the path of a river or stream.
远离源头或顺流而下
away from the source or with the current
The river flows downstream towards the ocean.
这条河向下游流向海洋。
用法提示：downstream 作为副词，修饰动词 flows，表示方向。
Salmon swim upstream to spawn, but they return downstream afterward.
鲑鱼逆流而上产卵，但之后会顺流而下返回。
用法提示：downstream 作为副词，与 upstream 对比，表示相反方向。
The oil spill moved rapidly downstream along the current.
泄露的石油沿着水流迅速向下游移动。
用法提示：downstream 作为副词，修饰动词 moved，描述泄漏物的漂流方向。
动词通常为表示移动的动词。
The boat drifted downstream.
船向下游漂去。
表示位置关系。
The village is located downstream from the dam.
村庄位于大坝的下游。
The power plant is downstream of the river.
发电厂位于河流下游。
grammar · medium
易错句子The boat moved to the downstream.
正确表达The boat moved downstream.
downstream 是副词，表示方向，前面不加介词 to，也不加冠词 the。直接修饰动词即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子The city is located at downstream.
正确表达The city is located downstream.
downstream 作为副词，直接表示位置方向，不需要介词 at。
downstream 表示顺流而下，upstream 表示逆流而上
downstream 指水流方向，downhill 指斜坡向下
顺流漂浮
The leaves floated downstream on the slow current.
树叶在缓慢的水流中顺流漂浮。
顺流漂移
The boat drifted downstream until it reached the bridge.
小船顺流漂移到桥下。
向下游流去
The river flows downstream through the valley.
这条河穿过山谷向下游流去。
顺流而行
Salmon travel downstream to reach the sea.
鲑鱼顺流而下游向大海。
冲向下游
The flood carried the debris downstream.
洪水把碎片冲向下游。
down（向下）+ stream（水流/河流）；合成词。相关词：downhill（下坡）, downwind（顺风）, upstream（上游/逆流而上）, mainstream（主流）
顺流而下意味着顺着水流的方向移动。
河流的下游终点是入海口。
三角洲常形成于河流下游入海处，因泥沙沉积而成。
泥沙会随水流向下游搬运并沉积。
船舶顺流航行时即沿下游方向行进。
在（某过程或系统的）后续阶段；受……的后续影响
The real cost appears downstream of the initial investment.
真正的成本出现在初始投资之后的环节。
在更靠后的阶段；在流程的后面
The issue was not discovered until further downstream in the production line.
问题直到生产线的更后段才被发现。
后续影响；连带效应
The new law had several downstream effects on small businesses.
新法律对小企业产生了若干后续影响。
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