verb + downward (physical movement)
表示物体朝下移动。
The ball rolled downward.
球向下滚去。
在较低处;在下方;向南;朝南;向较低水平;向下(在空间、等级、数量或价值上)。;在较低水平;在下方。;向南;朝南。
Toward a lower position, amount, or level.
向较低水平;向下(在空间、等级、数量或价值上)。
Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
在较低水平;在下方。
At a lower level.
向南;朝南。
Southward.
从高处到低处的空间或隐喻
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
The plane began its downward descent as it approached the airport.
飞机接近机场时开始向下降落。
用法提示:downward 作为副词修饰动词 descent,表示空间上的向下运动。
AI contextual example
After the peak season, prices tend to move downward.
旺季过后,价格往往会下跌。
用法提示:downward 修饰动词 move,表示价格在抽象层面上的下降趋势。
AI contextual example
She looked downward to avoid eye contact with him.
她低头向下看,以避免与他目光接触。
用法提示:downward 修饰动词 looked,表示目光方向朝下。
AI contextual example
表示物体朝下移动。
The ball rolled downward.
球向下滚去。
表示视线向下。
She glanced downward at the floor.
她向下瞥了一眼地板。
常用于描述抽象事物下降。
The stock market has trended downward.
股市呈下降趋势。
down 与 downward 在大多数语境可互换;down 更简短、更口语化,常用于动词短语(如 go down、come down),而 downward 更正式,也适用于抽象意义(如向下的趋势)。
grammar · medium
易错句子He walked downward the street.
正确表达He walked down the street.
副词 'downward' 不能直接接宾语,应改为介词 'down' 表示方向。
grammar · medium
易错句子She downward looked at the floor.
正确表达She looked downward at the floor.
副词 'downward' 应置于动词之后,而非动词之前,遵循英语词序规则。
针对“向下;朝较低水平”这一副词义项。在“向南”义项下,反义词为 northward。
'downward'是美式英语常见,'downwards'是英式英语常见,但意思相同。
'down'常用于日常口语和短语动词(如'go down'),而'downward'更正式,且不能用于所有动词短语。
'upward'表示向上,与'downward'方向相反。
向下移动
The elevator slowly moved downward.
电梯缓慢地向下移动。
趋于下降
Home sales have trended downward for three months.
房屋销售量三个月来一直趋于下降。
向下看
He looked downward to avoid eye contact.
他向下看,避免目光接触。
急剧下滑
After losing his job, his finances spiraled downward.
失业后,他的财务状况急剧下滑。
向下修正
The company revised its profit forecast downward.
该公司向下修正了利润预测。
面朝下
Place the document face downward on the scanner.
把文件面朝下放在扫描仪上。
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down(向下)+ -ward(朝…方向)
常与 downward 搭配,表示下降的趋势或走向。
描述向下移动的路径或进程。
表示向下的倾斜面或坡度,与 downward 方向一致。
常用于 downward spiral,指不断恶化的下降过程。
表示方向或位置的变化,与 downward 连用指下移。
恶性循环;不断恶化的局面
After losing his job, he fell into a downward spiral of debt and depression.
失业后,他陷入了债务和抑郁不断加深的恶性循环。
下犬式(一种瑜伽体式)
She held the downward dog pose for ten full breaths.
她保持下犬式姿势做了十次完整呼吸。
社会地位下降;向下流动
Many middle-class families now face downward mobility.
如今许多中产家庭面临社会地位下降的问题。
向上之路和向下之路是同一条路。
This famous saying by the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus uses 'downward' to suggest that moving down and moving up can be part of the same journey.
这是古希腊哲学家赫拉克利特的名言,用“向下”来说明下行与上行可能是同一条旅程的一部分。
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