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verb + downwards
downwards 强调方向，非正式场合常可用 down 替换。
She looked downwards at the ground.
她向下看着地面。
向下；往下
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向下；往下
towards a lower place or position, either physically or metaphorically
She looked downwards at the ground.
她向下看着地面。
向下；朝下方。
Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
从高处到低处
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
向较低、较小、较劣等方向。
Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
The plane began to descend downwards towards the runway.
飞机开始向下朝跑道降落。
She looked downwards to avoid eye contact.
她向下看以避免目光接触。
The trend in prices has been moving downwards for months.
几个月来价格趋势一直在向下移动。
downwards 强调方向，非正式场合常可用 down 替换。
She looked downwards at the ground.
她向下看着地面。
常见于经济或趋势描述。
The stock price trended downwards.
股价呈下降趋势。
Not this
He walked downwards the hill.
Use this
He walked down the hill.
downwards 是副词，不能直接接宾语。要表示‘沿着...向下’时，需用介词 down 引导方向名词。
Not this
a downwards slope
Use this
a downward slope
downwards 是副词，不能修饰名词。应用形容词 downward 来修饰名词。
Not this
Downwards he looked.
Use this
He looked downwards.
副词 downwards 通常置于动词之后，放在句首虽语法正确但语序不自然，不符合英语惯用表达。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
向下移动
The elevator moved downwards slowly.
电梯缓慢地向下移动。
向下走
We need to go downwards to reach the exit.
我们需要向下走才能到达出口。
向下倾斜
The path slopes downwards towards the river.
这条小路向下倾斜，通往河边。
指向下方
The arrow on the sign points downwards.
标志上的箭头指向下方。
向下流
Water flows downwards due to gravity.
水因重力而向下流动。
向下看
She looked downwards to avoid eye contact.
她向下看以避免目光接触。
恶性循环；螺旋式下降
The economy is spiralling downwards into a recession.
经济正螺旋式下滑，陷入衰退。
向下流动（社会地位下降）
He experienced downward mobility after losing his high-paying job.
失去高薪工作后，他经历了社会地位的下降。
下降趋势
There is a consistent downward trend in the stock market.
股市呈现持续的下降趋势。
Use downwards naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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把“downwards”拆成“down”（向下）和“wards”（朝向），想象一个箭头🔽朝下，指向地面，帮助记忆“向下”的含义。
语域：neutral 常见场景：物理方向、抽象趋势 通常用于描述向下的移动或降低的趋势，在口语和书面语中都常见。
通常置于动词之后或句末，表示方向向下。
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