Word · Frequency #6850
downwards
向下；往下
towards a lower place or position, either physically or metaphorically
- 1.
Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
向下；朝下方。
- 2.
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
从高处到低处
- 3.
Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
向较低、较小、较劣等方向。
趋于下降；朝较低水平；向下；朝下方。；从高处到低处；向较低、较小、较劣等方向。；向下
In use
The plane began to descend downwards towards the runway.
She looked downwards to avoid eye contact.
The trend in prices has been moving downwards for months.
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。
trend/point + downwards
常见于经济或趋势描述。
The stock price trended downwards.
股价呈下降趋势。
Common mistakes
He walked downwards the hill.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。
Connections
Collocations
- move downwards
- 向下移动
- The elevator moved downwards slowly.电梯缓慢地向下移动。
- go downwards
- 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。
- slope downwards
- 向下倾斜
- The path slopes downwards towards the river.这条小路向下倾斜，通往河边。
- point downwards
- 指向下方
- The arrow on the sign points downwards.标志上的箭头指向下方。
- flow downwards
- 向下流
- Water flows downwards due to gravity.水因重力而向下流动。
- look downwards
- 向下看
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
通常置于动词之后或句末，表示方向向下。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All share the '-wards' suffix and similar ending sound /wərdz/. Note stress varies; 'afterwards' has stress on the second syllable.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.