| 词汇 | down |
| 释义 | down adverb uk /daʊn/ us /daʊn/ downadverb (LOWER POSITION)A2 in or towards a low or lower position, from a higher one: 在下面；向下，朝下 go downIs this lift going down?这部电梯是向下开的吗？ Don't look down! You'll get dizzy.别朝下看！你会头晕的。 The sun's going down and it'll be dark soon.太阳要落下去了，天很快就要黑了。 come downThe space capsule came down in the ocean.太空舱落入了海里。 I bent down to look under the bed.我弯下腰朝床底下看了看。 A1 moving from above and onto a surface: （坐、躺、放）下 sit downJust as I was sitting down to watch TV, the phone rang.我正准备坐下看电视的时候，电话铃响了。 lie downWhy don't you lie down on the sofa for a while?你为什么不在沙发上躺一会儿呢？ put something downThis box is really heavy - can we put it down (on the floor) for a minute?这个箱子确实很重——我们把它放下（搁到地板上）歇一会儿好吗? get downGet down off that table immediately!你这个傻丫头，马上从桌子上下来！ face downThe terrorists forced everybody to lie face down (= with the front part of the body below) on the floor.恐怖分子强迫大家面朝下趴在地板上。 firmly in place or into position: 牢固地 I put the loose floorboard back and nailed it down.我把松动的地板块放回去用钉子钉牢。 He held my arms down by my sides.他把我的胳膊按在我身体的两侧。 Water dripped down the wall.水顺着墙滴下来。 He lifted a fat volume down from the shelf. A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey.一只老鹰在天空中盘旋，要伺机俯冲捕捉猎物。 A taxi driver wound down his window and gave the cyclist a mouthful.出租车司机摇下车窗，对骑自行车的人破口大骂。 It's said that as the boat went down the band continued to play.据说，船沉时乐队仍在继续演奏。 Down and downward declivity downhill downstairs downstream downward downwardly downwards fallen over sunken up downadverb (LOWER LEVEL)in or towards a lower level, a smaller amount, or a simpler state: （水平等）由高到低地；（数量等）由大到小地；（情况等）由复杂变简单地 go downThe rate of inflation is finally going down.通货膨胀率终于下降了。 turn something downTurn the TV down - it's way too loud!把电视机的声音关小一点——实在太吵了！ The nurse bandaged my sprained ankle to keep the swelling down (= to limit the swelling).护士把我扭伤的脚踝抱起来以控制肿胀。 come downIf you wait a few months, the price will come down.如果你等上几个月，价格就会降下来。 The Cavaliers were 20 points down (= losing by 20 points) at half-time.半场结束时克里夫兰骑士队落后20分。 go down from something to somethingThe number of students at this school has gone down from 500 last year to 410.这所学校的学生人数从去年的500人降到了410人。 Are you comfortable or shall I turn the heat down?你觉得舒服吗？还是要我把暖气调低点？ Could you turn your music down and show a little consideration for the neighbours! We need to work hard to keep our prices down.我们必须努力控制我们产品的价格。 They melted down the gold rings and bracelets.他们将金戒指和金手镯熔化掉。 Sophie has been moved down a grade at school. Small in number and quantity beggarly below bupkis certain could count something on (the fingers of) one handidiom low density measly mild mildness mingy minimal piffling remote scantly slenderly slenderness speak strength suggestion thin downadverb (DESTROY)If you burn, cut, or knock something or someone down, you cause it, him, or her to fall to the ground, usually damaged, destroyed, or injured: （因破坏性力量倒、垮、塌）下 The house burned down many years ago.许多年以前这座房子就被烧毁了。 These trees will have to be cut down to make way for the new road.为了修建新公路，不得不将这些树砍掉。 UKShe was knocked down by a car and killed instantly.她被车撞倒后当即死亡。 He threatened to break the door down. Several trees were brought down by the storm. Throw your gun down and put your hands in the air.扔掉枪，举起手来。 Our apple tree fell down in the storm.我们的苹果树在暴风雨中被刮倒了。 Winds gusting to 50 mph brought down power cables. Down and downward declivity downhill downstairs downstream downward downwardly downwards fallen over sunken up downadverb (IN WRITING)B1 in writing or on paper: 以书面形式;写在纸上 I'll write it down now so I won't forget.我现在要写下来以免忘了。 down in writing Do you have it down in writing, or was it just a verbal agreement? down on paper She finds it hard to get her ideas down on paper. get someone down for somethingI've got you down for (= have written that you want) three tickets each. put someone down for somethingCan I put you down for a donation to our charity? take something downThe police officers were taking down the names of witnesses.警官们正在记录证人的姓名。 I recommend writing your feelings down on paper.我建议你把自己的感受写下来。 He asked me to put my objections down on paper.他让我把反对的理由写下来。 Did you write Jo's phone number down? Somehow we got our wires crossed because I'd got the 23rd down in my diary and Jen had the 16th. If there are any calls for me, could you write them down next to the phone?如果有我的电话，你能在电话边记一下吗？ Writing & typing agraphia asemic bang bang something out bash something out borrow chart contribute dot draw orthography put someone down for something put something/someone down re-register re-registration readability scrawl semiotics speller transcribe downadverb (FAR)B1 used, especially with prepositions, to emphasize that a place is at some distance from you or from somewhere considered to be central: 在远方，去远处 down atI'll meet you down at the gym after work.下班后我会到俱乐部找你。 down byHe has a house down by the harbour.他在港湾那边有一座房子。 down toI'm going down to the shop to buy some milk.我要去商店买些牛奶。 in or towards the south: 在南部；向南方 It's much warmer down (in the) south.南方要暖和许多。 My parents live down in Florida, but they come up to Chicago every summer.我父母住在南方的佛罗里达，但他们每年夏天都要来芝加哥。 We're moving down to London.我们要南下搬到伦敦去了。 I took my two-year old nephew down to the beach with his bucket and spade.我带两岁的小外甥去海滩，拿着他的小桶和铲子。 I was scared witless the last time Tina drove me down to London. We drove down to the windswept Atlantic coast of Portugal.我们驱车前往葡萄牙常受大风侵袭的大西洋海岸。 He went down to the bookmaker's in Chesterton Road to place a bet on the race. After booking into our hotel, we went straight down to the beach.登记入住酒店后，我们就径直去了海滩。 Distant in space and time (in) the middle of nowhereidiom afar afield all/the four corners of the world/earthidiom anywhere as far as the eye can/could seeidiom distance extreme eye farthest from afar further furthermost light years awayidiom middle Podunk remote remotely remoteness ultra You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Down and downward downadverb (OLDER TO YOUNGER)from an older person to a younger one: 传下去（地），传给下一代（地） The necklace has been passed/handed down through seven generations.这条项链已经传了7代人了。 These myths have come down to us from prehistoric times.这些神话从史前一直流传至今。 Down and downward declivity downhill downstairs downstream downward downwardly downwards fallen over sunken up downadverb (EATING)inside your stomach: 進肚子里 UKYou'll feel better once you've got some hot soup down you.喝点热汤你就会感觉舒服一些。 keep something downHe's getting weak because he can't keep anything down.什么食物他吃了就吐，因此他的身体变得越来越虚弱了。 The digestive system brush border caecal cardia chyme coeliac digestive tract intestinal intraluminal jejunal jejunum lacteal large intestine rectum small intestine stomach ache trypsin unassimilable ureteral vermiform appendix vermiform process downadverb (MONEY)at the time of buying: 购买时 I gave him $1,000 down, and paid the rest in instalments.我付给他1000英镑，其余货款分期支付。 Paying money 2FA 2SV ante up (something) burn a hole in someone's pocketidiom buying power credit limit fund non-contributory outlay overpaid put someone through something put something on your/someone's card put something towards something run to something self-finance spend spent splurge sponsor tipper GrammarDown, downwards or downward? We use down mostly as a preposition or adverb. It means ‘in or moving to a low or lower position or level’: … Down We use down mostly as a preposition or adverb. It means ‘in or moving to a low or lower position or level’: … Downwards, downward Downwards is an adverb. It means ‘movement towards a lower position’: … Idiomsbe down on someone be down to someone come/go down in the world down someone's way down under (right) down to down with...! one, two, etc. down, one, two etc. to go. down preposition uk /daʊn/ us /daʊn/ downpreposition (LOWER POSITION)A2 in or towards a low or lower position, from a higher one: 在下面；向下，朝下 I slid down the hill.我顺着山坡滑了下来。 fall downAikiko fell down some stairs and broke her wrist.爱子在楼梯上滑了一跤，腕部骨折了。 He ironed a crease down the front of each trouser leg.他在每条裤腿的正面熨出一条褶痕来。 Sam only lives a few doors down from us. I can't go down that street - there's a 'No entry' sign.我不能走那条街——那儿有“禁止入内”的标志。 She ran excitedly down the hall to greet her cousins.她兴奋地跑到大厅里迎接她的表兄弟们。 She jumped on her motorbike and raced off down the road.她跳上摩托车，沿路疾驶而去。 Down and downward declivity downhill downstairs downstream downward downwardly downwards fallen over sunken up downpreposition (ALONG)A2 along: 沿着，顺 We drove down the highway as far as Atlanta.我们沿着高速公路一直开到了亚特兰大。 Her office is down the corridor on the right.她的办公室在走廊那头的右侧。 They sailed the boat down the river (= towards the sea).他们沿着这条河驾船驶向大海。 Down and downward declivity downhill downstairs downstream downward downwardly downwards fallen over sunken up downpreposition (TO)UKnot standard to: 朝，向，到（同 to） I went down the pub with my mates.我和同伴去了酒吧。 Compare uppreposition(TO)UKnot standard He's gone down the shop to get some milk. Are you coming down the pub for a bevvy?你到酒吧来喝一杯吗？ Can you nip down the shop for me? A few of us went down the pub after work. I won't be long - I'm just going down the chemist to collect a prescription. Down and downward declivity downhill downstairs downstream downward downwardly downwards fallen over sunken up GrammarDown, downwards or downward? We use down mostly as a preposition or adverb. It means ‘in or moving to a low or lower position or level’: … Down We use down mostly as a preposition or adverb. It means ‘in or moving to a low or lower position or level’: … Downwards, downward Downwards is an adverb. It means ‘movement towards a lower position’: … Idiomsdown the drain down the toilet down the road/line/track down verb[ T ] uk /daʊn/ us /daʊn/ downverb[T] (LOWER POSITION)to cause something or someone to fall to the ground: 使跌倒，使倒下；使掉下 We downed three enemy planes with our missiles.我们用导弹击落了3架敌机。 The ice storm has downed trees and power lines all over the region.冰暴在整个地区击倒树木，刮落电线。 Down and downward declivity downhill downstairs downstream downward downwardly downwards fallen over sunken up downverb[T] (EAT)to eat or drink something quickly: 一口气吃下;一口气喝下 He'd downed four beers before I'd finished one.我一杯啤酒还没喝完，他就已经一口气喝下四杯了。 Drinking consume drink drink (something) up drinker drinking drinking fountain drinking water drunk mainline non-consumption overindulge overindulgence overindulgent partake quench slurp sup swig swill tasting You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Eating downverb[T] (DEFEAT)US to defeat someone, especially in sport: （尤指在比赛中）打败，击败，战胜 The Yankees downed the Red Sox 7–0.扬基队以7-0的比分打败了红袜队。 Winning, losing & scoring in sport aet against the run of playidiom all out blinder blow someone away box score conversion counterattack crash dead heat hammering offence offensively outpoint outrun point-scoring points deduction scoreless tank winner You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winning and defeating Idiomdown tools down adjective uk /daʊn/ us /daʊn/ downadjective (UNHAPPY)B2 unhappy; unable to feel excited or energetic about anything: 不高兴的;情绪低落的，提不起精神的 She's been really down since her husband left.自从丈夫去世后她一直抑郁寡欢。 feel downI've been feeling a little bit down this week.这周我有点情绪低落。 a little bit downWhen I saw Francesca, she was a little bit down. Synonyms blue(SAD)informal dejected depressed despondent dispirited doleful dolorousliterary downcast downhearted down in the dumps gloomy gluminformal low low-spirited melancholy miserable(UNHAPPY) mournful plaintive sad(NOT HAPPY) sorrowfulliterary the doldrumsinformal unhappy feeling sad sadShe's been sad ever since her cat died. unhappyShe'd had a very unhappy childhood. miserableI just woke up feeling miserable. upsetThey'd had an argument and he was still upset about it. broken-heartedShe was broken-hearted when her partner left. She's been a bit down since she found out she's got to take her exams again. He seemed a bit down about his work situation. He's been feeling a bit down ever since he got his exam results. He's been really down ever since he got divorced. I could tell that you were feeling a bit down. Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom dismayed displeased dissatisfied distraught distressed lachrymose lonely lonesome lovelorn wish you had never been bornidiom wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom downadjective (NOT IN OPERATION)C1[ after verb ] (of a system or machine, especially a computer) not in operation or not working, usually only for a limited period of time: （尤指计算机等机器或系统）停止运转 The network will be down for an hour for routine maintenance.网络将停止运行1小时以进行日常维护。 go downThe whole system's gone down.整个系统都停止运行了。 See also downtime I tried to update my details online but the system was down. Our website was down all morning due to a power failure. The bank's network was down so they were unable to approve our loan that day. The firm's losing money for every minute their website is down. The network was down so we were unable to do any work all morning. Computer concepts 2FA 2SV 3-D printing adaptive learning additive manufacturing haptics HCI hex hexadecimal hill climbing infection stack tebibyte telematic telematics telerobotics teraflop texture wan word processing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Machines - not functioning downadjective (ON THE GROUND)in American football, a player is down when he is brought to the ground by an opponent while holding the ball, before having reached the goal: The referee ruled that the running back was down at the 44-yard line. The replay showed that the player was never down, so the play should have continued. American football attempt audibilize back judge blitz blocker bootleg flare flea-flicker formation forward pass forward progress free play play clock point after pulling blocker pump-fake punt quarterback return specialist turnover Idiomkick/hit someone when he/she is down down noun uk /daʊn/ us /daʊn/ downnoun (FEATHERS)[ U ] small soft feathers, especially those from a young bird: 羽绒 goose/duck down鹅／鸭绒 a down jacket/pillow/sleeping bag (= a jacket/pillow/sleeping bag filled with down)羽绒上衣／枕头／睡袋 [ S or U ] very soft thin hair绒毛 The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals ala baleen bristle bristly coated cowhide dander downy fleece furry mane plumule sable seashell spine spinneret spiny vibrissa whalebone whiskery You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hair downnoun (AMERICAN FOOTBALL)[ C ] in American football, one of four chances that a team is given to advance the ball ten yards towards the goal: They needed to gain three more yards to get a first down. On fourth down, the coach had to decide whether to punt, attempt a field goal, or try for a touchdown. See also first down American football attempt audibilize back judge blitz blocker bootleg flare flea-flicker formation forward pass forward progress free play play clock point after pulling blocker pump-fake punt quarterback return specialist turnover downnoun (DISLIKE)have a down on someoneUKinformal to dislike someone, often unfairly: 不喜欢…，对…有偏见 Why do you have a down on him? I think he seems really nice.你为什么不喜欢他？我觉得他非常不错。 down- prefix uk /daʊn-/ us /daʊn-/ at or towards the end or the lower or worse part: 下 downhill朝山下 downriver顺流而下 down-market低端的 the downside不利方面 Down and downward declivity downhill downstairs downstream downward downwardly downwards fallen over sunken up Down noun uk /daʊn/ us /daʊn/(also County Down, uk /ˌkaʊn.ti ˈdaʊn/ us /ˌkaʊn.t̬i ˈdaʊn/) a county(= an area with its own local government) in the southeast of Northern Ireland: 唐郡 Tommy visited Peter in Newry, County Down, just a few weeks ago.就在几周前，汤米去唐郡的纽里看望了彼得。 He married a girl from the Co Down town where he grew up. 他娶了个女孩，来自他成长的故乡--唐郡镇。 Greer Garson was born in County Down, Ireland. South-east of Belfast lies rural County Down. He is from Newry, in Down. Towns & regions: named regions of countries Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire Affrilachian AK AL East Yorkshire English Canadian Essex fife Minnesotan Mississippi Mississippian Missouri Missourian South Glamorgan South Lanarkshire Staffordshire Stirling Stirlingshire the Fertile Crescent down | American Dictionarydown preposition, adverb[ not gradable ] us/dɑʊn/ downpreposition, adverb[not gradable] (IN A LOWER POSITION)in or toward a low or lower position, from a higher one: There’s a bathroom down the stairs and to the right. He poured the rest of the coffee down the drain. The cat jumped down from the chair. Please sit down (= stop standing and come to a sitting position). If you feel ill, why don’t you lie down (= stop standing and come to a lying position) for a while? Down also means to the ground, esp. as a result of an action that causes something to fall: We’re going to have to cut down this tree. Down also means firmly, in a fixed position, esp. as a result of an action: Workers in the convention center taped down the edges of the carpets. fig. We hope to nail down the agreement at tomorrow’s meeting. Idiomsdown the drain down to the wire shove something down someone’s throat down adjective, adverb[ not gradable ] us/dɑʊn/ downadjective, adverb[not gradable] (AT A LOWER LEVEL)in or toward a lower place or level, a smaller amount, or a simpler state: Unemployment went down last month, dropping to under 6%. Lots of stores are having sales, and prices are coming down. He was down to his last $5 (= that was all he had left). Down is used with a lot of verbs to show that something is becoming smaller, weaker, slower, or less: The fire burned down. She’s slimmed down a lot in the past few months. Would you please turn down the music – it’s too loud. downadjective, adverb[not gradable] (WORSE)into a worse position or state: Michigan, down (by) (= losing by) ten points at the half, came back to win the football game. Idiomdown on someone/something down adverb[ not gradable ] us/dɑʊn/ downadverb[not gradable] (FAR AWAY)used, esp. with prepositions, to emphasize that a place is far from the speaker or in or toward the south: I’ll meet you down at the health club after work. My parents moved down to Florida after they retired. downadverb[not gradable] (IN WRITING)in writing or on paper: He agreed to the deal, but until we get it down on paper, we don’t have a legal contract. downadverb[not gradable] (WHEN BUYING)at the time of buying: She paid $100 down and the rest in installments. down preposition us/dɑʊn/ downpreposition (ALONG)along: Her office is down the hall on the right. Idiomdown the road down adjective us/dɑʊn/ downadjective (UNHAPPY)unhappy: I’m feeling a little down, I guess because most people have gone home for the holidays and I’m still here. downadjective (NOT IN OPERATION)[ not gradable ] (of a system or machine, esp. a computer) not in operation or not working, usually only for a limited period of time: The network will be down until noon today. Idiomdown in the dumps down noun[ U ] us/dɑʊn/ downnoun[U] (HAIR)small, soft feathers or hair, esp. those of a young bird down verb[ T ] us/dɑʊn/ downverb[T] (EAT)to eat or drink something quickly: She quickly downed her tea and left to catch the bus. down | Business Englishdown adverb uk /daʊn/us at or towards a lower level or a smaller amount: The stock market is down for the fifth week in a row. go/come downConsumers may be waiting for prices to come down before they buy. The number of workers here has gone down from 500 last year to 410. Production is down by almost a fifth. down 10p/10%/10 points, etc.Operating profits were down 50%. 10p/10%/10 points, etc. downLead closed three dollars down at $611 per tonne. Sales were way down on the same quarter last year. Most currencies in the region ended the week slightly down against the US dollar. in writing or on paper: write/note/jot sth down down in writing/on paperDo you have it down in writing, or was it just a verbal agreement? have sb down for sthOn next month's order I've got you down for three cases of supplies. if you pay money down on something, you pay part of the price and will pay the rest later: pay 10%/$100, etc. downWe paid 10% down on the house and took out a mortgage for the rest. money/cash downThe sign advertised easy mortgages and houses with no money down. having less money than before: The deal left him almost $500 down. down adjective uk /daʊn/us [ after verb ] IT if a computer or system is down, it is not working, usually for a limited period: The network will be down for an hour for routine maintenance. The whole system's gone down. down verb[ T ] uk /daʊn/us down toolsUK to refuse to continue working, especially because you are not satisfied with your pay or working conditions: The printers are threatening to down tools if the pay offer is not increased to 8%. |
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