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词汇 downward
释义 downward
adjective
uk /ˈdaʊn.wəd/ us /ˈdaʊn.wɚd/
C1
moving towards a lower position: 向下的,朝下的
I was sinking into the deep snow on the downward slope.
a downward trend下降的趋势
See also
downward spiral
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upwardadjective
He scored with a downward header from 12 yards.
She denied her campaign was on a downward trajectory.
He was worried that the economy had developed so much downward momentum that it risked falling into recession.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Down and downward
declivity
down
downhill
downstairs
downstream
downwardly
downwards
fallen
over
sunken
up

Grammar



Down, 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’: …
downward
adverb
mainly USuk /ˈdaʊn.wəd/ us /ˈdaʊn.wɚd/
mainly US spelling of downwards
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Down and downward
declivity
down
downhill
downstairs
downstream
downwardly
downwards
fallen
over
sunken
up

downward | American Dictionary


downward
adverb[ not gradable ]
us/ˈdɑʊn·wərd/(alsodownwards, us/ˈdɑʊn·wərdz/)
toward a lower position, level, or amount:
The road slopes gently downward for a mile or two.

downward


adjective[ not gradable ]us/ˈdɑʊn·wərd/
The trend has been downward ever since, with donations falling to $143,000 last year.

downward | Business English


downward
adverb
uk /ˈdaʊnwəd/ us /-wɚd/(also mainly UKdownwards)
toward a lower position, level, or amount:
The stock market drifted steadily lower until late afternoon, when it suddenly spiralled downward.
The exchange rate was adjusted downward by 3.7% in September.

downward


adjective
New figures show that the downward pressure on annuity rates is likely to get worse in the future.
The trend has been downward ever since, with donations falling to $143,000 last year.

Examples of downward


downward
Though test-retest reliability was typically considered pre-requisite, any of the other criteria could tilt the ranking either upward or downward.
That is, three downward harmonic pitches are available, plus four or more harmonics in each octave above the original pitch.
The self-preserving downward-concave profile used here defines a far more realistic base state, and makes possible a formal stability analysis.
It does not follow, however, that a domain equipped with a pseudo-complement operation is necessarily downward-closed.
As this mode of rhetoric becomes the norm, downward politeness paradoxically becomes a linguistic marker of power, and a tool for exercising that power.
This leads to the idea that a tornado may be destroyed by producing a strong enough downward flow in its core.
The peg was slowly moved downward and the random contact sequence was implemented.
The downward trend characterized much of the first half of the 1930s, although there were some moments of optimism.
At the moment, there are no indications that the downward slide could be halted.
The upward vectors represent the supporting leg, and the downward vectors represent the swing leg.
How do we account for this vigorous process of downward mobility?
Deciding upon adaptation: here the downward inference from abstract user-context properties to concrete adaptation decision is evaluated.
Moreover, the expectation of a slight downward bias should only strengthen confidence in significant findings.
Oftentimes, these bubblelike episodes are followed by sharp downward movements in stock prices that resemble market crashes.
Furthermore, the end of employment was not correlated with downward income mobility.
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