去躺一会儿。3 at a lower level or rate在较低水平；下 降；；.下■跌：Prices have gone down, recency.最近物价IF 降了 0 WeYe already two goals down (= the other team has two goals more)..我们.已落后对方两球.。

4 used to show that the amount or strength of sth is lower, or that there is less activity.(数量，力量'搏动 等）滅少，减弱，降低：rur/i the music down/把育余声 关.小点！  ◊ TTie dass._.yttZeci down and she began the

iesson.峑班安静下来她佞开始上课了。5 (in a cross­word 纵横填 字游戏 ） reading from top to bottom, not from side to side 由 至下：J can’t do 3 down.我填不 出第 1 个竖行。6 to or in the south of a country * 南 在]^方：They/lew down to Texas.他们乘飞机南下 __ 去.得克萨斯了。◊ Houses are more ejtpensfve down sou仇南边的房屋价格要贵些。7 on paper; on a list (写）在纸上；(列）在表格土 ： Did you get that down?

1 你写下来了啤？：◊ jf aivvays write everything down.我不 管ff 么 都记下来。’◊ Have you got me down /or the tr中？你把我列入这次旅行的名单了吗?_ 8 used to show the limits in a range or an order’（■差示范周或顺序的限 度）’下至直至:"Everyone m7Z be ■ there，介om .the Prin­cipal down. 从 校长下 牽每个 人都将 到场。 9 having lost the amount of moriey mentioned 失去（;钱数）：At the end 〇/ the day we were £20 down. —天下条表们少.了 20 英镑。10 if you pay an amount of money down, you pay that to start with, and the rest later ( ^ )

11 {informal) used to say how far you have got in a list of things you have to do.已完成数量（或进度）-: Well, JVe seen six apartments so far. That's six down and /our to go/好啦，到目前为止我已看了六套公寓房。看完 ，六套还有四.套要去.看呢！ 12 (/>7/om?fl〇 to or at a local place such as a shop/store，pub, etc.至匕辛,(、当地 的商店、酒馆等地方 > :/’m just going down to Repost police•我疋.要到j 那 土 的邮局去。◊ J saw him down at the shops.義在那ii的商店里看到他。CHS In informal British English, to and at are often left out after down in this sense ： He’s gone down the shops.在非正式的英 国英语中，down作此义时后面的to和at经常省略：He’s gone down the shops. be down to sb (informal) to be the responsibility of sb是某人的责任；由某人负责： It*s down to you to cnicli tke ^oor. ^^： f1)

的事。be down to sb/sth to be caused by a particular person or thing 由…引起（或造成）：She claimed her proWems were'down to the media/她声称她的问题是媒 体造成的。be down to sth to have only a little money left 只剩下，（一点儿钱 > :fm down to my last dollar. ^ 只剩下i后-块餐了。be/go down withrsth to have or catch an illness 患…病；得…病 down through sth during a long period of time 在.（相当长的一 运）时间内：Down through the years this town has seen many c/ianges.这些年来这座城市发生了许多变化。 down 'under (informal) to or in Australia and/or New Zealand到，向，在（澳大利亚和/或新西兰）down with sb/stK used to say that you are opposed to sth, or to a person 打倒：The crowds chanted 'Down with iVATO/’人群有节奏地反复高喊“打倒北约！ ” 一more at MAN n.

m prep. 1 from a high or higher point on sth to a lower one (从高处）向下往下：r^ie stone ro〖Zed down the hiH.石^_下山&。◊ rears mn down /ier/ace.泪水顺 着她的脸彘流下来。◊他r Ziair hung down her bacfc to her waist.她的长发披在背上直垂腰际。2 along; towards the direction in which you are facing:沿着；顺 着；朝着：He Zfves just down the street.他就.佳在街那 头。◊ Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights. 沿着这条路^直走到红绿灯处。◊ There’s a bricige a miZe down the river介om here.从这里沿河而IF—英里处有座 桥。3 all through a period of time贯穿…时间;' 遍及… 时期：an exhibition 〇/costumes, down the ages (= .from all periods of history)历代服装展览 • verb [VN] {informal) 1 to finish a drink or eat sth quickly :i (■.—下;喝下；吃下，咽下:：We downed our cojfees cmd le允我们口气喝完咖啡就离开，了； 2 to force sb/sth down to the ground 使倒下I 击倒：to down a ■pkme 击落一架飞机 IT^il .down 'tools (BrB) (of workers 工人）to stop work; to go on strike 撂下工作；罢工':'

■ adj. [not before noun] 1 {informal) sad or depressed 哀；沮丧；情绪低落：ded a bit down today.我今.天有 点■闷闷不乐。.2 (of a computer or computer system 计

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算机或计算机系统）not working停机；停止运行：77ie system was down all morning.系统整个J;.午都无法运 行。一.—see dso downtime(I) IT»!?1 see hit v., kick v., LUCK n., MOUTH

mnoun — see also downs 1 [U] the very fine soft feathers of a bird (鸟的）绒羽，斂韦：ducfc down鸭绒2 [U] fine soft hair' 绒毛；软毛；■'汗毛.一see also downy 3 [C】. (in American football       式足球）one of a series

of four chances to carry the ball forward ten yards that a team is allowed. These series continue until the team loses the ball or fails to go forward ten yards in four downs.进攻分段，U)码进攻（球队可向前推进10码持 球进攻的四次机会。球队在连续四次进攻中失球或未能推 进_. 10 码即不能继续）IT»rai have a 'down on sb/sth {BrE, informal) to have a bad opinion of a person or thing蚣…评桥不好；瞧不起;厌恶一 more at up /r .down and 'out adj. (of a person A) 1 without money, a home ora job，and living on the streets.穷■困療倒；一 无所有：a novel about being down and out in London 一部以伦敦的流浪生活为题材的小说2 certain to be defeated必输无疑的；必定失败的 'down-and-out noun a person without money, a home or a job, who lives, on the streets 穷涵療倒的乂；无家’可 归的人

.down at 'heel adj. looking less attractive and fashion­able than before, usually because of a lack of money 倒的；寒酸的rhetoum has become very down at ZieeL 这座城l^E变得破畋不堪。◊ a down-at-heeZ ZioteZ寒酸

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down-beat /'daunbiit/ adj. {informaf) 1 dull or depressing; not having much hope for the future.沉闷 的；令人丧的；悲观的：rhe overaH mood 〇/ the meeting was downbeat.整个会场的气氛是沉闷的。EEQ upbeat 2 not showing strong feelings or enthusiasm-不 强烈的；消沉的；无热情的

down.cast /’daunka:st;    <3办 1 (of eyes 眼睛）

looking down 向.下的；低垂的.：£yes downcast，she continiied eating.她低垂双眼，不停地2 (of a person or an expression 人或表情）sad or depressed 悲哀的；沮 丧的；垂头丧气 W      DEJECTED ： A group Of d〇W17-

c〇5t men stood waiting/or/ood. — 群人垂头喪气地站在 那着吃饭。

down-change /'dauntJeinds/ verb [V] to change to a lower gear in a vehicle (开-★时）痪低挡，换成低速挡 BDC1 CHANGE DOWN EGQ UPCHANGE down-draught (also down-draft NAm£) /'daundraift; NAmE -draeft/ noun (Br£) a downward movement of air, for example down a chimney 下曳气流；（烟._等的） 倒灌风

down-er /'dauna(r)/ noun {informal) 1 [usually pi.] a drug, especially a barbiturate, that relaxes you or makes you want to sleep镇静药，抑制药（尤指巴比妥;类.） —compare upper n.{2) 2 an experience that makes you feel sad or depressed令人悲哀（或沮丧•)'的经历： JVot getting the promoripn. was a reai downer.未得到提 升真1让人很沮杂。◊ He.reaHy on a downer .(= very depressed).他确实-很郁闷。

down-fall /'daunfoil/ noun [sing.] the loss of a person's money, power, social position, etc.; the thing that causes this衰落；衰败；垮台；衰落（或衰败、垮台)的 原因：TTie sex scandaiied to his doum/aH.这桩绯 闻最终使他身败名裂。◊ Greed was /ier dom^aZL贪得免 厌就是她堕落的缘由。

down.grade /.daon'greid/ .叱吻[VN] 1 ~ sb/sth (from sth) (to sth) to move sb/sth down to a lower rank or level 使降 .；使降级：She’s been downgraded 介om jprincipai to vice-prindpai.她已从校长降职为副校长。

2 to make sth/sb seem less important or valuable than it/they really are 贬低；降低；低估一compare upgrade ► down-grad-ing noun [U, C] ： a downgrading o/dipZo?naric rekzriorw 外交关系降格 down-heart-ed /.daun'hartid; NAmE -'harrtid/ adj. [not before noun] feeling depressed or sad 情緒低落；垂头丧 .'气.悲哀：We're disappointed by these results but we're not downhearted.我们对结果感到失望，但是并未丧失 信心。