down-hill adv., adj., noun

■                  /.daun'hil/ towards the bottom of a hill; in a direc­tion that goes down 向 山下； 向下：to ru〇/waUc/cyc!e downhiH 跑 / 走 / 骑车下山 Pm uphill IBT^I go down •hm to get worse in quality，health, etc.(质量、健康 等）每况愈下，走下^[路，恶化HTn DETERIORATE : Their marriage went downhill after the first child was bom.自第一个孩子出生后他们的婚姻便开始走下坡路了。

■                  adj. /.daun'hil/ going or sloping towards the bottom of a hill下山的；下坡的；下斜的：a dow/ihiHpath下山的 路 PIU3 uphill be (all) downhill | be .downhill all the 'way {informal) 1 to be easy compared to what came before (与前面的相比较）容易：Jt’s aH ciownhiH /rom here. We7Z soon be finished.从这以后就容易了。...我 们很快就会结束。2 to become worse or less successful 每况愈下；走下坡路；不断恶化：Jt’sbeenaHdownhiH for his career since then, with four defeats in five games. 从那时起他的战绩便江河日下，五场比赛输掉了四场。◊ I started work as a journalist and it was downhill all the way/ormyhea〖th.我开始当记者后，身体每况愈下^

■                  noun /'daonhil/ [U] the type of skiing in which you go directly down a mountain; a race in which people ski down a mountain (滑雪）速降，速降比赛一picture 〇 skiing — compare cross-country n.{2)

.down-'home adj. [NAm^} used to describe a person or thing that reminds you of a simple way of life, typical of the country, not the town 淳I卜的；乡村的；i乡土 味的

Down-ing Street /'daumr] striit/ noun [sing.] (not used with the 不.与定.冠词连用）a way of referring to the British prime minister and government, taken from the name of the street where the prime minister lives 唐宁 街，英国首相，英国政府（来自英国首相官邸所在街道的 名称）：Downing Street issued a statement late last night.昨天深夜唐宁街发表了一项声明。

down-light-er /'daonlait0(r)/ (also down-light /'daun- lait/) /7〇w/7 a light on a wall which shines downwards (安装于墙壁上的）下照灯具，下射灯一compare

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down-link /'daunlnjk/ noun a communications link by which information is received from space or from an aircraft下行链路，下链（从太空或飞行器接收信号的通 讯方式）► down.link        [VN] Any organization can

downZfnfc the program without charge.任何机构都可以 免费下载这一节目。

down-load verb, noun

■                  /,daun’l3ud; /NMwf -_loud/ [VN] (compw">jg 计）to move data to a smaller computer system from a larger one 下载 _ compare load v.(5) upload

■                  noun /'daunlaud; NAmE -loud/ {computing if) data which is downloaded l^om another computer system 已下载 的数据资料► down.load.able /.daon’laodabl; W/Awf -'loud-/ adj.

down-low /'daunlau; NAmE -lou/ noun, adj.

a noun the downlow [sing.] (informal) ~ on (sb/sth) the facts about sb/sth, especially those considered important to know {有关…的）实情，重要事实： the website that gives you the downlow on the best movies为您提供最优秀电影情报的网站HTTl low-down ITBiffl on the downlow secretly; not wanting other people to discover what you are doing 秘密地；暗中

■                  adj. [only before noun] {slang) used to refer to a man who appears to be heterosexual, but secretly has sex with men (男子）隐秘同性恋的

down market /.daun'maikit; NAmE -'mairkit/ [BrB) {NAmE down-scale) adj. [disapproving) cheap and of poor quality价廉质劣沾；下品侖；低档的：I7ie company wants to break away from its downmarket image, ^ 公司想摆脱它面向低消费阶层的形象。QH3 UPMARKET ► down-mark-et adv. ： To get more viewers the TV station was /orced to go downmarket•为 了争取更多观 众，这家电视台不得不迎合低收入阶层。

down-most /'daunmaust; NAmE -moust/ adj. {especially 阶£) nearest to the ground or lower level 最下面的_ 低的► dowri.most flc/v.

.down 'payment noun a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment (分命付款的）首期付 款；预付金；定金：We are saving for a down payment cm a house•我们正攒钱支付买房的肯付金。 down-pipe /'daunpaip/ (6/-£) [US 'fall-pipe) noun a pipe for carrying water from a roof down to the ground or tO a DRAIN (从房顶到地面排水的）雨水管 down.play Adaon'plei/ ver/? [VN] to make people think that sth is less important than it really is 对…轻描淡 写；使轻视；贬低 rom PLAY DOWN ： The coach is downpZaying t/ie team’s poor per/ormance.教练对这个队 的拙劣表现不以为然。^

down-pour /'daunpo:(r)/ noun [usually sing.] a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly 倾盆大雨；暴雨；骤雨 down-right /'daunrait/ adj. [only before noun] used as a way of emphasizing sth negative or unpleasant (强调 反面的或令人不快的事物）彻头彻尾的，十足的，完全 的：TTiere was suspicion and even downright hatred between them.他们之间相互怀疑甚至极度仇恨。► down­right adv.: She couldn't think of anything to say that wasn’t downright rude.她除了破口大骂之外再也说不出 什么。◊ It’s not just stupid—itfs downright dangerous. 这岂止是愚蠢一-简直是危险。 down-river /daun'riva(r)/ adv. = downstream downs /daunz/ noun the downs [pi.] an area of open land with low hills, especially in southern England ( X 指英格兰南部的）开阔丘陵地

down-scale /.daun'skeil/ adj., adv. {NAmE) = down­market

down-shift /'daunXift/ verb [V] 1 {NAm£) to change to a lower gear in a vehicle (‘辆）调到低速挡，换低挡 2 to change to a job or style of life where you may earn less but which puts less pressure on you and involves less stress 减慢节奏（以S轻压力）►down.shift now/7 [C, U] down-shift-er noun

down-side /'daunsaid/ noun [sing.] the disadvantages or less positive aspects of sth 缺点；不利方面 riiua upside down-size /'daunsaiz/ verb [V, VN] {business to reduce the number of people who work in a company, busi­ness, etc. in order to reduce costs (公司 、企业等） 裁 员，精减 〇 note at cut ► dovvn.siz.ing /iotv/1 [U] down-spout /'daunspaut/ noun (NAm£) - drainpipe Downes syndrome {NAmE usually Down syndrome) noun [u] a medical condition in which a person is bom with a wide flat face, sloping eyes and a mental ability that is below average 唐 K综合症 down-stage /'daunsteid3/ adv. towards the front of the stage in a theatre 向舞台前部► down.stage 033

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down-stairs tHf /.daun'steaz; NAmE -'sterz/ adv., noun

a adv. down the stairs; on or to a floor or a house or building lower than the one you are on, especially the one at ground level顺楼梯而下；在楼下；往楼下：She rushed downstairs and burst into the kitchen. M ^ T ^ 闯进厨房。◊ Wait downstairs in t/ie haH.辛楼下夫 里 等着。PIUI] upstairs ► down-stairs adj. [only before noun]: a downstairs bathroom 楼下的盤洗全

■                  noun [sing.] the lower floor of a house or building, espe- cially the one at ground level 楼下（尤指地面的一层）： We’re painting t/ie downstairs•我们在私刷底层。nun

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down.stream/,daun_stri:m/fldv.，flfl!/_.

■                  adv. (also less frequent down-river) ~ (of/from sth) in the

direction in which a river flows 顺流命下;_ 在下游方向： to dri/t//t〇at downstream 顺 7义漂▲ / 漂浮◊ down­stream       the bridge 桥的下游方 尚 BTiEi UPSTREAM

■                  adj. 1 (also less frequent down-river) in a position along

a river which is nearer the sea 在下游的：downstream areas，下游地区          upstream 2 happening as a

consequence of sth that has happened earlier 引发的； 随之产生的：downstream ejfects随之产生的结果

down-swing /'daunswii]/ now/? [usually sing.] 1 〜（in sth) a situation in which sth gets worse or decreases over a period of time恶化趋势；向下走势；下降：the current downswing in the airHne industry M空iki 前的滑坡状况 ◊ He is on a career downswing•也左事业上企走下;