downward
英 [ˈdaʊnwəd] 美 [ˈdaʊnwərd]

adj.

向下的，往下的；

adv.

向下地，下行地；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 向下的,往下的 moving, leading or pointing to what is lower or less important

英英释义

downward[ 'daunwəd ]

• adj.
  • on or toward a surface regarded as a base

    "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"

  • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

    "the downward course of the stream"

    同义词：down(a)

• adv.spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

  "prices plunged downward"

  同义词：downdownwardsdownwardly

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• downward movement〔slope〕下行〔坡〕
• downward trend下降的趋势
• the downward path下坡路

词组短语

downward trend向下趋势，下跌趋势

downward spiral向下旋转；螺旋式下跌；减记恶性循环

downward movement向下运动

downward welding平焊，俯焊

双语例句

用作副词(adv.)

1. She laid the picture face downward on the table.
   她把那幅画正面朝下放在桌上。
2. The bird glided downward and rested in the grass.
   这只鸟向下滑翔，降落在草丛里。
3. The custom has continued from the 16th century downward.
   这种风俗自十六世纪沿袭下来。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. He is on the downward path.
   他正在走下坡路。
2. Share prices continued their downward trend.
   股票价格继续保持着下行趋势。

权威例句

The fast downward planning system
Downward Comparison Principles in Social Psychology
One-hour downward alkaline capillary transfer for blotting of DNA and RNA.
Downward movement of nutrients in profile of red soil under long-term fertilization
On the `Downward Control' of Extratropical Diabatic Circulations by Eddy-Induced Mean Zonal Forces.
Mixed convection in a downward flow in a vertical duct with strong transverse magnetic field
Social comparison activity under threat: Downward evaluation and upward contacts.
The Labor Demand Curve is Downward Sloping: Reexamining the Impact of Immigration on the Labor Market
FAST observations in the downward auroral current region: Energetic upgoing electron beams, parallel potential drops, and ion heating
The relationship between earlywood vessel diameter and downward movement of ceratocystis ulmi conidia in elms varying in resistance ...