| 单词 | down |
| 释义 | Related topics: Geography, Sport, Illness & disability, Computers, Collegedown1 /daʊn/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb, preposition, adjective 1 to a lower position 向较低的位置移动DOWN to or towards a lower place or position 向下（的），往下（的） OPP up David bent down to tie his shoelace. 戴维弯腰系鞋带。 Get down off the table. 从桌子上下来。 Tears were streaming down my face. 我泪流满面。 The sun was going down and it would soon be dark. 夕阳西下，天很快就要黑了。 They came running down the stairs. 他们跑下楼来。 She stood on a balcony looking down into the courtyard. 她站在阳台上朝下面的院子望去。 Glancing down the list of runners, I noticed a familiar name. 我往下扫了一眼赛跑选手的名单，注意到了一个熟悉的名字。 Her hair came down to her waist. 她的头发一直垂到腰际。 Ken fell asleep face down (=with his face towards the ground) on the couch. 肯趴在长沙发上睡着了。2 UNDER/BELOWin a lower place 在较低的位置 in a lower place or position 在下面（的） OPP up We heard the sound of laughter down below. 我们听到下面有笑声。 The bathroom is down those stairs. 浴室在那段楼梯下面。 Halfway down the page, there was the item I was looking for. 在这一页中间有我在找的内容。3 LIE DOWNto lie/sit 躺/坐 into a sitting or lying position （坐）下；（躺）下 Please sit down. 请坐。 I think I’ll go and lie down for a while. 我想去躺一会儿。4 NEXT TOalong 沿着 at or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path 沿着，顺着 A young man came hurrying down the street. 一个年轻人急匆匆地沿着街道走来。 She looked down the road to see if anyone was coming. 她顺着马路望去，看是否有人来。 There is a pleasant little cafe bar a hundred yards down the road. 沿这条路往前100码处有家很舒适的小咖啡馆。 The bus stop is a bit further down on the left-hand side. 公共汽车站还要往前一点，在左边。5 SGDOWNsouth 南面 in or towards the south 在南方；向南方 OPP up They drove all the way down from Boston to Miami. 他们从波士顿开车南下一直到迈阿密。 They sailed down the east coast of Africa. 他们驾船沿非洲东海岸南下。 Now he’s bought a villa down south. 现在他在南部买下了一座别墅。 a trip down Mexico way 往南向墨西哥的旅行6 somewhere local 在当地某处 at or to a place that is not far away 在[向]附近（的），在[向]不远处（的） She’s just gone down to the shops. 她刚到附近的商店去了。 I saw her down at the station this morning. 今天早上我在附近的车站看见了她。7 river 河 away from the place where a river starts 顺河而下 OPP up Chunks of ice came floating down the river. 大块大块的冰顺河漂下。8 TIGHTfastened to a surface 固定在表面的 used with verbs that mean ‘fasten’ to show that something is fastened firmly to the surface or object below it 固定在表面[下面的物体上]的 The coffin lid had been nailed down. 棺盖已被钉上。9 LESSless 减少 at or towards a level or amount that is less 〔程度或数量〕处于低水平（的），减少（的），下降（的） OPP up Keep your speed down. 速度放慢。 House prices have come down in recent months. 最近几个月房价降下来了。 Turn the radio down. 把收音机的音量调低。down to Sharif cut his report down to only three pages. 沙里夫把报告删减到只有三页。10 IN A GAMEDSlosing 落后 losing to an opponent by a certain number of points 〔以某一比分〕落后（的）two goals down/three points down etc Swindon were six points down at one stage. 斯温登队一度落后六分。11 TCwritten 写下WRITE used with verbs that mean ‘write’ to show that you write something on paper or in a book （记）下，（写）下 I’ll write down the address for you. 我替你把地址写下来。 Start by jotting down a few ideas. 开始先记下几个想法。 Let’s put you down as self-employed. 我们就写你是自由职业者吧。12 LISTon a list 在名单上 if you are down for something, your name is on a list of people who want to do something or are intended to do something （登记）在名单上down for Purvis is down for the 200 metre freestyle event. 珀维斯上200米自由泳比赛名单了。 We’ve already put his name down for nursery school. 我们已经给他报名上幼儿园了。down to do something I’ve got you down to do the table decorations. 我准备让你装饰桌子。13 FAMILYto later times 后来 from an earlier time in history to a later time or to people who are born in later times 后来（的），以后（的） a person whose words and actions have inspired millions of people down the centuries 其言论和行为在以后几百年里激励了无数人的一个人 This knowledge was handed down in the family from father to son. 这一知识在家族里父子相传。 The story has been passed down the generations for a thousand years. 这则故事一千年来代代相传。down to traditions that have come down to us from medieval times 从中世纪流传到我们这一代的传统14 BBpaid immediately 当场支付 paid to someone immediately 当场支付 A top quality freezer for only £20 down and £5 a week for a year. 一台优质的冰柜只需20英镑首付款，余额每周付5英镑，一年内付清。15 DOWNevery part 每一部分 from top to bottom 从顶部到底部 I want you to wash my car down. 请你把我的车彻底冲洗干净。16 MIswallowed 咽下的 in or into your stomach as a result of swallowing （咽）下（的），（吞）下（的） Meg’s been very ill and can’t keep her food down. 梅格病得很重，咽不下东西。 He gulped down the coffee. 他大口喝下咖啡。17 SADSAD/UNHAPPYsad 伤心 unhappy or sad 不开心的，伤心的 Tim’s been feeling down. 蒂姆最近情绪很低落。► see thesaurus at sad18. COMPUTERTDcomputer 计算机 if a computer is down, it is not working 停止工作的，停机的，不运行的 OPP up► see thesaurus at broken19 be down to somebody RESPONSIBLEif an action or decision is down to you, it is your responsibility 由某人负责 It’s down to me to make sure that everyone is happy. 让每个人愉快是我的责任。 → be up to somebody at up120 be down to somebody/something RESULTto be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing 是某人/某事的结果，归因于某人/某事 Chris’s success is all down to him. 克里斯的成功完全是他自己努力的结果。21 be down to your last pound/dollar/litre etc SMALLto be left with only a small amount of something 只剩下最后一英镑/一美元/一升等 We’re down to our last five dollars. 我们只剩下最后五美元了。22 down to something/somebody LOW POSITION OR RANKincluding everything or everyone, even the smallest thing or the least important person 下至〔最小的〕某物/〔等级低或职位低的〕某人 Everyone uses the cafeteria, from the managing director down to the office boy. 上至常务董事下至办公室的工友，大家都在食堂用餐。 The plans were all complete down to the last detail. 计划连最后的细节都已经敲定了。23 be/go down with something MIto have a particular illness 患某种疾病 Jane’s gone down with flu. 简得了流感。24 Down with somebody/something spokenPPPAGAINST/OPPOSE used to say that you strongly oppose a government, leader etc and want them to lose their power 打倒某人/某物 Down with the government! 打倒政府！25 be down on somebody/something informalAGAINST/OPPOSE to have a severe attitude towards someone or something, especially when this is unfair 对某人/某物态度恶劣 Why is Mark so down on her at the moment? 马克现在为什么对她态度这么恶劣？26 SECleaving university 离开大学 British English used to say that someone leaves or has left a university at the end of a period of study 毕业down from Sarah came down from Oxford in 1966. 萨拉是在1966年从牛津大学毕业的。27 completed 完成的 already done or completed 做完的，完成的 Well, you’ve passed your second test, so it’s two down and four more to go. 好，你已经通过了第二项测验，那么已有两项完成，还有四项。28. down under informalSANSG in or to Australia or New Zealand 在[前往]澳大利亚[新西兰]n29. → Down!30. be down with somebody spoken informal to be friends with someone 与某人交上朋友 → be down on your luck at luck1(17)Examples from the Corpusdown• The next day, the sky was clear and the sun beat down.• Keep your speed down.• Can I turn the TV down a little?• Lease a new Ford today for no money down and low monthly payments.• Angie, why don't you sit down and relax?• Were there many people down at the beach today?• Grit and sand can wear down every moving part in your bike.• I think I'll go and lie down for a while.• The only thing I don't like about living down here is the traffic.• House prices have come down in recent months.• We've got most of the old Tarzan books down in the basement.• Lots of trees were blown down onto houses when a tornado hit Cleveland County.• I have his number down somewhere.• There's a parking lot down there, below the cliff.• We're going down to the mall and look at those cars they have there.• David bent down to tie his shoelace.• Well, we could tape the mat down with duct tape.face down• Now he could see that it was lying face down.• She was flung violently forward, to land face down in a heap of blankets.• After Vorontseff had fallen off twice he was hoisted up by a grinning trooper and thrown face down in front of the saddle.• Side by side, the two men lay face down in the grass, feet toward the rear of the pale car.• He threw himself, face down, into the two-foot-deep trench and lay still.• Douglas found her lying face down on the floor.• I was lying face down on the ground.• The pieces would be taken out and placed face down on the ground.• The view while lying face down, shielding our eyes from the sun with our hands, was superb.• Larry Flynt presents the infamous pornographer as a likable slob who faced down the big guys and won.down to• Why don't you come down to Albuquerque?• Sharif cut his report down to only three pages.down from• You know their neighbor, the one that lives two doors down from them?nDown!spokenDHPDOWN used to tell a jumping dog to get down 趴下！〔用于命令起跳的狗〕Related topics: Fooddown2 verb [transitive] 1 DFEATto drink or eat something quickly 大口喝下；快速吃下 He downed the coffee in one gulp. 他一口就把咖啡喝了下去。2 HITto knock or force someone to the ground 将〔某人〕打倒在地 O'Malley downed his opponent in the first round. 奥马利第一回合就把对手击倒。3. down tools British EnglishBEL to stop working, especially because you are taking part in a strike (=protest about pay or conditions by stopping work) 停工；罢工→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdown• He claimed the rebels downed 35 government aircraft.• After downing a whole bottle of tequila, she swallowed several dozen sleeping tablets.• More than 60 electrical wires were downed by the wet, heavy snow.• The servant brought a glass of water, which I downed in a single mouthful.• Parker downed it in one swallow.• Malone added 20 points as Utah downed Orlando in Salt Lake City.• Schumacher sank back in his seat and downed the tumbler of whisky which had appeared at his side.• Jack downed three beers with his steak and fries.Related topics: Birds, American footballdown3 noun 1. [uncountable]DCB soft hair like a baby’s 柔毛，绒毛2. [uncountable]HBB the soft fine feathers of a bird 〔鸟的〕绒羽3. [countable]DSA one of the four chances that an American football team has to move forward when it is their turn to have the ball 〔美式橄榄球中的〕10码进攻〔进攻方必须累计推进10码的四次机会之一〕4. the downs DNSGlow round hills covered with grass, as in the south of England 〔英格兰南部等的〕有草丘陵5 have a down on somebody DISAPPROVE British English informal to dislike or have a bad opinion of someone 讨厌某人，看不上某人 For some reason, Malcolm had a down on the whole teaching profession. 出于某种原因，马尔科姆看不起整个教书行业。 → ups and downs at up2(1)Examples from the Corpusdown• Bring a down jacket and a pair of gloves, and you'll be fine.• a down comforter• As a result, some aspects of Hollywood history are magnified in the ups and downs of his career.• In the second quarter, he sprinted up the field 13 yards for a first down.• They averaged more than six yards a play, and they picked up nine first downs.• They also blitzed continually on first and second downs, putting the Raiders in more predictable, long-yardage situations.• Across the fields towards the downs is the disused Wilts and Berks Canal.down- /daʊn/ prefix 1 DOWNat or towards the bottom or end of something 在[接近]某事物的底部[一端] → up- downstairs 在楼下；往楼下 downriver (=nearer to where it goes into the sea) 近河口的；下游的2 DOWNused to show that something is being made smaller or less important 缩小〔规模〕；使降低〔重要性〕 OPP up- to downgrade a job (=make it less important) 降低一项工作的重要性 to downsize a company (=reduce the number of jobs in it) 缩小一家公司的规模3 WORSEused to show that something is bad or negative 糟的，不好的 OPP up- the downside of a situation (=the negative part of it) 情况的不利一面 down-market products (=low quality products) 低档产品From Longman Business Dictionarydowndown1 /daʊn/ adverb1if an amount or the level of something goes down, it falls to a lower amount or levelBy lunchtime, the 100-index was down 4.2 at 3053.1.59% of companies report sales volume down on a year ago.The cuts have taken the company’s UK workforce down by 30%2FINANCE cash/money down money paid as a first payment towards a larger sum. Cash down can also mean paying for something immediately in notes and coins rather than with a chequeThe sum of money to be paid is $50 cash down and ten monthly installments of $5. → see also down payment3COMPUTING if a machine, system, or piece of electrical equipment is down, it is not workingMy system went down over the weekend and I didn’t get any emails.The printer can be used even when the telecommunication lines are down. → opposite updowndown2 verb down tools if the people who work in a factory down tools, they refuse to workWorkers downed tools in protest against the redundancies. → compare strike2→ See Verb tableOrigin down2 1. (1300-1400) Old Norse dúnn2. (1800-1900) → DOWN23. Old English dun “hill”down1 adverb →10-19 →20-30Down!down2 verbdown3 noundown- prefixLDOCE OnlineChinese to Business lower towards or position Corpus place a or |
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