| 单词 | down |
| 释义 | down adv part (For special uses with many vs, see the v entries. 与动词搭配的特殊用法见有关动词词条. ) 1 (a) from a higher to a lower level 从高到低; 向下 pull down a blind 拉下窗帘 fall, climb, jump, etc down 跌下、 爬下、 跳下 The sun went down below the horizon. 太阳落山, 消失於地平线下. The ice-cream slipped down easily it was cold and delicious. 冰激凌到嘴就化--咽下去又凉快又可口. (b) (moving) from an upright position to a horizontal one 从竖著的位置（移动到）横著的位置; 倒下 knock sb down 把某人打倒 go and lie down 去躺下. (c) with the body positioned at a lower level 使躯体处於较低位置 sit, kneel, crouch, etc down 坐下、 跪下、 蹲下 He bent down to pick up his gloves. 他弯身拾起他的手套. Cf 参看 up 1a. 2 (indicating place or state 指地点或状态) Mary is not down yet, ie She is in bed or still in an upstairs room. 玛丽还没下来呢（未下床或未下楼）. The level of unemployment is down. 失业率在下降. We´re two goals down already, ie The other team has scored two goals and we have scored none. 我们已落後两分. Cf 参看 up 2. 3 (a) away from an important place, esp a large city 离开重要的地方（尤指大城市） move down from London to the country 离开伦敦搬到乡下. (b) (Brit) away from a university, esp Oxford or Cambridge 离开大学（尤指牛津或剑桥） going down at the end of the year 年底将大学毕业. (c) to or in the south of the country 向南方; 在南方 living down south 住在南方. Cf 参看 up 4. 4 (indicating a decrease in volume, activity or quality 表示量或活动的减少或质量的下降) boil the liquid down 把液体煮得蒸发掉一些 calm/quieten/settle down 宁静[安静/安顿]下来 The fire burnt down. 火势渐渐减弱. The noise was dying down. 噪声渐渐减低. The wine was watered down for the children. 用水把葡萄酒冲淡给孩子喝. The heels of these shoes are quite worn down. 鞋後跟磨损得很厉害. 5 (a) (written) on paper 在纸上（写）: write it down 写下来 copy/note/put/take sth down 抄下[摘记下/写下/记下]某事物. (b) added to a list 加入清单中 Have you got me down for the team? 你把我加进球队名单里了吗? 6 ~ (to sb/sth) (indicating the upper (and lower) limits in a range 表示上（或下）限) Everyone played well, from the captain down. 上自队长下至每个队员都表现得很好. Nobody was free from suspicion, from the head girl down to the youngest pupil. 上自首席女学长下至年龄最小的学生, 没有一个不受到怀疑的. 7 (a) (with a specified amount of money) spent or lost 花掉或失去（某钱数） After paying all the bills, I found myself 5 down. 付清所有帐单後, 我知道共花了5英镑. (b) as a deposit 作为定金 Pay me 50 down and the rest at the end of the month. 先付给我50英镑定金, 余款要月底付清. [attrib 作定语] Pay me 50 as a down payment. 先付给我50英镑定钱. 8 (used in measuring one´s progress through a series of individual people, things, etc 用以计算进度（如处理人、 事物等的数量）) That´s 10 down, another 5 candidates to see yet. 已经面试了10人, 还有5人要见. 9 (idm 习语) be down on sb (infml 口) feel, show or express disapproval or hostility towards sb 对某人感到、 表示或表达出不满或有敌意 She´s terribly down on people who don´t do things her way. 她对不按她的要求做事的人十分不满. be down to sb be dependent on sb 依赖、 依靠或依仗某人 It´s down to you now to look after the family business. 现在得靠你照管家族生意了. be down to sth have only a little (money) left 只剩一点儿（钱） be down to one´s last penny, pound, etc 只剩下最後一便士、 一镑等 I´m afraid I can´t buy you a drink I´m down to my last 50p. 很抱歉, 我不能请你喝什麽了--我只剩下50便士了. be/go down with sth have or catch an illness 有病; 得病 Peter can´t play tomorrow, he´s (gone) down with flu. 彼得明天不能参赛了, 他得了流感. ,down and `out having no home, money, etc; destitute 无家、 无钱等; 穷困潦倒 He looked completely down and out. 他看上去已穷困潦倒. [attrib 作定语] ,down-and-out ,homeless `people 穷困潦倒、 无家可归的人. down below in or to the basement of a building or to the hold of a ship, etc 在底下, 到底下（地下室、 船舱等）. ,down `stage (of sb/sth) at or to the part of the stage nearest the audience 在（或向）舞台前 部 move down stage (of the other actors) 向舞台前方移动（到其他演员的前面）. down through sth throughout (a considerable period of time) 经过（相当长的一段时间） Down through the years this town has seen many changes. 经过这些年, 这城市有了许多变化. down `under (infml 口) in Australia 在澳大利亚 Down under they speak their own kind of English. 在澳大利亚, 人们说的是当地的英语. down with sb/sth (used to express a wish that a person, a group or an institution should be banned or abolished 用以表示打倒或取消某人、 某团体或某机构) Down with the government! 打倒政府! Down with school uniforms! 取消穿校服的规定! down prep 1 from a high or higher point on (sth) to a lower one 从高处向下 The stone rolled down the hill. 石头滚下山. Tears ran down her face. 眼泪从她脸上流下. Her hair hung down her back to her waist. 她的长发披在後背直垂到腰间. 2 at or to a lower part of (sth) 在或向低处 There´s a bridge a mile down the river from here. 从这里沿河往下一英里处有一座桥. 3 (of flat surfaces or areas) along; towards the direction in which one is facing （指平面或区域）沿著, 顺著（面对的方向） He lives just down the street. 他就住在街的那头. Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights. 沿路前行直至有交通灯处. 4 (of periods of time) throughout （指时间段落）贯穿, 遍及 an exhibition of costumes down the ages, ie from all periods of history 历代服装展览. down v [Tn] 1 knock (sb) to the ground 将（某人）打倒在地上. 2 (infml 口) finish (a drink) quickly 很快喝下（饮料） We downed our beer and left. 我们一口气把啤酒喝光就走了. 3 (idm 习语) ,down `tools (Brit) (a) (of workers) stop working, usu abruptly （指工人）停止工作（通常为突然地） As soon as the clock strikes five, they down tools and off they go. 钟一敲五点, 他们就撂下工作走人. (b) refuse to continue working, as in a strike 拒绝继续工作（如在罢工中）. down n (idm 习语) have a down onsb/sth (infml 口) disapprove of or feel hostile towards sb/sth 讨厌或敌视某人[某事物] She´s got a `down on me; I don´t know why. 她很讨厌我, 我不知道为什麽. ups and downs => up n. down n [U] 1 very fine soft feathers 绒羽; 羽绒 pillows filled with down 羽绒枕头. 2 fine soft hair 绒毛; 汗毛; 软毛; 毫毛; 茸毛 The first down was beginning to appear on the young boy´s face. 那小男孩的脸上渐渐长出了汗毛. |
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