| 释义 |
down·hill /ˈdaʊnˈhɪl/ ad. | n. | a. | phr.
I ad.
1. 向山下，向坡下；向下
The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours. 道路从我们家到你们家一路向下倾斜。
Prices moved downhill. 物价下降。
2. 如下坡路般
The once-fashionable neighbourhood has slid downhill. 这一度繁华的地区已日趋衰落。
The marriage slid further downhill for him. 对他来说，婚姻进一步滑坡。
He went downhill quickly, losing weight and losing clarity. 他很快走着下坡路，体重减轻，神智日衰。
II n.
1. (滑雪的)快速下降，滑降比赛
He won the final men's downhill. 他在男子滑降决赛中获胜。
2. 下山，下坡；斜坡
3. 〈喻〉下坡路
The tragic downhills have brought many promising careers to an end. 悲剧性的下坡路断送了许多有前途的生涯。
III a.
1. 下山的，下坡的；下斜的
a downhill climb 往下的爬行
2. 〈喻〉走下坡路的
a downhill battle 越打越糟的仗
3. 〈口〉不难的，不费力的
They had solved the biggest problems and the rest was downhill. 他们解决了最大的难题后，其余问题就容易了。
4. 快速下降滑雪的，滑降的
a downhill contestant 滑降比赛参赛者
5. (一组事物中)位置较低的；较近坡底的
phr. downhill of life 后半生 |