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down·ward /ˈdaʊnwəd/ a. | ad.
I a.
1. 向下的，降下的
take a downward ride on an elevator 乘电梯下楼
2. (自发源地等)下行的
the downward course of a stream 小溪的下行流程
3. 趋向没落的
the downward path to ruin 通向毁灭的下坡路
4. (时间)往后推移的
II ad.
1. 向下地
He lay on the floor face downward. 他脸朝下躺在地板上。
2. 下行地
As the river flows downward, it widens. 越向下游河面越宽。
3. 衰退地
Her life went downward after her husband died. 自丈夫死后她的生活每况愈下。
4. (时间上)往后推移地；由前辈传下
It's been a common saying from the 1950s downward. 20世纪50年代以还大家就都是这么说的。
The estate was handed downward from generation to generation. 这份产业代代相传。
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