downward

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down·ward /ˈdaʊnwəd $ -wərd/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 DOWNmoving or pointing towards a lower position 下降的；向下的 OPP upward

a gentle downward slope

缓坡

2 moving to a lower level 〔往较低水平〕下降的，下跌的 OPP upward

Share prices continued their downward trend.

股价继续呈下跌趋势。

She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs.

她又是酗酒又是吸毒，在这个旋涡中越陷越深。

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Examples from the Corpus

downward• This meant rejecting designs that were symmetrical or that actually went against the downward flow of building height from east to west.• He managed to pull himself free with a sudden downward movement of his hands.• Ella's book lay face downward on the arm of a chair, her spectacles lodged across it.• The downward pressure on my chest became more intense.• Obviously the past year I somehow got on the downward spiral at work.• Again, a downward trend is evident.• Stock prices continued their downward trend.• She gave the bell-rope a swift downward tug.• The direct downward view is dull unless it contains another subject at an interim level, such as a kite.

downward spiral• Perhaps the most shocking news was that children got hit the hardest in this downward spiral.• So those economic dynamics contribute to a continuing downward spiral.• My theory is we're going into this horrible downward spiral and Clinton is a poor imitation of Kennedy.• Obviously the past year I somehow got on the downward spiral at work.• But the significance of the Merck move is that it signals a downward spiral in drug prices.• Self-pity tends to block taking action that will be truly effective in reversing the downward spirals of primary and family diseases.• Today is the finale of a downward spiral of setbacks and disappointments as you begin to find new ways forward.• It has continued on that downward spiral since.

From Longman Business Dictionary

downwarddown·ward /ˈdaʊnwəd-wərd/ (also downwards) adverbadv

towards a lower position or level

Inflation for June was lower at 3.9%, and the underlying trend appears downward.

Competition forces prices downwards.

—downward adjectiveadj

Brazil’s debt had an important role to play in creatingdownward pressure on the currency.

单词	downward
释义	downward Word family noundownerdownwardnessdownbeatdownbowdownfalldownflowdownforcedowngradedownhauldownlighterdownlinkdown paymentdownpipedownpourdownrightnessdownrushdownshifterdownshiftingdownsidedownsizerdownsizingdownspoutdownstrokedownswingdownthrowdowntimedowntrenddownturndownwashDowniedowninessdownlandadverbdownwarddownwardlydownmostdownrightdownriverdownstagedownadjectivedown-and-outdown-at-heeldowncastdownfallendownhearteddownhilldownholedown-homedownloadabledownlookeddownmarketdownstairdownstatedown-to-earthdowntowndownturneddownwinddowneddownyverbdownloaddownplaydownscaledownshiftdownsize down·ward /ˈdaʊnwəd $ -wərd/ adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1 DOWNmoving or pointing towards a lower position 下降的；向下的 OPP upward a gentle downward slope 缓坡 2 moving to a lower level 〔往较低水平〕下降的，下跌的 OPP upward Share prices continued their downward trend. 股价继续呈下跌趋势。 She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs. 她又是酗酒又是吸毒，在这个旋涡中越陷越深。 → downwards Examples from the Corpus downward• This meant rejecting designs that were symmetrical or that actually went against the downward flow of building height from east to west.• He managed to pull himself free with a sudden downward movement of his hands.• Ella's book lay face downward on the arm of a chair, her spectacles lodged across it.• The downward pressure on my chest became more intense.• Obviously the past year I somehow got on the downward spiral at work.• Again, a downward trend is evident.• Stock prices continued their downward trend.• She gave the bell-rope a swift downward tug.• The direct downward view is dull unless it contains another subject at an interim level, such as a kite. downward spiral• Perhaps the most shocking news was that children got hit the hardest in this downward spiral.• So those economic dynamics contribute to a continuing downward spiral.• My theory is we're going into this horrible downward spiral and Clinton is a poor imitation of Kennedy.• Obviously the past year I somehow got on the downward spiral at work.• But the significance of the Merck move is that it signals a downward spiral in drug prices.• Self-pity tends to block taking action that will be truly effective in reversing the downward spirals of primary and family diseases.• Today is the finale of a downward spiral of setbacks and disappointments as you begin to find new ways forward.• It has continued on that downward spiral since. From Longman Business Dictionary downwarddown·ward /ˈdaʊnwəd-wərd/ (also downwards) adverbadv towards a lower position or level Inflation for June was lower at 3.9%, and the underlying trend appears downward. Competition forces prices downwards. —downward adjectiveadj Brazil’s debt had an important role to play in creatingdownward pressure on the currency.
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