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down1/daʊn/ adv., prep., adj., v. & n.●adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground 向下，朝下(尤指向地面) fall down 落下; knelt down 跪下 2 in a lower place or position 在下面；在低处 blinds were down 窗帘放下了 3 to or in a place regarded as lower, esp. 去往(或在)一个低的地方，尤指 : a southwards 向南方；在南方 b Brit. away from a major city or a university [英]离(开)主要城市或大学(有段距离) 4a in or into a low or weaker position, mood, or condition 处于低等地位；处于潦倒(或屈辱或受约束)的状况；处于精神(或健康)低落状态 hit a man when he's down 落井下石; many down with colds 许多人因患感冒而病倒了 b in a position of lagging behind or losing (职位)落后(对方)地；亏损地 our team was three goals down 我们队落后 3 分; ￡ 5 down on the transaction 交易亏损 5 英镑 c (of a computer system) out of action or unavailable for use (esp. temporarily) (计算系统)不运行; (尤指暂时)无法启用 5 from an earlier to a later time 从上代往后；下传；下至 customs handed down 风俗传了下来; down to 1600 直至 1600 年 6 to a finer or thinner consistency or a smaller amount or size 由粗变细；由浓变淡，成粉末状 grind down 碾成粉; water down 用水冲淡; boil down 熬稠 7 cheaper; lower in price or value 便宜；价格(价值)下跌 bread is down 面包降价; shares are down 股票下跌 8 into a more settled state 稳定状态 calm down 完全镇静下来 9 in writing; in or into recorded or listed form (写)下; (录)下; (记)下 copy it down 抄下来; I got it down on tape 我已把它录在磁带上; you are down to speak next 你记(录)下一个讲话 10 (of part of a larger whole) paid, dealt with (部分)已付; (部分)已处置 ￡ 5 down, ￡ 20 to pay 已还 5 英镑，还剩 20 英镑; three down, six to go 已完 3 门；还剩 6 门 11 Naut. 【海】a with the current or wind 顺流地；顺风地 b (of a ship's helm) with the rudder to windward (船舵)向下风 12 inclusively of the lower limit in a series 下至；直至 read down to the third paragraph 从头读到第 3 段为止 13 (as 作 int.) lie down, put (something) down, etc. (躺)下; (放)下(坐下等) 14 (of a crossword clue or answer) read vertically (填字游戏提示或答案)竖着读 cannot do five down 往下读不了 5 个字母 15 downstairs, esp. after rising (尤指起床后)下楼 is not down yet 尚未下楼 16 swallowed (吞)下; (吃)下; (喝)下 could not get the pill down 吞不下药片 17 Amer. Football (of the ball) out of play 【美式橄榄球】成死球 ●prep. 1 downwards along, through, or into 往(或在)…的下端；向(或在)…那一端 2 from top to bottom of 从顶部到底部 3 along 沿，顺，循 walk down the road 沿路走去; cut down the middle 沿中间剪下 4 at or in a lower part of 往(或在)…的下游 situated down the river 坐落在河的下游 ●adj. (superl. downmost) 1 directed downwards 向下(方)的 2 Brit. of travel away from a capital or centre [英]离开首都(或中心)的；下行的 the down train 下行列车; the down platform 下行列车站台 ●v. tr. colloq. [口] 1 knock or bring down 撞到；使倒下 2 swallow (a drink) 吞(喝)下 ●n. 1a Sport an act of putting down 【运动】击倒；摔倒 b Amer. Football any of a series of chances to advance the ball for a score 【美式橄榄球】十码进攻 2 a reverse of fortune 倒霉事；不幸事；挫折；失败 ups and downs 沉浮；荣枯；盛衰 3 colloq. a period of depression [口]萧条(或衰退)期 4 the play of the first piece in dominoes (多米诺牌戏中的)第一张牌的打出 □ be (or have a) down on colloq. disapprove of; show animosity towards [口]憎恶；怨恨 □ be down to 1 be attributable to 归因于 2 be the responsibility of 对…负有责任 3 have used up everything except 几乎耗尽，仅剩下 down to their last tin of rations 他们穷困到仅剩下最后一罐口粮 □ down on one's luck colloq. [口] 1 temporarily unfortunate 一时不走运的(地) 2 dispirited by misfortune 因厄运而沮丧的(地) □ down to the ground colloq. completely [口]完全地；彻底地 □ down tools Brit. colloq. cease work, esp. to go on strike [英口]停止工作(尤指举行罢工) □ down with int. expressing strong disapproval or rejection of a specified person or thing 打倒；不要(表达对某人、某事的一种强烈的不满或反对)[Old English dūn(e) aphetic form of adūne ‘downward’] |