- towards or in a lower place or position, especially to or on the ground or another surface向下; 在下面：
she looked down
她朝下看
the sun started to go down
太阳开始下山
he put his glass down
他放下杯子
she flicked the switch up and down
她上下轻轻拨动开关
he swung the axe to chop down the tree.
他挥动着斧头要把树砍倒。
- at or to a specified distance below在（或到）下面（某特定距离处）：
you can plainly see the bottom 35 feet down.
你可以清楚地看到35英尺下的底部。
- downstairs在楼下; 往楼下：
I went down to put the kettle on.
我下楼去把电水壶开着。
- expressing movement or position away from the north向南方; 在南方：
they're living down south.
他们住在南方。
- to or at a place perceived as lower (often expressing casualness or lack of hurry)在（或去）较（随意或清闲等）不重要之处：
I'd rather be down at the villa
我宁愿住乡村别墅
I'm going down to the pub.
我正要下（或去）酒馆。
- Brit. away from the capital or major city〈英〉离开首都（或重要城市）：
there are eight trains a day, four up and four down.
每天有8趟火车, 4趟进城, 4趟出城。
- Brit. away from a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge〈英〉离开大学（尤指牛津或剑桥大学）。
- (with reference to food or drink swallowed) in or into the stomach（吃、喝、吞或咽）下：
she couldn't keep anything down.
她什么东西都吃不下了。
- so as to lie or be fixed flush or flat以便平整（或齐平）地（被放着或固定住）：
she stuck down a Christmas label
她用别针别上了一个圣诞节标签。
- as exclamation used as a command to a person or animal to sit or lie down（命令人或动物）坐下（或躺下、趴下）：
down, boy!
孩子, 躺下！
- referring to a crossword answer which reads vertically（纵横填字游戏的答案）从纵向读：
how many letters in fifteen down?
从纵向读的那个fifteen中含几个字母？
- to or at a lower level of intensity, volume, or activity（强度、音量或活动）由强到弱; 由高到低; 由响到轻：
keep the noise down
降低噪声
the panic was dying down
恐慌在逐渐平息
at night it would cool down.
天气于夜间会凉下来。
- to or at a lower price, value, or rank（价格、价值或等级）由高到低：
output was down by 20 per cent
产量下降了20%
soup is down from 59p to 49p.
汤从59便士降到了49便士。
- to a finer consistency, a smaller amount or size, or a simpler or more basic state由稠变稀, 由浓变淡; 由多到少; 由大到小; （情况）由复杂到简单：
I must slim down a bit
我必须瘦下来一点
a formal statement that can't be edited down
无法通过编辑缩短的正式声明
thin down an oil-based paint with spirits.
用酒精稀释油基漆。
- from an earlier to a later point in time or order（在时间或顺序上）从先到后：
buildings in England down to 1540
英格兰的直至1540年的建筑物
everyone, from the President down to the bloke selling hot dogs, wants her dead.
所有的人, 上至总统下至卖热狗的人, 都希望她死。
- in or into a weaker or worse position, mood, or condition（地位、心情或状况）由好到坏, 由强到弱：
the scandal brought down the government
这一丑闻使政府垮台
he was down with the flu.
他因患流感而病倒了。
- losing or at a disadvantage by a specified amount以（特定的量）输掉（或处于不利地位）：
United were 3-0 down.
联队以0比3的比分输了。
- used to express progress through a series of tasks or items已完成, 已处理：
one down and only six more to go.
已完成一个, 仅剩六个了。
- (of a computer system) out of action or unavailable for use (especially temporarily)（电脑系统）（尤指暂时）处于故障（或瘫痪）状态：
the system went down yesterday.
昨天系统瘫痪了。
down with -
shouted to express strong dislike of a specified person or thing（作为口号）打倒：crowds chanted 'Down with America!'
人群有节奏地喊着：“打倒美国！”
- in or into writing（写）下, （记）下：
Graham noted the numbers down carefully
格雷厄姆小心地记下了数字
taking down notes.
记笔记。
- on or on to a list, schedule, or record列入（名单、计划或记录）：
I'll put you down for the evening shift.
我将把你列入晚班名单。
- (with reference to partial payment of a sum of money) made initially or on the spot（部分付款）初付; 付现：
pay £5 down and the rest at the end of the month.
先付5英镑, 其余的月底付。
- (of sailing) with the current or the wind（航海）顺水（或顺风）。
- (of a ship's helm) moved round to leeward so that the rudder is to windward（舵）向下风。
- American Football (of the ball or a player in possession) not in play, typically through progress being stopped【美橄】（球或持球队员）成死球。
- from a higher to a lower point of (something)向…的下面：
up and down the stairs
上下楼梯
tears streaming down her face.
从她脸上淌下的泪水。
- at or to a lower part of (a river or stream); nearer the sea在…的下游; 向…的下游：
a dozen miles or so down the Thames.
在泰晤士河下游12英里左右。
- at a point further along the course of (something)在…的那一端：
he lived down the street.
他住在这条街的那一端。
- along the course or extent of顺, 沿, 循：
I wandered down the road
我沿街漫步
an incision down the middle.
贯穿中间的一道切口。
- informal at or to (a place)〈非正式〉在（或往）（某地）：
tired of going down the pub every night.
对每晚去酒店喝酒感到厌倦。
- throughout (a period of time)…以来, 持续…时间：
astrologers down the ages.
自古以来的占星家。
- attrib. directed or moving towards a lower place or position向下的; 下行的：
the down escalator
下行电梯
click on the down arrow.
点击向下的箭头。
- relating to or denoting trains travelling away from the main terminus（火车）从大的始发站出发的：
we travelled on the first down train.
我们乘坐的是第一班始发列车。
- Physics denoting a flavour of quark having a charge of -1/3. Protons and neutrons are thought to be composed of combinations of up and down quarks.【物】（夸克）下的。
- predic.(of a person) unhappy; depressed（人）沮丧的, 情绪低落的：
he's been so down lately.
他最近情绪很低落。
- attrib. informal (of a period of time) causing or characterized by unhappiness or depression〈非正式〉（一段时间）令人沮丧的; 情绪低落的：
of course, there were up days and down days.
当然, 有令人高兴的日子, 也有令人悲伤的日子。
- predic.(of a computer system) temporarily out of action or unavailable（计算机系统）暂时无法使用的, 故障的：
sorry, but the computer's down.
对不起, 计算机坏了。
- predic. US black slang supporting or going along with someone or something〈美, 黑人俚语〉赞同的：
'You going to the movies?' 'Yo, I'm down.'
“去看电影吗？”“好, 我同意。”
- aware of and following the latest fashion紧跟时尚的, 赶时髦的：
a seriously down, hip-hop homie.
一个十分赶时髦的嘻蹦族。
- knock or bring to the ground击倒; 击落：
175 enemy aircraft had been downed.
175架敌机被击落
he struck Slater on the face, downing him.
他击中了斯莱特的面部, 将其击倒。
- consume (something, typically a drink)喝下, 吃下：
he downed five pints of cider.
他喝了五品脱苹果酒。
- (of a golfer) sink (a putt)（高尔夫球手）将（球）轻击入穴。
- American Football a chance for a team to advance the ball, ending when the ball-carrier is tackled or the ball becomes out of play. A team must advance at least ten yards in a series of four downs in order to keep possession.【美橄】十码进攻。
downs
informal unwelcome experiences or events〈非正式〉倒霉事, 不幸事; 挫折, 失败：there had been more downs than ups during his years at Ferrari.
他在法拉利车队的那几年里失败多于成功。
be（或have a）down on
- informal disapprove of; feel hostile or antagonistic towards〈非正式〉反对; 对…有敌意。
be down to
- be attributable to (a particular factor or circumstance)由…引起（或造成）：
he claimed his problems were down to the media.
他声称自己的问题是由传媒引起的。
- be the responsibility of (a particular person)是（某人）的责任：
it's down to you to make sure the boiler receives regular servicing.
确保锅炉定期维修是你的责任。
- be left with only (the specified amount)仅剩下：
I'm down to my last few pounds.
我只剩下最后几英镑了。
down in the mouth
- informal (of a person or their expression) unhappy; dejected〈非正式〉（人或其表情）不高兴的; 沮丧的。
down on one's luck
- informal experiencing a period of bad luck〈非正式〉倒霉的（地）, 运气不好的（地）。
down tools
- Brit. informal stop work, especially as a form of industrial action〈英, 非正式〉停工（尤指一种劳工行动）：
the union instructed its members to down tools.
工会指示其成员停工。
down town
- into or in the centre of a town往（或在）市中心：
I went down town to do a few errands.
我去市中心办了几件差事。
have（或put） someone/thing down as
- judge someone or something to be (a particular type)认为…属于（某种类型）, 断定：
I never had Jake down as a ladies' man.
我从来不认为杰克是讨女人喜欢的人。
- soft fine fluffy feathers which form the first covering of a young bird or an insulating layer below the contour feathers of an adult bird（鸟的）绒羽。
- such feathers taken from ducks or their nests and used for stuffing cushions, quilts, etc.; eiderdown羽绒; 鸭绒。
- fine soft hair on the face or body of a person（人脸或身体上的）绒毛, 软毛, 汗毛：
the little girl had a covering of golden down on her head.
这个小女孩的头上覆盖着一层金色的绒毛。
- short soft hairs on some leaves, fruit, or seeds（植物叶子、果实或种子上的）短绒毛。
- （一般作 downs）a gently rolling hill丘陵：
the gentle green contours of the downs.
丘陵柔和的绿色轮廓。
the Downs
ridges of undulating chalk and limestone hills in southern England, with few trees and used mainly for pasture.（英格兰南部主要用作牧场的石灰岩）有草丘陵地, 有草开阔高地。
the Downs
a stretch of sea off the east coast of Kent, sheltered by the Goodwin Sands唐斯锚地（肯特郡东海岸近海受古德温暗沙保护因而不受海浪等侵袭的一片海域）。