downstream
/ˈdaʊnˈstriːm/adverb & adjective
1- situated or moving in the direction in which a stream or river flows顺流地（的）; 在下游（的）：
as adv. the bridge spanned the river just downstream of the rail line那桥就建在铁路线下游一侧的河上
as adj. deforestation could have disastrous consequences for downstream regions.滥伐森林有可能给下游地区带来灾难性的后果。
1.1
- Biology situated in or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place later than at a given point【生】在（或向）下游（的）（指转录发生时间迟于特定时刻的遗传物质的顺序部分）：
a termination signal was found downstream from the coding region.
末端信号是在编码区的下游发现的。
1.2
- at a stage in the process of gas or oil extraction and production after the raw material is ready for refining在（油、气等生产过程）后阶段（的）。