downhill

美 [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl , ˈdaʊnhɪl]英 [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl , ˈdaʊnhɪl]
  • adj.下坡;下山的;下斜的
  • adv.向下;向山下
  • n.(滑雪)速降;速降比赛

复数: downhills

downhilldownhill

adv.

向山下;向下
towards the bottom of a hill; in a direction that goes down

to run/walk/cycle downhill

跑 / 走 / 骑车下山

uphill
习语

adj.

下山的;下坡的;下斜的
going or sloping towards the bottom of a hill

a downhill path

下山的路

uphill
习语

noun

U(滑雪)速降,速降比赛
the type of skiing in which you go directly down a mountain; a race in which people ski down a mountain

compare cross-country n. (2)

downhill

频次

  • 1
    ADV 向山下;在山下
    If something or someone is moving downhill or is downhill, they are moving down a slope or are located towards the bottom of a hill.

    He headed downhill towards the river...

    他朝山下的河流走去。

  • 2
    ADV 走下坡路地;恶化地;每况愈下
    If you say that something is going downhill, you mean that it is becoming worse or less successful.

    Since I started to work longer hours things have gone steadily downhill...

    自从我开始加班以来,事情日趋恶化。

  • 3
    ADJ (与前段时间相比)容易的
    If you say that a task or situation is downhill after a particular stage or time, you mean that it is easy to deal with after that stage or time.

    Well, I guess it's all downhill from here.

    嗯,我猜从此以后就容易了。

noun

1
a ski race down a trail
2
the downward slope of a hill

adj

1
sloping down rather steeply
Synonym: declivitous downward-sloping

adv

1
toward the bottom of a hill
running downhill, he gained a lot of speed
2
toward a lower or inferior state
your performance has been going downhill for a long time now

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  1. Their marriage went downhill after the first child was born .

    自第一个孩子出生后他们的婚姻便开始走下坡路了。

  2. For the movie business , it was all downhill from there

    电影业从那时就开始完全走下坡路了。

  3. Since I started to work longer hours things have gone steadily downhill

    自从我开始加班以来,事情日趋恶化。

  4. Well , I guess it 's all downhill from here .

    嗯,我猜从此以后就容易了。

  5. Stay on the left-hand pavement to follow a road downhill round a curve

    继续顺着左边的人行道拐一个弯,然后沿路下山。

  6. It was a clearing just downhill from a peak of eight thousand feet .

    那片空地就在8,000英尺高的山峰下。

  7. His career was heading downhill fast .

    他的事业迅速下滑。

  8. The lake itself lies only a few hundred yards off to your right and slightly downhill

    湖本身就在你右侧仅几百码的地方,稍微向山下走几步。

  9. I was approaching a fairly sharp bend that swept downhill to the left .

    我正驶向下坡路上一个突然向左的急转弯。

  10. He headed downhill towards the river

    他朝山下的河流走去。

  11. On the descents , cyclists spin past cars , freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed .

    在坡道上,自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车,靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。

  12. The path angled downhill and northwards

    小路向山下伸展,然后向北延伸。

  13. Water naturally flows downhill . ; Water always finds its own level .

    水往低处流。

  14. The production in some areas went steadily downhill .

    某些地区的生产在滑坡。

  15. His health was getting steadily worse . ; His health went steadily downhill .

    他的健康每况愈下。

  16. At that time our relations were going upwards , but since then they have been going downwards [ downhill ] .

    那时我们的关系是走上坡路,此后就开始走下坡路了。

  17. Heading away from the mountains , I soon found an easier path leading downhill to the village .

    我背着山走了不久,就发现了一条通往该村的比较平坦的下山小路。

  18. There will be uphill as well as downhill , bumps and smooth rides .

    有上坡也有下坡,有颠簸也有平稳。

  19. This restaurant has definitely gone downhill since I last came here .

    从我上次来过之后,这家餐馆越来越糟。

  20. A kid who never tries cycling downhill because he 's afraid of scraping his knee will never feel confident while riding a bike .

    一个害怕擦伤膝盖而从不试着骑脚踏车下坡的孩子,他永远不会满怀信心地骑车。

  21. In addition to changing surfaces , a typical cross-country course may also involve twists and turns and short — but steep — uphills and downhills .

    除了路面变化,越野赛道通常还曲折蜿蜒,并且有短而陡的上下坡。

  22. These rapid course changes can subject your feet , hips14 and legs to forces and stresses that may not affect someone running on level roads or gradual inclines . Running downhill , for example , may lead to jammed and sprained15 toes .

    赛道的这种迅速变化会使人的脚、髋、腿易受压力冲击,例如跑步下坡可能挤到甚至扭伤脚趾,而在平路或缓坡上跑步的人则不会受到这些影响。

  23. He tried to follow the instructions his friends were giving him , but he couldn 't run downhill and uphill at the same time , and he couldn 't turn and twist when he was jumping and dancing , and he was crying so hard he could barely see anything that was happening .

    他本想试着听从朋友们给他的建议,可他不能同时既往上坡跑,又往下坡跑,而且,他也不能一边蹦起来一边迂回前进,更何况他哭喊得这么厉害,几乎弄不清周围都发生了什么事。

  24. Study on safety evaluation method in linear design of downhill road

    下坡路段的道路线形设计安全评价方法研究

  25. Study on Economic Driving Mode of Light Vehicles Traveling Downhill

    轻型车辆下坡行驶工况下经济性驾驶模式研究

  26. Economics Analysis of Student 's Start Salary Go Downhill Phenomenon

    大学生起薪工资走低现象的经济学分析&兼论政府社会保障职能

  27. Synthesis and Technical Application of Prevention and Curing Water Downhill of 430 Mine Area

    430采区下山综合防治水技术的应用

  28. Application of spraying pump in the construction of downhill tunnel

    下山巷道施工排水中射流泵的应用

  29. The place had gone downhill since the time I lived there .

    那个地方从我离开的时候起就已经开始衰落了。

  30. CVT control strategies for engine brake on long downhill of vehicle

    汽车下长坡时发动机制动CVT控制策略

  • 习语

adv.

go downhill

(质量、健康等)每况愈下,走下坡路,恶化
to get worse in quality, health, etc.

Their marriage went downhill after the first child was born.

自第一个孩子出生后他们的婚姻便开始走下坡路了。

adj.

be downhill all the way

1

(与前面的相比较)容易
to be easy compared to what came before

It's all downhill from here. We'll soon be finished.

从这以后就容易了。我们很快就会结束。

2

每况愈下;走下坡路;不断恶化
to become worse or less successful

It's been all downhill for his career since then, with four defeats in five games.

从那时起他的战绩便江河日下,五场比赛输掉了四场。

I started work as a journalist and it was downhill all the way for my health.

我开始当记者后,身体每况愈下。