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    down 的英语意思

    downdown1 /daʊn/ adverb, preposition, adjective 查看全部语言翻译1to a lower position to or towards a lower place or position向或朝向较低的地方或位置 OPP  up:  David bent down to tie his shoelace.David弯下腰系鞋带。 Get down off the table.从桌子上下来。 Tears were streaming down my face.泪水顺着我的脸颊流淌。 The sun was going down and it would soon be dark.太阳正在落山,天很快就要黑了。 They came running down the stairs.他们跑下楼梯。 She stood on a balcony looking down into the courtyard.她站在阳台上,俯视着庭院。 Glancing down the list of runners, I noticed a familiar name.我扫了一眼选手名单,发现了一个熟悉的名字。 Her hair came down to her waist.她的头发垂到腰部。 Ken fell asleep face down (=with his face towards the ground) on the couch.Ken趴着(即脸朝向地面)睡着在沙发上。2in a lower place in a lower place or position在较低的地方或位置 OPP  up:  We heard the sound of laughter down below.我们听到下面传来笑声。 The bathroom is down those stairs.浴室在那段楼梯的下面。 Halfway down the page, there was the item I was looking for.在页面中间偏下处,找到了我要找的条目。3to lie/sit into a sitting or lying position进入坐下或躺下的姿势:  Please sit down.请坐下。 I think I’ll go and lie down for a while.我想去躺一会儿。4along at or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path在或到达道路、小径等延伸方向的更远处:  A young man came hurrying down the street.一个年轻男子沿着街道匆匆而来。 She looked down the road to see if anyone was coming.她顺着道路望去,看是否有人过来。 There is a pleasant little cafe bar a hundred yards down the road.沿路往前走约一百码,有一家惬意的小咖啡吧。 The bus stop is a bit further down on the left-hand side.公共汽车站在左边再往前一点。5south in or towards the south在南方或向南 OPP  up:  They drove all the way down from Boston to Miami.他们从波士顿一路驱车南下到迈阿密。 They sailed down the east coast of Africa.他们沿着非洲东海岸南下航行。 Now he’s bought a villa down south.现在他在南方买了一栋别墅。 a trip down Mexico way前往墨西哥那一带的旅行6somewhere local at or to a place that is not far away在或到附近不远的地方:  She’s just gone down to the shops.她刚去商店了。 I saw her down at the station this morning.今天早上我在车站看到了她。7river away from the place where a river starts沿河流向下游(远离源头) OPP  up:  Chunks of ice came floating down the river.大块的冰顺河漂流而下。8fastened to a surface used with verbs that mean ‘fasten’ to show that something is fastened firmly to the surface or object below it与表示"固定"的动词连用,表示某物被牢牢固定在其下方的表面或物体上:  The coffin lid had been nailed down.棺材盖已经被钉牢了。9less at or towards a level or amount that is less在或朝向较低的水平或数量 OPP  up:  Keep your speed down.保持低速。 House prices have come down in recent months.近几个月房价有所下降。 Turn the radio down.把收音机的音量调小。down to Sharif cut his report down to only three pages.Sharif把他的报告削减到只有三页。10losing losing to an opponent by a certain number of points以一定分数落后于对手two goals down/three points down etc Swindon were six points down at one stage.斯温顿队在某一阶段落后六分。11written used with verbs that mean ‘write’ to show that you write something on paper or in a book与表示"写"的动词连用,表示将某事写在纸上或书中:  I’ll write down the address for you.我帮你把地址写下来。 Start by jotting down a few ideas.先把一些想法记下来。 Let’s put you down as self-employed.我们把你登记为自雇人士吧。12on a list if you are down for something, your name is on a list of people who want to do something or are intended to do something如果某人被列入某事的名单,即其名字出现在希望或准备做该事的人员名单上down for Purvis is down for the 200 metre freestyle event.Purvis已报名参加200米自由泳项目。 We’ve already put his name down for nursery school.我们已经把他的名字报名登记到幼儿园了。down to do something I’ve got you down to do the table decorations.我已经把桌面装饰的工作安排给你了。13to later times from an earlier time in history to a later time or to people who are born in later times从历史上较早的时期传至较晚时期,或传给后世之人:  a person whose words and actions have inspired millions of people down the centuries一个几个世纪以来用言行激励了无数人的人 This knowledge was handed down in the family from father to son.这些知识在家族中由父传子,代代相传。 The story has been passed down the generations for a thousand years.这个故事已经世代相传了一千年。down to traditions that have come down to us from medieval times从中世纪流传至今的传统14paid immediately paid to someone immediately立即支付给某人:  A top quality freezer for only £20 down and £5 a week for a year.顶级冰柜,只需首付20英镑,每周5英镑,分期一年。15every part from top to bottom从上到下:  I want you to wash my car down.我要你从上到下把我的车冲洗干净。16swallowed in or into your stomach as a result of swallowing通过吞咽进入胃中:  Meg’s been very ill and can’t keep her food down.Meg病得很重,吃什么都留不住。 He gulped down the coffee.他大口喝下了咖啡。17sad unhappy or sad不开心或悲伤:  Tim’s been feeling down.Tim最近一直情绪低落。 see thesaurus at sad18computer if a computer is down, it is not working如果电脑宕机,即指其无法正常工作 OPP  up see thesaurus at broken19be down to somebody if an action or decision is down to you, it is your responsibility如果某件事或某个决定由你来负责,那就是你的责任:  It’s down to me to make sure that everyone is happy.确保每个人都满意是我的责任。 be up to somebody at up120be down to somebody/something to be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing是某一个人的行为或某一特定事物所导致的结果:  Chris’s success is all down to him.Chris的成功完全归功于他自己。21be down to your last pound/dollar/litre etc to be left with only a small amount of something某物只剩下很少的量:  We’re down to our last five dollars.我们只剩最后五美元了。22down to something/somebody including everything or everyone, even the smallest thing or the least important person涵盖一切或所有人,即使是最微小的事物或最不重要的人:  Everyone uses the cafeteria, from the managing director down to the office boy.所有人都使用食堂,从总经理到勤杂小工无一例外。 The plans were all complete down to the last detail.计划全部完成,细节一丝不苟。23be/go down with something to have a particular illness患某种疾病:  Jane’s gone down with flu.Jane得了流感。24Down with somebody/something spoken口语 used to say that you strongly oppose a government, leader etc and want them to lose their power用于表达强烈反对某政府、领导人等,并希望其失去权力:  Down with the government!打倒政府!25be down on somebody/something informal非正式 to have a severe attitude towards someone or something, especially when this is unfair对某人或某事持严苛态度,尤其是当这种态度不公平时:  Why is Mark so down on her at the moment?为什么Mark现在对她如此苛刻?26leaving university British English used to say that someone leaves or has left a university at the end of a period of study用于表示某人在一段学习期结束后离开或已离开大学down from Sarah came down from Oxford in 1966.Sarah于1966年从牛津大学结束学业离校。27completed already done or completed已经完成的:  Well, you’ve passed your second test, so it’s two down and four more to go.好了,你已经通过了第二次测试,所以完成了两个,还有四个要做。28down under informal非正式 in or to Australia or New Zealand在澳大利亚或新西兰,或前往那里29Down! spoken口语 used to tell a jumping dog to get down用于命令跳扑的狗趴下30be down with somebody spoken口语 informal非正式 to be friends with someone与某人是朋友 be down on your luck at luck1(17)
    downdown2 verb [transitive] 1to drink or eat something quickly迅速喝下或吃下某物:  He downed the coffee in one gulp.他一口喝光了咖啡。2to knock or force someone to the ground将某人击倒或压倒在地:  O'Malley downed his opponent in the first round.O'Malley在第一回合将对手击倒在地。3down tools British English to stop working, especially because you are taking part in a strike (=protest about pay or conditions by stopping work)停止工作,尤指因参加罢工(即以停工方式抗议薪酬或工作条件)
    downdown3 noun 1[uncountable] soft hair like a baby’s像婴儿般柔软细密的茸毛2[uncountable] the soft fine feathers of a bird鸟类柔软细密的绒羽3[countable] one of the four chances that an American football team has to move forward when it is their turn to have the ball美式橄榄球中,进攻队在持球期间可向前推进的四次机会之一;档4the downs low round hills covered with grass, as in the south of England覆盖着草地的低矮圆形丘陵,如英格兰南部所见5have a down on somebody British English informal非正式 to dislike or have a bad opinion of someone不喜欢某人或对某人持负面评价:  For some reason, Malcolm had a down on the whole teaching profession.不知为何,Malcolm对整个教师职业都抱有偏见。 ups and downs at up2(1)