Learner's definition of DOWN
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a : from a higher to a lower place or position由高向低;向下 -
The land slopes down to the sea.陸面順坡向下延伸至大海。
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Please pull down the window shade. = Please pull the window shade down.請拉下百葉窗。
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I'll come down [=downstairs] in a minute.我馬上就下樓。
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She called down to her friends in the street below.她朝着下面街上的朋友喊叫。
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They set/put the cake down on the table.他們把蛋糕放到桌上。
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Lay down your book for a minute.把你的書放下一會兒。
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We watched the sun go down.我們看着太陽下山。
b : in a low position or place在下方;在低處 2
: to or toward the ground or floor向地面 -
He fell down and hurt his knee.他摔下來傷了膝蓋。
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Climb down out of that tree!從樹上爬下來!
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He knocked him down with one punch.他一拳把他打倒在地。
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Don't look down!别往下看!
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Brightly colored flags hang down from the ceiling.色彩鮮豔的旗子挂在天花板上。
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: to a lying or sitting position(躺)下;(坐)下 4
a : to or toward the south向南方 -
They went down to Florida for two weeks.他們南下佛羅裏達州住了兩個星期。
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We drove down from New York.我們從紐約驅車南下。
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The weather's much warmer down south.南方的天氣暖和得多。
b informal : to or toward a place that is thought of as below or away from another place向低處;向遠處 c : to or toward a place that is away from the speaker向那邊 -
He is heading down to the store.他正往商店那邊走去。
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Would you mind moving (further) down so that we can sit here, too?麻煩您往那邊挪一挪,讓我們也坐坐行嗎?
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: on a piece of paper在紙上 -
Write down everything he says.把他說的話都寫下來。
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Take down this number.記下這個號碼。
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Did you get that down?你記下那個了嗎?
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: at a lower or lesser important position in a list or series(在列表或序列中)處於較低位置,處於次要地位 -
Supporting public education seems to be far down [=low] on the government's agenda.支持公共教育在政府的議程中似很不重要。
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Cleaning my house ranks pretty far down on my list. [=there are many other things I'd rather do]在我的清單上,打掃屋子排得很靠後。
— opposite up 7
: to a lower or lesser degree, level, or rate在較低的位置(或程度、水平、速度等) -
Slow down.慢下來。
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Could you turn the volume down, please?請把聲音調小點好嗎?
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We should give them some time to cool down.我們需要給他們些時間冷靜一下。
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We should wait for the winds to calm down before we set sail.我們應該等風小點再起航。
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The company's stock went down last week.公司股票上周下跌了。
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The team was 10 points down [=it had 10 fewer points than the other team] in the third quarter.這個隊在第三節落後10分。
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The price of gasoline is starting to go down again.汽油價格又開始下降了。
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: to a smaller or weaker state減到更小;變得更弱 -
We have scaled down our plans for the new building.我們已經縮小了新樓的建築規劃。
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Some people want to use the budget surplus to pay down the national debt. [=to make payments that will reduce the a national debt]有些人想用預算盈餘進行支付以減少國家債務。
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They have cut/whittled down the number of candidates.他們削減了候選人的數量。
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often + to 9
: to a state of failure or defeat失利;落後 10
: in a way that causes someone or something to be less able to move不能動彈地;不能移動地 11
: in a thorough or complete way完全地;徹底地 12
: to the place where a person or thing is or came from朝向…的方向 -
They use dogs to hunt down escaped prisoners.他們用狗追捕逃犯。
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He chased the ball down and threw it to third base.他追上球,將球投向三壘。
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Every attempt to pin down the cause of the disease has proved unsuccessful.確定病因的所有努力都失敗了。
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I haven't been able to track down that quotation.我沒能查到那句引語的出處。
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: as a first payment : as a down payment作爲首期款(或定金) 16
British : away from a school or university離開學校(或大學)
down in the mouth
— see 1mouth
down to
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: in a way that includes even (the smallest or least important part)甚至包含(最細微或最不重要部分)地 2
: to the last person or thing that can be used只剩下(某人或某物)
down with
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used to say that you do not like something and want it to stop or fail打倒
keep your head down
— see 1head
let your hair down
— see hair
put your foot down
— see 1foot
with your pants down
— see pants 2 down /ˈdaʊn/ adjective
Learner's definition of DOWN
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: in a low place or position在低處的;在下方的 : on the ground or floor在地上的 3
: lower in price or value便宜的;低廉的 4
: less than an earlier or normal level降低的;低於正常水平的 5
: having a lower level of activity不活躍的;蕭條的 6
: having fewer points than an opponent比分落後於對手的 7
: not operating properly : not able to function不運轉的;出故障的 8
[more down; most down] : sad or unhappy悲傷的;低落的 9
: finished or completed已完成的;完結了的 10
: learned in a complete way完全掌握的 11
: having something written or recorded in an official way正式簽署(或記錄)的 12
US slang —
used to say that you understand or approve of something了解的;贊成的 —
usually + with -
I told them I wasn't down with lying to people. [=I don't think that lying to people is right]我告訴他們我不贊成撒謊騙人。
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Yeah, I'm down with that.是的,我明白了。
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baseball —
used to say how many outs have been made in the inning by the team that is batting(某人數)出局的 14
American football —
used to say that the ball or the player who has the ball is on the ground and the play has ended成死球的
down for the count
— see 2count
down on
informal
: having a bad opinion of someone or something對…不滿的
down on your luck
— see 1luck
down with
: affected by (an illness)患…病的
when the chips are down
— see 1chip 3 down /ˈdaʊn/ preposition
3 down
/ˈdaʊn/
preposition
Learner's definition of DOWN
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: from a higher to a lower part of (something)(從高處)向下,往下 -
Sweat dripped down her neck.汗水順着她的脖子流下來。
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The children ran down the hill.孩子們跑下了山。
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She fell down the stairs.她從樓梯上摔下來。
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He climbed down the ladder.他從梯子上爬下來。
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He spilled mustard down the front of his shirt.他把芥末濺在了襯衫前襟上。
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Her hair hung loosely down her back.她的頭發鬆散地披在背後。
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: along the course or path of (something)沿着…道路 -
Go down the road/street and turn left.沿着路走然後左轉。
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We grew up down the block from each other.我們在街區那邊一起長大,相互離得很近。
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There's a bridge three miles down the river. [=three miles in the same direction that the water is going in the river]沿河而下三英裏處有一座橋。
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ships sailing down the coast [=along the coast usually toward the south]沿海岸(向南)航行的船只
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The bathroom is halfway down the hall on the right.衛生間在走廊中間的右手邊。
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His pitches were right down the middle of the plate.他的投球正中本壘板中部。
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I usually part my hair down the center.我通常梳中分頭。
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He is still pacing up and down [=back and forth in] the room.他仍在房間裏來回走動。
4 down /ˈdaʊn/ noun
plural downs
plural downs
Learner's definition of DOWN
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[count] : a period or state of failure, trouble, etc.失敗;挫折 —
usually plural通常用複數 2
American football : one of a series of four chances that a team has to move the ball forward 10 yards in order to keep the ball and begin a new series進攻,進攻機會(得球的隊爲向前推進10碼連續四次進攻中的一次) [noncount]
[count]
— see also first down 5 down /ˈdaʊn/ noun
Learner's definition of DOWN
[noncount]
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: small and very soft feathers羽絨 —
often used before another noun常用於另一名詞前 2
: small soft hairs絨毛;軟毛;汗毛 6 down /ˈdaʊn/ verb
downs; downed; downing
downs; downed; downing
Learner's definition of DOWN
[+ object]
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: to cause (something) to fall to the ground使掉落 -
He downed [=shot down] four enemy planes.他擊落了四架敵機。
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The storm downed power lines throughout the city.風暴將貫穿市區的輸電線刮倒。
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a downed bird/plane被擊落的鳥/飛機
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a large number of downed power lines大量掉落的輸電線
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informal : to eat or drink (something) especially quickly(尤指快速地)吃掉,喝掉 -
She quickly downed [=took, swallowed] the pills I gave her.她迅速吞下了我給她的藥片。
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They were downing beers and watching the game on TV.他們大口喝着啤酒,看着電視上的比賽。
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American football : to cause (a football) to be out of play使成死球