We were rowing downstream towards the sea.是什么意思？

We were rowing downstream towards the sea.

我们划船顺流而下, 驶向大海。

we

pron. 我们，咱们，笔者，本人，朕，人们；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

rowing

n. 划（船），赛艇运动；v. 划船(row的现在分词)；

例句
They call rowing the perfect sport. It exercises every major muscle group.
他们称划船是最佳运动，它可以锻炼每一处主要肌肉群。

downstream

adv. 在下游地，顺流地；adj. 顺流而下的，在下游方向的；

例句
...a district called Lupitu, which in fact was downstream of the dam...
叫勒普顿的地区，实际上在大坝的下游。

towards

prep. 朝，向，对于，接近，为了；

例句
...absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children.
那些不在子女身边、未能支付抚养费的父亲

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

sea

n. 海，海洋，许多，大量；

例句
Blyth's association with the sea began in 1966...
布莱思的航海生涯始于1966年。