downward是什么意思？

downward

英[ˈdaʊnwəd] 美[ˈdaʊnwərd]

• adj. 向下的，往下的；
• adv. 向下地，下行地；

例句

• Downward movement is much faster than upward one. 向下移动比向上移动快得多。
• The garden sloped gently downward to the river. 花园呈缓坡向河边倾斜。
• All apples on apple trees are downward. 苹果树上的所有苹果都是向下的。
• In computer graphics, scrolling restricted to an upward or downward direction. 在计算机图形学中, 只限于指向上或向下滚动屏幕图形的过程.
• He swam quartering upstream, but still was swept downward rather faster than he had expected. 他向上游游去, 可是河水老是要把他往下游冲,流速比他想象的要快得多.
• Reverse the spiral spinning it downward until it dissipates. 朝下逆转螺旋,直到它消散.
• Ever coursing downward and ever renewed from above? 总是从上游流来又向下游流去 么 ?
• That means increased unemployment, or underemployment, with further downward pressure on demand. 这意味着增加失业, 或就业不足, 因此经济有进一步下行的压力.
• Obviously the force of gravity Mg is acting vertically downward. 显然重力的Mg作用垂直向下.
• When water reaches the saturated zone beneath the water table , it oozes slowly downward, and laterally. 当水到达潜水面以下的饱和带时, 它就缓慢地向下和侧向渗透.

同义词

• adv.
  downward的同义词之：向下,往下
  top, downwards, from, down, the,
• adj.
  downward的同义词之：向下的
  descending, down, moving, slipping, going, sliding,

反义词

• adj.
  downward的反义词之：向下的;低下的
  upward,
• downward的反义词之：其他释义
  upward,

英语四级真题

For example, a Colombian who wants someone to approach him often signals with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward as they move rapidly back and forth.
出自-2014年6月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  下降的;向下的
  A downward movement or look is directed towards a lower place or a lower level.
  例句
  ...a firm downward movement of the hands. 双手有力的向下摆动
• ADJ
  趋向没落的;衰退的;局势变坏的
  If you refer to a downward trend, you mean that something is decreasing or that a situation is getting worse.
  例句
  The downward trend in home ownership is likely to continue. 拥有房屋所有权者人数减少的趋势可能会持续。 ...a decline in the economy, resulting in a general downward spiral. 经济上的衰退导致了总体上的螺旋式下降。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  向下的, 往下的
  All apples on apple trees are downward. 苹果树上的所有苹果都是向下的。
• adv.
  向下地, 下行地
  The garden sloped gently downward to the river. 花园呈缓坡向河边倾斜。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. on or toward a surface regarded as a base;
  "he lay face downward""the downward pull of gravity"
  2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place;
  "the down staircase""the downward course of the stream"
• Adverb
  1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position;
  "don't fall down""rode the lift up and skied down""prices plunged downward"

行业词典

• 大气科学： 向下［全］辐射；［total］ radiation 向下的太阳辐射与大气辐射(指向地面)之和。；