downwards是什么意思？

downwards

英[ˈdaʊnwədz] 美[ˈdaʊnwərdz]

• adv. 向下，往下，（年代等）以来，以后，日趋没落；

例句

• The value of the pound swung downwards. 英镑的价值突然下跌。
• Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards. 人往高处走，水往低处流。
• As the river flows downwards , it widens. 这条河愈到下游愈宽.
• Nobody feels safe – from Eon and Siemens [ the two largest companies by market capitalisation ] downwards . 没人感到安全——从 Eon 和西门子 ( 市值最大的两家公司),到规模较小的公司都是如此.
• The child lay face downwards. 那孩子趴着。
• Benedict pointed downwards again with his stick. 贝内迪克特用他的拐棍又往下指了指。
• House prices will continue to spiral downwards. 房价将继续暴跌。
• Ellis evidently wished to negotiate downwards after Atkinson had set the guidelines. 埃利斯显然希望在阿特金森制定了指导方针后继续往下协商。
• ...from the Prime Minister downwards. 自首相以下的每个人
• Inflation is moving firmly downwards. 通货膨胀率正稳步下降。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADV
  向下;往下
  If you move or look downwards, you move or look towards the ground or a lower level.
  例句
  Benedict pointed downwards again with his stick... 贝内迪克特用他的拐棍又往下指了指。 She gazed downwards... 她朝下望去。
• ADV
  (数量、比率等)呈下降趋势地
  If an amount or rate moves downwards, it decreases.
  例句
  Inflation is moving firmly downwards. 通货膨胀率正稳步下降。
• ADV
  （自…）以下;往下
  If you want to emphasize that a statement applies to everyone in an organization, you can say that it applies from its leader downwards.
  例句
  ...from the Prime Minister downwards. 自首相以下的每个人

英英词典释义

• 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"