downhill
US /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
UK /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
副詞
1.
下坡, 向下
towards the bottom of a hill; descending
範例:
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The ball rolled downhill.
球滾下山。
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They skied downhill at high speed.
他們高速滑下山。
2.
走下坡路, 惡化
into a worse state or condition
範例:
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After the scandal, his career went rapidly downhill.
醜聞之後，他的事業迅速走下坡路。
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The company's performance has been going downhill for months.
公司業績已經持續下滑數月。
形容詞
1.
下坡的, 向下的
descending a slope; going towards the bottom of a hill
範例:
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It was an easy downhill walk.
那是一段輕鬆的下坡路。
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The downhill section of the race was very fast.
比賽的下坡路段非常快。
2.
容易的, 輕鬆的
easy to achieve; requiring little effort
範例:
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Once you understand the basics, it's all downhill from there.
一旦你掌握了基礎知識，接下來的事情就都容易了。
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The project became much more downhill after we got the funding.
獲得資金後，項目變得容易多了。