downhill
US /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
UK /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
副词
1.
下坡, 向下
towards the bottom of a hill; descending
示例:
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The ball rolled downhill.
球滚下山。
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They skied downhill at high speed.
他们高速滑下山。
2.
走下坡路, 恶化
into a worse state or condition
示例:
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After the scandal, his career went rapidly downhill.
丑闻之后，他的事业迅速走下坡路。
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The company's performance has been going downhill for months.
公司业绩已经持续下滑数月。
形容词
1.
下坡的, 向下的
descending a slope; going towards the bottom of a hill
示例:
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It was an easy downhill walk.
那是一段轻松的下坡路。
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The downhill section of the race was very fast.
比赛的下坡路段非常快。
2.
容易的, 轻松的
easy to achieve; requiring little effort
示例:
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Once you understand the basics, it's all downhill from there.
一旦你掌握了基础知识，接下来的事情就都容易了。
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The project became much more downhill after we got the funding.
获得资金后，项目变得容易多了。