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单词 downshift
释义
downshift
verb[I]
uk
/ˈdaʊn.ʃɪft/us
/ˈdaʊn.ʃɪft/

downshiftverb[I](WORK SLOWER)

tobecomeslower; toworkat aslowerspeed:
变慢；降低速度
After severalyearsofstronggrowth, thelaptopmarketis downshifting to aslower, buthopefullysteady,patternofgrowth.经过几年的强劲增长以后，手提电脑市场正在放慢速度，进入一种慢一些但可望更稳定一些的增长状态。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
  • accelerant
  • accelerate
  • accelerating
  • acceleration
  • catch
  • catch(someone)up
  • dampener
  • foot
  • gas
  • gun
  • non-accelerating
  • quicken
  • retard
  • retardation
  • self-accelerating
  • slow
  • step on the gasidiom
  • throttle(something)back/down
  • upshift
  • upshifting
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downshiftverb[I](WAY OF LIVING)

toleaveajobthat is wellpaidanddifficultinorderto do something that gives you moretimeandsatisfactionbut lessmoney
舍弃高薪职位换工作
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Retiring & resigning
  • abdicate
  • abdication
  • attrition
  • bow
  • bow out
  • chuck
  • chucksomethingin
  • get off
  • golden handcuffs
  • golden handshake
  • golden parachute
  • leave the field open forsomeoneidiom
  • pension
  • retire
  • retired
  • retiree
  • retirement
  • retiring
  • serve out
  • throw
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downshiftverb[I](VEHICLE)

US
tochangeto alowergearwhendriving, toreducepowerandspeed
换低速挡，减挡
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
  • aquaplaning
  • backsomeoneup
  • behind the wheelidiom
  • bike
  • biting point
  • boxed in
  • branch off
  • coast
  • drive off
  • DWI
  • jam
  • pullsomeoneup shortidiom
  • run away withsomeone
  • satnav
  • self-driving
  • snow chains
  • stall
  • steerable
  • undertake
  • undertaking
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Increasing and decreasing speed of motion

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downshifter
downshifting
(Definition ofdownshiftfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

downshift| Business English

downshift
verb[I]
uk
/ˈdaʊnʃɪft/us
toslowdown orbecomelessactive:
Corporateearningsexpansionisexpectedto downshift in the comingmonths.
HR,WORKPLACEmainlyUK
toleavea well-paid butdifficultjobinorderto do something that gives you moretimeandsatisfactionbut lessmoney:
The Government is alsokeentoencouragepeopleover theageof 50 to downshift,workingshorterhoursandsupplementingtheirearningsbydrawingpartialpensions.

downshift

noun[S]
The downshift isreflectedin theLaborDepartment'snationaldata.

downshifter

noun[C]
Shefitsthemouldof a downshifter who haschosentosimplifyherlifebychangingherjob.
(Definition ofdownshiftfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The results verified that the collision loss was indeed the cause of frequencydownshift.
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In each case, the frequency difference between thedownshiftpeak and the central minimum of the spectrum of the transmitted pulse is also measured.
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The behaviors generated by these detachment mechanisms under conditions of nutrientdownshift(starvation) are currently being simulated.
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The frequency upshift anddownshiftcaused by the rapid ionization and the collisional energy losses can then be clearly demonstrated.
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In preformed plasmas, where relativistic mass nonlinearity predominates, one observes frequencydownshiftand self-focusing of the laser.
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Due to the largedownshift, the two bands are clearly separated in the spectrum.
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The amount of frequencydownshiftis calculated from the difference between the downshifted frequency peak and the frequency at the central minimum.
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Combined with the frequencydownshift, this absorption band strongly damps waves at high and low wavenumber s, because the modes are downshifted below the harmonic.
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Four were used for upshifts, with a different second gear for downshifts.
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Career downshifts are another way of downshifting economically and entail lowering previous aspirations of wealth, a promotion or higher social status.
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Simply not working overtime or taking a half-day a week for leisure time, are work downshifts.
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Rather than have six forward gears, the transmission was programmed to act as a five-speed with the alternate second gear for downshifts.
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The rough-operating hydraulic auto was replaced by an electronically controlled automatic transmission, which stopped the hunting between gears and random downshifts.
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Economically, work downshifts are defined in terms of reductions in either actual or potential income, work hours, and spending levels.
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The plasma wave frequency downshifts from the linear dispersion curve, and the electron distribution flattens.
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