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单词 downstairs
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downstairs
adverb
uk
/ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/us
/ˌdaʊnˈsterz/
A2
to or on alowerfloorof abuilding,especiallythegroundfloor:
朝楼下，在楼下（尤指底层）
I went downstairs toanswerthephone.我下楼去接电话。
Compare
upstairsadverbadjective
More examples
  • I'llseeyou downstairs in thefoyerinhalfanhour.
  • Ijumpedout ofbedandrandownstairs.
  • Ipulledon myjeansandrandownstairs.
  • Did you put thelightsout downstairs?
  • She came downstairs after hershower,wrappedin atowel.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
  • basement
  • catwalk
  • ceiling
  • dais
  • deck
  • decking
  • ground level
  • landing
  • loft
  • low slung
  • multi-levelled
  • multi-storied
  • multilevel
  • platform
  • runway
  • soapbox
  • split-level
  • storey
  • storeyed
  • story
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Down and downward
downstairs
adjective
uk
/ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/us/ˌdaʊnˈsterz/
on alowerfloorof abuilding,especiallythegroundfloorof ahouse:
a downstairsbathroom
More examples
  • Agloomylightburnedin a downstairswindow.
  • One of the twokitchensis downstairs.
  • In the downstairsloo, she has apictureof herself as abridesmaid.
  • Our downstairsneighboursareheavysmokers, and thesmellseepsup through thefloorboardsintoourflat.
  • The seconddoor, sheexplained,leadsto the downstairstelevisionroom.
  • The downstairsroomsof her two-storyconcretehousearefilledwithtoddlersandpreschoolchildren.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
  • basement
  • catwalk
  • ceiling
  • dais
  • deck
  • decking
  • ground level
  • landing
  • loft
  • low slung
  • multi-levelled
  • multi-storied
  • multilevel
  • platform
  • runway
  • soapbox
  • split-level
  • storey
  • storeyed
  • story
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downstairs
noun[S]
uk
/ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/us/ˌdaʊnˈsterz/
thepartof abuilding,especiallyahouse, that is on thegroundfloor:
Wefinishedpaintingupstairsyesterday, but the downstairs stillneedssomework.
More examples
  • The downstairs was sosmokythat we could notsee.
  • ThecouplespentGBP70,000 making the downstairsopen-planandaddingtwoextrabedrooms.
  • The downstairs of thetheaterwas just aboutfulland there were plenty ofpeopleupstairs, too.
  • Whenrenovating,schoolofficialsdecidedtopaintthe downstairs awarmorange, sostudentswouldthinkwarmthoughtsoncolddays.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
  • basement
  • catwalk
  • ceiling
  • dais
  • deck
  • decking
  • ground level
  • landing
  • loft
  • low slung
  • multi-levelled
  • multi-storied
  • multilevel
  • platform
  • runway
  • soapbox
  • split-level
  • storey
  • storeyed
  • story
See more results »

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Parts of buildings in general
the downstairs
noun[S]
uk
/ˈdaʊnˌsteəz/us
/ˈdaʊnˌsterz/
thelowerfloorof abuilding,especiallythegroundfloor:
楼下，尤指底楼
Wefinishedpaintingupstairsyesterday, but thedownstairsstillneedssomework.我们昨天把楼上粉刷完了，但是楼下还没有完工。
Thedownstairswas amess.楼下乱七八糟的。
More examples
  • Iworkedmy way around thedownstairs,cleaningall thewindows.
  • The newdesignopenedup thedownstairsandachievedbothairinessandintimacy.
  • Thekitchenisdividedfrom therestof thedownstairsby arowofcupboards.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
  • basement
  • catwalk
  • ceiling
  • dais
  • deck
  • decking
  • ground level
  • landing
  • loft
  • low slung
  • multi-levelled
  • multi-storied
  • multilevel
  • platform
  • runway
  • soapbox
  • split-level
  • storey
  • storeyed
  • story
See more results »
(Definition ofdownstairsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
downstairs
adverb
uk
/ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/us
/ˌdaʊnˈsterz/
A2
to or on alowerfloorof abuilding,especiallythegroundfloor
朝楼下，在楼下（尤指底层）
I went downstairs toanswerthephone.我下楼去接电话。
Compare
upstairs
More examples
  • I'llseeyou downstairs in thefoyerinhalfanhour.
  • Ijumpedout ofbedandrandownstairs.
  • Ipulledon myjeansandrandownstairs.
  • Did you put thelightsout downstairs?
  • She came downstairs after hershower,wrappedin atowel.
the downstairs
noun[S]
uk
/ˈdaʊnˌsteəz/us
/ˈdaʊnˌsterz/
thelowerfloorof abuilding,especiallythegroundfloor
楼下，尤指底楼
Wefinishedpaintingupstairsyesterday, but thedownstairsstillneedssomework.我们昨天把楼上粉刷完了，但是楼下还没有完工。
Thedownstairswas amess.楼下乱七八糟的。
More examples
  • Iworkedmy way around thedownstairs,cleaningall thewindows.
  • The newdesignopenedup thedownstairsandachievedbothairinessandintimacy.
  • Thekitchenisdividedfrom therestof thedownstairsby arowofcupboards.

downstairs| American Dictionary

downstairs
adjective,adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈdɑʊnˈsteərz/
on or to alowerfloorof abuilding,esp. thegroundfloor, or down thestairs:
a downstairsbathroom
Ihearsomeone downstairs.
(Definition ofdownstairsfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdownstairs

downstairs
If the patient lives in a house with adownstairstoilet, adownstairsroom may need to be turned into a bed-sitting room for him.
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Downstairsare the stable, the storage rooms and sometimes a fireplace.
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You'll have to go ondownstairsout of the way.
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I can't talk to my friend because he won't let me godownstairsto see her.
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The great man's arrival was announced via the receptionistdownstairs.
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Interestingly, although the phrases up there and down there seem as easy and familiar, upstairs anddownstairswere six times more frequent.
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Upstairs anddownstairsare common labels for a subordinate spatial category, levels contained within the house, and also specify a route to those levels.
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At the least, upstairs anddownstairsindicates the early entrainment of a directional spatial term with a route.
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When she hears footstepsdownstairs, she asks nicely for the "blessed visitor," whoever it is, to bring up a container of food for her.
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Moreover, the customersdownstairsseemed to be more reactive to other customers.
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Has a bathroomdownstairs, but his bedroom and toilet are upstairs.
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Since the bathroom serves two bedrooms upstairs, and one study bedroomdownstairs, this is logically located at the half-level.
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In response, he takes it backdownstairswith him on his way out.
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Now and then we would see her in one of thedownstairswindows-she had evidently shut up the top f loor of the house.
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A third of the respondents overcame this limitation by seeking leisure in the semi-public void deck spacedownstairs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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