downwards
adverb
mainlyUKuk/ˈdaʊn.wədz/us/ˈdaʊn.wɚdz/(USusuallydownward)C1
towards alowerposition:
向下地，朝下地Theroadslopesgentlydownwards for amileor two.这条路缓缓向下延伸了一两英里。
Thewaterfiltersdownwards through therockfor hundreds offeet.水透过数百英尺的岩石向下渗透。
He waslyingfacedownwards on thepavement.他俯卧在人行道上。
Casualtyfigureswerereviseddownwards(=reduced)after thewarhadended.战争结束后伤亡人数被改少了。
Synonym
down
Opposite
upwardsmainlyUK
- With onewingdamaged, themodelairplanespiralleddownwards.
- To be a goodmanager, you mustknowhow todevolveresponsibilitydownwards.
- Thepathslopesgentlydownwards until itmeetsthelake.
- Youreducethevolumebyslidingthisleverdownwards.
- Thesalesfiguresseemto beslippingsteadilydownwards, which isratherworrying.
Down and downward
- declivity
- down
- downhill
- downstairs
- downstream
- downward
- fallen
- over
- sunken
- up
Grammar
Down,downwardsordownward?
We use down mostly as a preposition or adverb. It means ‘in or moving to a low or lower position or level’:…Down
We use down mostly as a preposition or adverb. It means ‘in or moving to a low or lower position or level’:…Downwards,downward
Downwards is an adverb. It means ‘movement towards a lower position’:…