down

【发音】

美 /daʊn/ 英 /daʊn/

【翻译】

1. adv.向下；在下面

   英释:to or towards a lower place or position

【短语】

1. down on : 突然意识到

2. go down : 下降；平静下来；传下去；被接受

3. down with : 打倒；把…拿下

4. ups and downs : n. 沉浮；盛衰；高低

5. down through : 在整个…的时间里

6. right down : [口语]

7. down to the ground : 彻底地，完全；在一切方面

8. down and out : 贫困潦倒的；被击倒不能再战的

9. down below : adv. 在底下

10. go down with something : 生(病)，得(病)，患(病)

11. go down with : 被接受；染上疾病

12. down against : (股票市场上) 与…相比下跌

13. get down on something : [澳大利亚、新西兰英语](尤指在不需要的时候或抢在别人前面)获得某物

14. down to the wire : 等到最后一刻才开始做事，最后关头

15. have someone down : 把某人请来作客(从城市到农村，从河流上游到下游，从北到南等用 down，反之 用 up)

16. do down : 欺骗；胜过；说…坏话

【例句】

1. David bent down to tie his shoelace.

   戴维弯腰系鞋带。

2. Get down off the table.

   从桌子上下来。

3. Tears were streaming down my face.

   我泪流满面。

4. The sun was going down and it would soon be dark.

   夕阳西下，天很快就要黑了。

5. They came running down the stairs.

   他们跑下楼来。

6. She stood on a balcony looking down into the courtyard.

   她站在阳台上朝下面的院子望去。

7. Glancing down the list of runners, I noticed a familiar name.

   我往下扫了一眼赛跑选手的名单，注意到了一个熟悉的名字。

8. Her hair came down to her waist.

   她的头发一直垂到腰际。

9. Ken fell asleep face down (= with his face towards the ground ) on the couch.

   肯趴在长沙发上睡着了。

10. We heard the sound of laughter down below.

    我们听到下面有笑声。

11. The bathroom is down those stairs.

    浴室在那段楼梯下面。

【真题例句】

1. (2107.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...sit down on the log or rock...

2. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Office managers knock down walls to encourage team building...

3. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...The man in the Google vehicle reported that he assumed the bus would slow down to let the car out...

4. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...most of the people had said they’d rather cut down gradually before quitting...

5. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...The other cut down gradually over the course of two weeks...

6. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...It will only slow you down and hinder your career goals...

7. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...When I went down to the bank and got a business loan...

8. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 听力题)...Truly my favorite part is to see the kids jumping up and down and they just get so excited...

9. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 听力题)...Lying down and possibly falling asleep may help...

10. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 写作题)...people should cut down their computer use for health and social reasons...

【同、近义词】

1. adv.向下，下去；在下面

   below/under/

2. adj.向下的

   descensive/

3. n.软毛，[植]绒毛；[地质]开阔的高地

   pubescence/fur/

4. prep.沿着，往下

   along with/

5. vt.打倒，击败

   defeat/floor/fell/

6. vi.下降；下去

   decline/descend/

【同根词】

1. adj

   downward : 向下的，下降的

   downy : 柔和的；绒毛的；多丘岗的

2. adv

   downwards : 向下