downhill的意思

downhill

英式音标[,daʊn'hɪl]
美式英标[daʊn'hɪl]

基本解释

adv. 下坡；向下；每况愈下

adj. 下坡的；容易的

n. 下坡；滑降

英文词源

downhill: 1590s (n.); 1650s (adv.), 1727 (adj.), from down (adv.) + hill. Meaning âa downhill skiing raceâ is from 1960.

实用例句

1. For the movie business, it was all downhill from there.: 电影业从那时就开始完全走下坡路了。

2. Since I started to work longer hours things have gone steadily downhill.: 自从我开始加班以来，事情日趋恶化。

3. Bessie was on the downhill path.: 贝茜在下山的小路上。

4. Well, I guess it's all downhill from here.: 嗯，我猜从此以后就容易了。

5. His career was heading downhill fast.: 他的事业迅速下滑。

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