downwards
UK ['daʊn.wədz] US [-wɚdz/ (US also downward)
adverb
IMPROVER
■towards a lower position 向下，朝下•The road slopes gently downwards for a mile or two.这条路缓缓向下延伸了一两英里。 •The water filters downwards through the rock for hundreds of feet.水透过数百英尺的岩石向下渗透。 •He was lying face downwards on the pavement.他俯卧在人行道上。 •Casualty figures were revised downwards (= reduced) after the war had ended.战争结束后伤亡人数被改少了。 Compare upwards |