down
adverb uk/daʊn/ us/daʊn/
(LOWER POSITION)
A2 在下面；向下，朝下
in or towards a low or lower position, from a higher one
Is this lift going down? 这部电梯是向下开的吗？
Don't look down! You'll get dizzy. 别朝下看！你会头晕的。
The sun's going down and it'll be dark soon. 太阳要落下去了，天很快就要黑了。
The space capsule came down in the ocean. 太空舱落入了海里。
I bent down to look under the bed. 我弯下腰朝床底下看了看。
A1 （坐、躺、放）下
moving from above and onto a surface
Just as I was sitting down to watch TV, the phone rang. 我正准备坐下看电视的时候，电话铃响了。
Why don't you lie down on the sofa for a while? 你为什么不在沙发上躺一会儿呢？
This box is really heavy - can we put it down (on the floor) for a minute? 这个箱子确实很重——我们把它放下（搁到地板上）歇一会儿好吗?
Get down off that table immediately! 你这个傻丫头，马上从桌子上下来！
The terrorists forced everybody to lie face down (= with the front part of the body below) on the floor. 恐怖分子强迫大家面朝下趴在地板上。
牢固地
firmly in place or into position
I put the loose floorboard back and nailed it down. 我把松动的地板块放回去用钉子钉牢。
He held my arms down by my sides. 他把我的胳膊按在我身体的两侧。
- More examples
- Water dripped down the wall.
- He lifted a fat volume down from the shelf.
- A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey.
- A taxi driver wound down his window and gave the cyclist a mouthful.
- It's said that as the boat went down the band continued to play.
(LOWER LEVEL)
（水平等）由高到低地；（数量等）由大到小地；（情况等）由复杂变简单地
in or towards a lower level, a smaller amount, or a simpler state
The rate of inflation is finally going down. 通货膨胀率终于下降了。
Turn the TV down - it's way too loud! 把电视机的声音关小一点——实在太吵了！
The nurse bandaged my sprained ankle to keep the swelling down (= to limit the swelling). 护士把我扭伤的脚踝抱起来以控制肿胀。
If you wait a few months, the price will come down. 如果你等上几个月，价格就会降下来。
The Cavaliers were 20 points down (= losing by 20 points) at half-time. 半场结束时克里夫兰骑士队落后20分。
The number of students at this school has gone down from 500 last year to 410. 这所学校的学生人数从去年的500人降到了410人。
- More examples
- Are you comfortable or shall I turn the heat down?
- Could you turn your music down and show a little consideration for the neighbours!
- We need to work hard to keep our prices down.
- They melted down the gold rings and bracelets.
- Sophie has been moved down a grade at school.
(DESTROY)
（因破坏性力量倒、垮、塌）下
If you burn, cut, or knock something or someone down, you cause it, him, or her to fall to the ground, usually damaged, destroyed, or injured.
The house burned down many years ago. 许多年以前这座房子就被烧毁了。
These trees will have to be cut down to make way for the new road. 为了修建新公路，不得不将这些树砍掉。
UK She was knocked down by a car and killed instantly. 她被车撞倒后当即死亡。
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- He threatened to break the door down .
- Several trees were brought down by the storm.
- Throw your gun down and put your hands in the air.
- Our apple tree fell down in the storm.
- Winds gusting to 50 mph brought down power cables.
(IN WRITING)
B1 以书面形式;写在纸上
in writing or on paper
I'll write it down now so I won't forget. 我现在要写下来以免忘了。
Do you have it down in writing/on paper, or was it just a verbal agreement? 你有书面的东西吗？还是只是口头协议？
I've got/put you down for (= have written that you want) three tickets each. 我已经记下了你们每人要3张票。
The police officers were taking down the names of witnesses. 警官们正在记录证人的姓名。
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- I recommend writing your feelings down on paper.
- He asked me to put my objections down on paper.
- Did you write Jo's phone number down ?
- Somehow we got our wires crossed because I'd got the 23rd down in my diary and Jen had the 16th.
- If there are any calls for me, could you write them down next to the phone?
(FAR)
B1 在远方，去远处
used, especially with prepositions, to emphasize that a place is at some distance from you or from somewhere considered to be central
I'll meet you down at the gym after work. 下班后我会到俱乐部找你。
He has a house down by the harbour. 他在港湾那边有一座房子。
I'm going down to the shop to buy some milk. 我要去商店买些牛奶。
在南部；向南方
in or towards the south
It's much warmer down (in the) south. 南方要暖和许多。
My parents live down in Florida, but they come up to Chicago every summer. 我父母住在南方的佛罗里达，但他们每年夏天都要来芝加哥。
We're moving down to London. 我们要南下搬到伦敦去了。
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- I took my two-year old nephew down to the beach with his bucket and spade.
- I was scared witless the last time Tina drove me down to London.
- We drove down to the windswept Atlantic coast of Portugal.
- He went down to the bookmaker's in Chesterton Road to place a bet on the race.
- After booking into our hotel, we went straight down to the beach.
(OLDER TO YOUNGER)
传下去（地），传给下一代（地）
from an older person to a younger one
The necklace has been passed/handed down through seven generations. 这条项链已经传了7代人了。
These myths have come down to us from prehistoric times. 这些神话从史前一直流传至今。
(EATING)
進肚子里
inside your stomach
UK You'll feel better once you've got some hot soup down you. 喝点热汤你就会感觉舒服一些。
He's getting weak because he can't keep anything down. 什么食物他吃了就吐，因此他的身体变得越来越虚弱了。
(MONEY)
购买时
at the time of buying
I gave him $1,000 down, and paid the rest in instalments. 我付给他1000英镑，其余货款分期支付。
Idioms
be down on someoneidiom informal 批评…
to criticize someone
It's not fair of the boss to be so down on a new employee. 老板这样批评一位新员工有些不公平。
be down to someoneidiom informalC2 由…决定；是…的责任
to be someone's responsibility or decision
It's down to me to find a suitable person for the job. 找到合适的人选做这项工作是我的责任。
come/go down in the worldidiom mainly UK 失势，没落
to lose the money and high social rank that you had in the past
Fancy her taking a job like that - she's certainly come down in the world! 她竟然会去做那样的工作——她肯定是失势了！
down someone's wayidiom 在…居住的地方，在…那里
in the place where someone lives
Down our way people don't take much interest in politics. 在我们那里人们对政治不太感兴趣。
down underidiom informalC2 在澳大利亚（或新西兰）;到澳大利亚（或新西兰）
(in or to) Australia or New Zealand
She was born in Scotland, but she's been living down under for 22 years. 她生在苏格兰，但一直在澳洲生活了22年。
(right) down toidiom 甚至包括，就连…也包括在内
even including the following small or unimportant things or people
Amalie was dressed completely in black, right down to black lipstick and a black earring. 阿马莉一身黑色打扮，就连口红和耳坠也是黑色的。
Everyone, from the CEO down to the admin assistants, was questioned by the police. 每个人，上至主管下至秘书，都受到了警方的盘问。
down with...!idiom 打倒…！
something you say, write, or shout to show your opposition to someone or something, and to demand that the person is removed from power or the thing is destroyed
one, two, etc. down, one, two etc. to go.idiom 已经完成了一／两个，还有一／两个没完成呢
an expression that is used to mean that you have done or dealt with the first, second, etc. of a series of things and have yet to do or deal with the rest
"How are your finals going?" "Two down, three to go." “你的期末考试考完了吗？”“考完两个了，还剩三个没考呢。”
down
preposition uk/daʊn/ us/daʊn/
(LOWER POSITION)
A2 在下面；向下，朝下
in or towards a low or lower position, from a higher one
I slid down the hill. 我顺着山坡滑了下来。
Aikiko fell down some stairs and broke her wrist. 爱子在楼梯上滑了一跤，腕部骨折了。
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- He ironed a crease down the front of each trouser leg.
- Sam only lives a few doors down from us.
- I can't go down that street - there's a 'No entry' sign.
- She ran excitedly down the hall to greet her cousins.
- She jumped on her motorbike and raced off down the road.
(ALONG)
A2 沿着，顺
along
We drove down the highway as far as Atlanta. 我们沿着高速公路一直开到了亚特兰大。
Her office is down the corridor on the right. 她的办公室在走廊那头的右侧。
They sailed the boat down the river (= towards the sea). 他们沿着这条河驾船驶向大海。
(TO)
UK not standard到，向，朝
to
I went down the pub with my mates. 我和同伴去了酒吧。
Compare: up preposition (TO)
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- He's gone down the shop to get some milk.
- Are you coming down the pub for a bevvy?
- Can you nip down the shop for me?
- A few of us went down the pub after work.
- I won't be long - I'm just going down the chemist to collect a prescription.
Idioms
down the drainidiom informal (Australian English also down the gurgler)C2 打水漂，付诸东流
If work or money is or goes down the drain, it is spoiled or wasted.
If the factory closes, that will be a million dollars' worth of investment down the drain. 如果工厂关闭，那么100万美元的投资就打水漂了。
down the toiletidiom informal (UK also down the pan) 被浪费；遭毁坏
If something is or goes down the toilet, it is wasted or spoiled.
After the drug scandal, his career went down the toilet. 经过这次毒品丑闻，他的职业生涯算是毁了。
down the road/line/trackidiom 将来
in the future
Cars that drive themselves are in development now, but a marketable product is a long way down the line. 无人汽车正在开发中，但要拿出有销路的产品还有很长的路要走。
down
verb [ T ] uk/daʊn/ us/daʊn/
(LOWER POSITION)
使跌倒，使倒下；使掉下
to cause something or someone to fall to the ground
We downed three enemy planes with our missiles. 我们用导弹击落了3架敌机。
The ice storm has downed trees and power lines all over the region. 冰暴在整个地区击倒树木，刮落电线。
(EAT)
一口气吃下;一口气喝下
to eat or drink something quickly
He'd downed four beers before I'd finished one. 我一杯啤酒还没喝完，他就已经一口气喝下四杯了。
(DEFEAT)
US（尤指在比赛中）打败，击败，战胜
to defeat someone, especially in sport
The Yankees downed the Red Sox 7–0. 扬基队以7-0的比分打败了红袜队。
Idiom
down toolsidiom UK （尤指因对工资或工作条件不满而）停工，罢工
to refuse to continue working, especially because you are not satisfied with your pay or working conditions
The printers are threatening to down tools if the pay offer is not increased to eight percent. 印刷工人威胁说，如果工资不增长8%就停工。
down
adjective uk/daʊn/ us/daʊn/
(UNHAPPY)
B2 不高兴的;情绪低落的，提不起精神的
unhappy; unable to feel excited or energetic about anything
She's been really down since her husband left. 自从丈夫去世后她一直抑郁寡欢。
I've been (feeling) a little bit down this week. 这周我有点情绪低落。
Synonyms: blue (SAD) dejecteddepresseddespondentdispiriteddolefuldolorous downcastdownhearted(down) in the dumpsgloomyglum low low-spiritedmelancholy miserable (UNHAPPY)mournfulplaintivesad (NOT HAPPY)sorrowful the doldrums unhappy
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- She's been a bit down since she found out she's got to take her exams again.
- He seemed a bit down about his work situation.
- He's been feeling a bit down ever since he got his exam results.
- He's been really down ever since he got divorced.
- I could tell that you were feeling a bit down.
(NOT IN OPERATION)
C1 [ after verb ]（尤指计算机等机器或系统）停止运转
(of a system or machine, especially a computer) not in operation or not working, usually only for a limited period of time
The network will be down for an hour for routine maintenance. 网络将停止运行1小时以进行日常维护。
The whole system's gone down. 整个系统都停止运行了。
See also: downtime
- More examples
- I tried to update my details online but the system was down.
- Our website was down all morning due to a power failure.
- The bank's network was down so they were unable to approve our loan that day.
- The firm's losing money for every minute their website is down.
- The network was down so we were unable to do any work all morning.
Idiom
kick/hit someone when he/she is downidiom 趁人之危
to criticize or take unfair advantage of someone when they are in a weak position
It's typical of the boss to kick someone when they're down. 趁人之危是这个老板的典型手法。
down
noun uk/daʊn/ us/daʊn/
(FEATHERS)
[ U ]羽绒
small soft feathers, especially those from a young bird
goose/duck down 鹅／鸭绒
a down jacket/pillow/sleeping bag (= a jacket/pillow/sleeping bag filled with down) 羽绒上衣／枕头／睡袋
[ S or U ]绒毛
very soft thin hair
(DISLIKE)
have a down on someone UK informal 不喜欢…，对…有偏见
to dislike someone, often unfairly
Why do you have a down on him? I think he seems really nice. 你为什么不喜欢他？我觉得他非常不错。
He's convinced that one of his teachers has a down on him.
She denied that she had a down on Max when I asked her.
He probably thinks I have a down on his mum, but I think she's lovely.
She's horrible to me. I think she's got a down on me.
See also: downs down noun (DISLIKE)