| 词组 | down |
| 释义 | 1． 表示“朝低处 ( 移动)”，如“下楼、下坡”等: fall down the stair I will carry you down the hill on my back. Tears rolled down her face. The plane came down in a rice field. He is looking down the valley be- low. Put the radio down on the desk. He was bending his head down. 2． 表示“朝南( 移动)”: They are going down to Canton tomorrow. 3． 表示“沿着路”，不一定指从路的高处到低处，朝路的两个方向移动或观望: He is walking down the avenue with his wife and daughter. The spy looked back down the road to see if he was followed. 4． 表示“沿着河水流动的方向 ( 移动)”，即从上游朝下游移动或观望: David traveled down the Hudson River. There is another bridge down the river. 5． 表示“坐下、躺下”: Sit down and have a cup of tea. You may feel better if you lie down. 6． 表示“吃下、喝下、吞下、咽下、写下、记下、录下”等: He gulped down his dinner. Can't you get your medicine down? Please put down my name. I copied down her email address. 7． 表示“下跌、下降”等: Car prices have come down to a reasonable level. Crime rate is down 5% from last year. 8． 表示“毁坏、破坏、倒塌”等: The bridge is down. The wall came down. The old cars were broken down for their parts. 9． 表示“拧紧、黏牢”等: The lid was screwed down tight on the bottle. Have you stuck down the back of the envelope? 10． 表示“彻底( 清洁)”等: He washed car down. 11． 表示“病倒、累倒”等: She came down with SARS． He was down after working for three days running. 12． 表示“( 上一代) 传给( 下一代)”: This ring has been handed down in my family for generations. 13． 表示“郁闷、悲伤”等: Why do you look so down today? 14． 表示“被选中或期待做某事”: I've got Mary down for the job in the lab. 15． 表示 “( 比赛中 ) 失分、失利、输了”: The guest team was down ten points in the last game. I'm down. 我输了。 16． 表示 “( 计算机等机器、设备 ) 坏了”: The computer is down today，so you have to wait. 17． 表示“穷困、潦倒、落魄”等: He is down to his last penny. He is down to being a coolie. 18． 表示“表示音量、活动、力量等的减弱”: Please turn down the radio. 19． 表示 “( 课程结束后 ) 离开大学、毕业、退学、开除、返家”: He was sent down for cheating in the exam. 他因考试作弊被开除。 He came down from Yale. 他从耶鲁大学( 退学) 回家。 20． 表示“已完成”: Three down and five to go. 3 件已完成，还有 5 件要做。 21． 表示“( 上至……) 下至……”: from the president down to the door keeper 上至总统，下至门卫 22． 表示“失望、反感”: I won't let you down. 我不会让你失望的。 He was rather down on Japa- nese. 他对日本人很反感。 23． down 表示“沿海”，up 表示“内地”: He is down to the coast. He is up to the highland. 24． down 表示“乡村”，up 表示“城镇”: Our parents are down in the coun- tryside. My son has gone up to the capital city. 25． 表示“繁华的市中心、商业区”用 down，“安静的城郊”用 up: Let's go downtown. 我们去闹市区吧。 Lisa lives up town. 莉莎住在市郊。 26． 表示“离地面( 或表面等) ……以下”: 30 yards down the coal mine 35 ft down the rock face 27． 在英国口语中，down a place，就是 at that place 之义，有人认为这种用法不正规: The young men are down the pub，getting drunk. 28． 在英国英语中，down to sb. ( or sth) 指“那人或那事是发生事情的根源”: Any mistakes are entirely down to us. 29． down for 表示“报名加入( 比赛、面试)”: Mary told me that she was down for an interview. 30． 表示“某事将按照原定计划进行”等: The houses were down for demo- lition. 31． 表示“付分期付款的首期款项”: He paid 15% down at settlement. 32． 在口语中，down with 常用来指 “打倒……”: Down with Hitler! 33． 复数 downs 尤指“( 英格兰) 丘陵草原”，常大写，作专有名词的一部分 the North Downs。 34． 名词 down 作“绒羽、绒毛”解，常作不可数名词: The plant is covered with fine down. 35． 可以作构词成分 down-，与很多词组成新的词语: download downtick downspin downsize Downing Street 前面常不用定冠词，用介词 at: The Prime Minister arrived at Downing Street last night. |
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