| 单词 | down |
| 释义 | Word Frequency down 1(daʊn) preposition 1. used to indicate movement from a higher to a lower position they went down the mountain 2. at a lower or further level or position on, in, or along she ran down the street adverb 3. downwards; at or to a lower level or position don't fall down 4. (particle) used with many verbs when the result of the verb's action is to lower or destroy its object pull down knock down bring down 5. (particle) used with several verbs to indicate intensity or completion calm down 6. immediately cash down 7. on paper write this down 8. arranged; scheduled the meeting is down for next week 9. in a helpless position they had him down on the ground 10. a. away from a more important place down from London b. away from a more northerly place down from Scotland c. (of a member of some British universities) away from the university; on vacation d. in a particular part of a country down south 11. nautical (of a helm) having the rudder to windward 12. reduced to a state of lack or want down to the last pound 13. lacking a specified amount at the end of the day the cashier was fifty pounds down 14. lower in price bacon is down 15. including all intermediate terms, grades, people, etc everyone from managing director down to interns 16. from an earlier to a later time the heirloom was handed down 17. to a finer or more concentrated state to grind down boil down 18. sport being a specified number of points, goals, etc behind another competitor, team, etc six goals down 19. (of a person) being inactive, owing to illness down with flu 20. (functioning as imperative) (to dogs) down Rover! 21. down with 22. get down on something adjective 23. (postpositive) depressed or miserable 24. (prenominal) of or relating to a train or trains from a more important place or one regarded ashigher the down line 25. (postpositive) (of a device, machine, etc, esp a computer) temporarily out of action 26. made in cash a down payment 27. down to 28. down with verb 29. (transitive) to knock, push, or pull down 30. (intransitive) to go or come down 31. (transitive) informal to drink, esp quickly he downed three gins 32. (transitive) to bring (someone) down, esp by tackling noun 33. American football one of a maximum of four consecutive attempts by one team to advance the ball a total of at least ten yards 34. a descent; downward movement 35. a lowering or a poor period (esp in the phrase ups and downs) 36. have a down on Word origin Old English dūne, short for adūne, variant of of dūne, literally: from the hill, from of, off + dūn hill; see down3Word Frequency down 2(daʊn) noun 1. the soft fine feathers with free barbs that cover the body of a bird and prevent loss of heat. In the adult they lie beneath and between the contour feathers 2. another name for eiderdown (sense 1) 3. botany a fine coating of soft hairs, as on certain leaves, fruits, and seeds 4. any growth or coating of soft fine hair, such as that on the human face Word origin C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse dūnnWord Frequency down 3(daʊn) noun archaic a hill, esp a sand dune Word origin Old English dūn; related to Old Frisian dūne, Old Saxon dūna hill, Old Irish dūn fortress, Greek this sandbank; see dune, townWord Frequency Down 1(daʊn) noun 1. a district of SE Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 65 195 (2003 est). Area: 649 sq km (250sq miles) 2. a historical county of SE Northern Ireland, on the Irish Sea: generally hilly, rising to the Mountains of Mourne: in 1973 it was replaced for administrative purposes by the districts of Ards, Banbridge, Castlereagh, Down, Newry and Mourne, North Down, and part of Lisburn. Area: 2466 sq km (952 sq miles) Word Frequency Down 2(daʊn) noun 1. any of various lowland breeds of sheep, typically of stocky build and having dense close wool, originating from various parts of southern England, such as Oxford, Hampshire, etc See also Dorset Down 2. another name for Hampshire Down |
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