释义 |
downshiftdown‧shift /ˌdaʊnˈʃɪft $ ˈdaʊnʃɪft/ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEdownshift |
Present | I, you, we, they | downshift | | he, she, it | downshifts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | downshifted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have downshifted | | he, she, it | has downshifted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had downshifted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will downshift | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have downshifted |
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Present | I | am downshifting | | he, she, it | is downshifting | | you, we, they | are downshifting | Past | I, he, she, it | was downshifting | | you, we, they | were downshifting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been downshifting | | he, she, it | has been downshifting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been downshifting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be downshifting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been downshifting |
1to put the engine of a vehicle into a lower gear in order to go slower2if someone downshifts, they choose to do a less important or difficult job, so that they do not have to worry about their work and have more time to enjoy their life—downshifter noun [countable]—downshifting noun [uncountable] |