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单词 downswing
释义

downswing

[ doun-swing ]
/ ˈdaʊnˌswɪŋ /
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noun

a downward swing, as of a golf club in driving a ball.
a downward trend or decrease, as of business or a nation's birth rate.

Origin of downswing

First recorded in 1895–1900; down1 + swing1

Words nearby downswing

downstage, downstairs, downstate, downstream, downstroke, downswing, Down syndrome, downtake, down the drain, down the hatch, down-the-line
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Example sentences from the Web for downswing

  • Just as he began the downswing of a mighty broadsword stroke, he stumbled on the helmet.

    The Dueling Machine|Benjamin William Bova

British Dictionary definitions for downswing

downswing
/ (ˈdaʊnˌswɪŋ) /

noun

a statistical downward trend in business activity, the death rate, etc
golf the downward movement or line of a club when striking the ball
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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