downhill

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D0366400 (doun′hĭl′)adv.1. Down the slope of a hill.2. Toward a lower or worse condition: The alcoholic's health went downhill fast.adj. (doun′hĭl′)1. Sloping downward; descending.2. Sports Of, relating to, or constituting skiing down a slope: a downhill racer.3. Marked by deterioration or worsening performance; worse: felt his best days were behind him and that his future could be downhill from now on.4. Involving fewer challenges or less difficulty than before; easier: The worst is over—it's all downhill from here.n.1. A downhill skiing race on a course without slalom gates.2. A downward gradient; a descending slope.

downhill

(ˈdaʊnˈhɪl) adjgoing or sloping downadv1. towards the bottom of a hill; downwards2. go downhill informal to decline; deterioraten3. (Physical Geography) the downward slope of a hill; descent4. (Skiing) a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run

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(adv. ˈdaʊnˈhɪl; adj., n. ˈdaʊnˌhɪl)

adv. 1. down the slope of a hill; downward. 2. into a worse condition. adj. 3. going downward on or as if on a hill. 4. free of obstacles; easy. 5. of or pertaining to skiing downhill: a downhill skier. n. 6. a timed ski race down a steep trail.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	downhill - the downward slope of a hill declivity, downslope, declination, declension, fall, decline, descent - a downward slope or bend
	2.	downhill - a ski race down a trailski race, skiing race - a race between people wearing skis
Adj.	1.	downhill - sloping down rather steeplydeclivitous, downward-slopingdescending - coming down or downward
Adv.	1.	downhill - toward a lower or inferior state; "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now"
	2.	downhill - toward the bottom of a hill; "running downhill, he gained a lot of speed"

Translations

下坡每况愈下趋向衰退

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(daun) adverb1. towards or in a low or lower position, level or state. He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.向下2. on or to the ground. The little boy fell down and cut his knee.往地上3. from earlier to later times. The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.从早些时候到晚些时候4. from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc. Prices have been going down steadily. （物价等）下降 5. towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre. We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.下行地 preposition1. in a lower position on. Their house is halfway down the hill. （表示位置）在…的下方 2. to a lower position on, by, through or along. Water poured down the drain. （表示方向）沿着…向下 3. along. The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.沿着 verb to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp. He downed a pint of beer. （指大口或快速地）喝下 ˈdownward adjective leading, moving etc down. a downward curve.向下的ˈdownward(s) adverb towards a lower position or state. The path led downward (s) towards the sea.向下地down-and-ˈout noun, adjective (a person) having no money and no means of earning a living. a hostel for down-and-outs. 贫困潦倒，落魄 ˌdown-at-ˈheel adjective shabby, untidy and not well looked after or well-dressed. 衣衫褴褛的ˈdowncast adjective (of a person) depressed; in low spirits. a downcast expression.垂头丧气的ˈdownfall noun a disastrous fall, especially a final failure or ruin. the downfall of our hopes.垮台ˌdownˈgrade verb to reduce to a lower level, especially of importance. His job was downgraded.降低等级ˌdownˈhearted adjective depressed and in low spirits, especially lacking the inclination to carry on with something. Don't be downhearted! – we may yet win. 沮丧的，消沉的 ˌdownˈhill adverb1. down a slope. The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.下坡2. towards a worse and worse state. We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months. 趋向衰退，每况愈下 downˈhill racing noun racing downhill on skis. 速降滑雪赛downˈhill skiing noun速降滑雪ˌdown-in-the-ˈmouth adjective miserable; in low spirits. 凄悲的，消沉的 down payment a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time. （分期付款中的）头期款，预付定金 ˈdownpour noun a very heavy fall of rain. 倾盆大雨ˈdownright adverb plainly; there's no other word for it. I think he was downright rude! 十分地，完全地 adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!彻底的ˈdownstairs adjective , ˌdownˈstairsadverb on or towards a lower floor. He walked downstairs; I left my book downstairs; a downstairs flat.楼下的ˌdownˈstream adverb further along a river towards the sea. We found/rowed the boat downstream.顺流而下ˌdown-to-ˈearth adjective practical and not concerned with theories, ideals etc. She is a sensible, down-to-earth person.脚踏实地的ˈdowntown adjective (American) the part (of a city) containing the main centres for business and shopping. downtown Manhattan. 城市商业区的，闹市区的 ˌdownˈtown adverb (also down town) in or towards this area. to go downtown; I was down town yesterday. 在市中心，在城市商业区 ˈdown-trodden adjective badly treated; treated without respect. a down-trodden wife. 受压制的，被蹂躏的 be/go down with to be or become ill with. The children all went down with measles.染上...病down on one's luck having bad luck. 倒霉，不走运 down tools to stop working. When the man was sacked his fellow workers downed tools and walked out.停止工作down with get rid of. Down with the dictator! 打倒，除掉 get down to to begin working seriously at or on. I must get down to some letters!开始认真对待suit (someone) down to the ground to suit perfectly. That arrangement will suit me down to the ground.很适合

I want to rent downhill skis (US)
I want to hire downhill skis (UK) → 我要租速降雪橇

downhill

1. In a state of getting steadily worse. Once my parents opened my report card and saw how bad my grades were, it was all downhill from there—not a great night for me.2. Increasingly easy (as if one is literally traveling downhill, as opposed to uphill). I'm sure I can finish the rest of the experiment on my own—it's all downhill from here.

go downhill

To steadily worsen. After my parents opened my report card and saw how bad my grades were, it all went downhill from there. You better come to the hospital right away—Great-Uncle Edmund's health had really gone downhill.See also: downhill, go

be downhill all the way

1. To be bad and steadily worsening. Once my parents opened my report card and saw how bad my grades were, it was downhill all the way—not a great night for me.2. To be increasingly easy (as if one is literally traveling downhill, as opposed to uphill). I'm sure I can finish the rest of the experiment on my own—it's downhill all the way.See also: all, downhill, way

downhill all the way

1. Bad and steadily worsening. Once my parents opened my report card and saw how bad my grades were, it was downhill all the way—not a great night for me.2. Increasingly easy (as if one is literally traveling downhill, as opposed to uphill). I'm sure I can finish the rest of the experiment on my own—it's downhill all the way.See also: all, downhill, way

it's all downhill

1. Something is steadily worsening. Once my parents open my report card and see how bad my grades are, it's all downhill from there.2. Something is increasingly easy (as if literally traveling downhill, as opposed to uphill). I'm sure I can finish the rest of the experiment on my own—it's all downhill from here.See also: all, downhill

all downhill from here

1. Steadily worsening. Once my parents open my report card and see how bad my grades are, it's all downhill from here.2. Increasingly easy (as if literally traveling downhill, as opposed to uphill). I'm sure I can finish the rest of the experiment on my own—it's all downhill from here.See also: all, downhill, here

go downhill

[for something] to decline and grow worse and worse. This industry is going downhill. We lose money every year. As one gets older, one's health tends to go downhill.See also: downhill, go

downhill all the way

Also, all downhill from here. 1. Easy from this point, without obstacles the rest of the way. For example, Once we had the basic design, it was downhill all the way. 2. Deteriorating or declining from this point on, as in When the cancer couldn't be removed, it was downhill all the way for him. The usage therefore needs to be clarified by the context to indicate which of these opposite meaning is intended. The figurative use of downhill dates from the late 1500s. Also see go downhill. See also: all, downhill, way

go downhill

Deteriorate, worsen, as in Ever since the recession began, the business has been going downhill. The figurative use of downhill for "decline" dates from the mid-1800s. Also see downhill all the way. See also: downhill, go

it's all downhill

Also, it's all uphill from here. See under downhill all the way. See also: all, downhill

downhill all the way

all downhill from here

COMMON1. If a situation is downhill all the way or all downhill from here it continues to get worse until it ends. She came home, but it was downhill all the way. Cancer, I think. Now that I'm 50, it's all downhill from here. Note: You can also say that something is all downhill from there. The opening of the movie is great. Sadly, it's all downhill from there.2. If a task is downhill all the way or all downhill from here, the most difficult part has been done and it is easier from that point. I had thought that once we reached halfway we would feel that it was downhill all the way now, but it didn't seem to work like that. With this game out of the way, it's all downhill from here because the remaining matches will be easy.See also: all, downhill, way

go downhill

COMMON1. If something goes downhill, it becomes worse or less successful. Since I started to work longer hours things have gone steadily downhill. We were amazed at the speed with which the weather was going downhill. Note: Downhill can be used in many structures connected with becoming worse or less successful. For the movie business, it was all downhill from there. His career was heading downhill fast.2. If someone goes downhill, they become more ill. In February 1825 Maria became ill, was sent home, rapidly went downhill and died aged 11.See also: downhill, go

be downhill all the way

1 be easy in comparison with what came before. 2 become worse or less successful.See also: all, downhill, way

go downhill

become worse; deteriorate.See also: downhill, go

(all) downˈhill

ˌdownhill all the ˈway

(informal)
1 very easy compared with the difficulties that came before: It’s all downhill from here. We’ll soon be finished. ♢ I’ve done three out of the four parts of the course, so it should be downhill all the way from now on.
2 getting worse very quickly: I took on far too much work and after that it was downhill all the way for my health.

ˌgo downˈhill

get worse: My work has been going downhill ever since my divorce. ♢ This restaurant has definitely gone downhill since I last came here.See also: downhill, go

go downhill

in. to decline. Things began to go downhill when the county cut the maintenance budget. See also: downhill, go

go downhill

Deteriorate, decline. Although it would seem that going down a hill is easier than going up, downhill has meant a decline since the 1500s, although Daniel Defoe also used it in the sense of easy (“a very short cut, and all down hill,” Robinson Crusoe, 1719). An 1856 history of England had the sense of declining: “The monks had traveled swiftly on the downhill road of human corruption.” See also: downhill, go

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noun a ski race down a trail

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noun a ski race down a trail

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