单词 | downwards |
释义 | downwards (once / 1074 pages) adv WORD FAMILY downwards USAGE EXAMPLESSmall and medium-sized fish swim upwards when stressed, whereas larger fish tend to swim downwards. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Over the course of one-and-a-half-hours, the Moon's shadow will trace an arching path from Oregon in the west diagonally downwards towards South Carolina. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) This is because the air contracts into a smaller volume at low temperatures, giving warm air above it room to expand downwards. Economist(Nov 24, 2016) adv spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position Syn|Ant down, downward, downwardly up, upward, upwardly, upwards spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position |
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