单词 | down to the ground |
释义 | down1 /down/adverb
—Also used elliptically, passing into an interjection or verb by omission of go, come or put, etc, often followed by with adjective
ORIGIN: ME a-down, adun, from OE of dūne from the hill (dative case of dūn hill; see down3 and adown) downˈer noun (slang)
downˈward /-wərd/ or downˈwards /-wərdz/ adverb
downˈward adjective downˈwardly adverb downˈwardness noun
downˈ-and-dirtˈy adjective (US informal)
downˈ-and-outˈ adjective
downˈ-and-outˈ noun downˈ-and-outˈer noun downˈ-at-heelˈ adjective
downˈbeat noun
adjective (informal)
downˈbow noun (music) A movement of the bow over the strings beginning at the nut end downˈburst same as microburst downˈcast adjective
noun
downˈ-come noun
downˈ-draught noun A current of air downwards downˈ-eastˈer noun (US) Someone living down east from the speaker, a New Englander, and esp an inhabitant of Maine downˈfall noun
downˈfallen adjective Ruined downˈflow noun
downˈforce noun Aerodynamically-caused downward force in a car, etc which eg improves its road holding downˈ-going adjective down-goˈing (or /downˈ/) noun downˈgrade noun A downward slope or course adjective and adverb Downhill transitive verb
downˈ-gyved adjective (Shakespeare) Hanging down like fetters downˈhaul noun A rope by which a jib, etc is hauled down when set downheartˈed adjective Dejected downˈhill adjective Descending, sloping (also noun) downhillˈ adverb downˈhole adjective
downˈ-home adjective (US informal)
downˈlighter noun A downward-directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling downˈ-line noun The line of a railway leading from the capital, or other important centre, to the provinces downˈlink noun A connection in a telecommunications system between a space vehicle or satellite and the earth (also transitive verb) downloadˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb (computing)
noun /downˈ/
downloadˈable adjective downˈlooked adjective (Dryden) Downcast, gloomy downˈ-lyˈing noun (dialect)
downmarˈket adjective Of (buying, selling or using) goods and services of relatively low price, quality or prestige (also adverb) downˈmost adverb and adjective Superlative of down down payment noun A deposit on an article, service, etc downˈpipe noun A drainpipe that takes rainwater from the gutter of a roof downˈplay transitive verb To play down downˈpour noun A heavy fall of rain, etc downˈright adverb
adjective
downˈrightness noun downrivˈer adverb With the current adjective Further down the river downˈrush noun A rushing down (as of gas, hot air, etc) downˈscale transitive verb and intransitive verb (US) To reduce in scale adjective Downmarket downˈ-settˈing noun A setting down, a snub downˈshift intransitive verb
downˈshifter noun downˈshifting noun downˈside noun
downˈ-sittˈing noun
downˈsize transitive verb
intransitive verb To sell one's home and move to a smaller property downˈsizer noun downˈsizing noun downˈspout noun (N American) A downpipe, drainpipe downˈstageˈ adverb Towards the footlights (also adjective) downˈstair or downˈstairs adjective downstairsˈ adverb
noun A lower storey, usu the ground floor downˈstateˈ adjective and adverb (US) In or to a southerly or rural part of a state noun A downstate area downstream' adverb With the current adjective /down'/
downˈstroke noun A downward line made by the pen in writing downˈswing noun
downˈ-the-line adjective
downˈthrow noun
downˈtime noun A period when work is halted, due to equipment failure, lack of materials, bad weather, etc downˈ-to-earthˈ adjective
downˈtownˈ adjective and adverb In or towards the lower part or (esp N American) the business and shopping centre of the town noun This part of a town downˈ-train noun A railway train that leaves from the chief terminus downˈtrend noun A downward trend downˈ-trod or downˈtrodden adjective
downˈturn noun A downward trend, decline downˈturned adjective Folded or turned down downˈwash noun The downward current of air disturbed by an aerofoil downˈwindˈ adjective and adverb
down east (US) In or into Maine and adjoining parts of New England down in the mouth In low spirits down on one's luck In unfortunate circumstances down south (US) In the Southern states down to (slang) The fault or responsibility of down tools To stop work, strike down to the ground (informal) Completely down town In or towards the centre of a town down under In or to Australia and New Zealand down with
go down
go downhill To deteriorate (in health, prosperity or morality) go downstream To begin operating the downstream stages of oil exploitation up and down
ground1 /grownd/noun
ORIGIN: OE grund; cognate with Ger Grund, ON grunnr groundˈage noun A charge on a ship in port groundˈed adjective
groundˈedly adverb On good grounds groundˈer noun
groundˈing noun
groundˈless adjective Without ground, foundation or reason groundˈlessly adverb groundˈlessness noun groundˈling noun
Base groundˈ-angling noun Fishing without a float, with a weight placed a few inches from the hook, bottom-fishing ground annual noun (Scots law) An annual payment forming a burden on land groundˈ-ash noun
groundˈbait noun Bait dropped to the bottom to attract fish to a general area (also figurative) groundˈ-bass noun (music) A bass part constantly repeated with varying melody and harmony groundˈ-beetle noun Any beetle of the Carabidae, a family related to the tiger beetles groundˈbreaking noun (esp US) The breaking of ground at the beginning of a construction project adjective Innovative, breaking new ground groundˈburst noun The explosion of a bomb on the ground (as opposed to in the air) ground cherry noun
ground control noun The control, by information radioed from a ground installation, of aircraft or spacecraft ground controller noun ground cover noun
ground crew see ground staff below. groundˈ-cuckoo noun A name for several ground-running birds of the cuckoo family, such as the roadrunner and the coucal groundˈ-dove or groundˈ-pigeon noun Any of various small American pigeons that spend much of their time on the ground ground effect noun The extra aerodynamic lift, exploited by hovercraft, etc and affecting aircraft flying near the ground, caused by the cushion of trapped air beneath the vehicle ground elder noun Another name for goutweed groundˈ-feeder noun A fish that feeds at the bottom ground floor or ground storey noun The floor on or near a level with the ground ground frost noun
ground game noun Hares, rabbits, etc, as distinguished from winged game groundˈhog noun
Groundhog Day noun
groundˈ-hold noun (Spenser and nautical) Ground tackle groundˈhopper noun
ground ice noun The ice formed at the bottom of a body of water ground ivy noun A British labiate creeping plant (genus Nepeta) whose leaves when the edges curl become ivy-like ground loop noun An abrupt, uncontrolled movement of an aircraft while on the ground ground mail or grund mail noun (Scot) Payment for right of burial groundman see groundsman below. groundˈmass noun (geology) The fine-grained part of an igneous rock, glassy or minutely crystalline, in which the larger crystals are embedded ground moraine noun A mass of mud, sand and stones dragged along under a glacier or ice-sheet groundˈnut noun
ground oak noun
groundˈ-officer noun An officer in charge of the grounds of an estate ground-pigeon see ground-dove above. ground pine noun
ground plan noun
ground plate noun The bottom horizontal timber to which the frame of a building is secured groundˈplot noun
ground-position indicator noun An instrument which continuously displays the dead-reckoning position of an aircraft ground provisions plural noun (W Indies) Starchy vegetables such as breadfruit and sweet potatoes groundˈprox noun A device, fitted to large passenger aircraft, which warns the pilot when altitude falls below a given level (ground proximity warning system) ground rent noun Rent paid to a landowner for the right to the use of the ground for a specified term, usually 99 years in England groundˈ-robin noun The chewink ground rule noun
ground run noun The distance that an aircraft travels down the runway before lift-off or after touching down before reaching a stop groundˈsel, groundˈsill or (obsolete) groundˈsell noun The lowest timber of a structure, a ground plate, sleeper or soleplate groundˈsheet noun A waterproof sheet spread on the ground in a tent, etc groundskeeper see groundsman below. groundˈ-sloth noun A large extinct ground-dwelling sloth groundsˈman or sometimes groundˈman noun
groundˈspeed noun (aeronautics) The speed of an aircraft relative to the ground ground squirrel noun The chipmunk or hackee, or any of several burrowing rodents ground staff noun
ground state noun The state of a nuclear system, atoms, etc when at their lowest (or normal) energy ground storey see ground floor above. ground stroke noun (tennis) A return played after the ball has bounced groundˈswell noun
ground tackle noun Tackle for securing a vessel at anchor groundˈ-to-airˈ adjective (of a missile) aimed and fired from the ground at a target in the air ground water noun Water naturally in the subsoil or occupying space in rocks ground wave noun A radio wave which passes directly between a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna groundˈwork noun
ground zero noun
break ground
break new (or fresh) ground To be innovative cover a lot of ground To make good progress cover the ground To treat a topic, etc adequately cut or take the ground from under someone or from under someone's feet To anticipate someone's arguments or actions and destroy their force down to the ground see under down1 fall to the ground To come to nothing forbidden ground An unmentionable topic gain ground
give ground To fall back, retreat (lit and figurative) go to ground
hold or stand one's ground To stand firm home ground Familiar territory into the ground To the point of exhaustion (let in) on the ground floor (to admit) on the same terms as the original promoters, or at the start (of a business venture, etc) lose ground
off the ground Started, under way on firm (or shaky) ground In a strong (or weak) position on one's own (or home) ground In circumstances with which one is familiar on the ground In the world of practical reality prepare the ground To ease the way for, facilitate the progress of, something (with for) run to ground To hunt out, track down shift one's ground To change one's standpoint in a situation or argument |
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