downwards

US [ˈdaʊnwərdz]
UK [ˈdaʊnwə(r)dz]
  • adv.向下
  • Web向下地；以下；向下转移

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downwards
adv.
1.
向下towards the ground or towards a lower level
She was lying face downwards on the grass.
她俯卧在草地上。
The garden sloped gently downwards to the river.
花园向河边呈缓坡倾斜。
It was a policy welcomed by world leaders from the US president downwards.
这一政策受到了美国总统乃至全世界领导人的欢迎。

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Definition:
AllAll,向下向下,向下地向下地,以下以下,向下转移向下转移
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1.
His Gao Yi Jiao low feet downwards wade to, feels the true facts seeming ready to all over.
他高一脚低一脚往下走去，只觉真相呼之欲出。
tā gāo yī jiǎo dī yī jiǎo wǎng xià zǒu qù , zhǐ jué zhēn xiàng hū zhī yù chū 。
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2.
Although drawn downwards by the heavy weight which hastened his rapid descent, it seemed to him as if the fall lasted for a century.
有重物拖着他，加快了他下降的速度，但他仍觉着下落的时间似乎持续了一百年。
yǒu zhòng wù tuō zhe tā , jiā kuài le tā xià jiàng de sù dù , dàn tā réng jué zhe xià luò de shí jiān sì hū chí xù le yī bǎi nián 。
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3.
AIG's bonuses prompted fury from the White House downwards, with critics blasting it as an indefensible case of rewarding failure.
AIG巨额奖金事件可谓一石激起千层浪，上至白宫下至平民百姓都愤慨不已，指责AIG犯了一个彻底的错误。
AIG jù é jiǎng jīn shì jiàn kě wèi yī shí jī qǐ qiān céng làng , shàng zhì bái gōng xià zhì píng mín bǎi xìng dōu fèn kǎi bù yǐ , zhǐ zé AIG fàn le yī gè chè dǐ de cuò wù 。
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4.
The traveller spread his hands, palms downwards, on the grass, and looked at Shelton with a smile.
那位旅客把两手张开，手心朝下，放在草地上，笑嘻嘻地盯着谢尔顿。
nà wèi lǚ kè bǎ liǎng shǒu zhāng kāi , shǒu xīn cháo xià , fàng zài cǎo dì shàng , xiào xī xī de dīng zhe xiè ěr dùn 。
5.
While it has fluctuated quite a bit in recent quarters, its main trend since the recession began has been markedly downwards.
尽管最近几个季度货币流通速度波动较大，但自衰退以来其主要趋势一直是明显下行的。
jǐn guǎn zuì jìn jǐ gè jì dù huò bì liú tōng sù dù bō dòng jiào dà , dàn zì shuāi tuì yǐ lái qí zhǔ yào qū shì yì zhí shì míng xiǎn xià xíng de 。
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6.
The paper, as if trying to tease them all , first flew downwards and then went back up , like being possessed.
可那张纸仿佛要存心逗弄大家，飞起又落下，落下又飞起，像附了魂一样。
kě nà zhāng zhǐ fǎng fú yào cún xīn dòu nong dà jiā , fēi qǐ yòu luò xià , luò xià yòu fēi qǐ , xiàng fù le hún yí yàng 。
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7.
"Listen, dear Annette, " said the prince, suddenly taking his companion's hand, and for some reason bending it downwards .
“亲爱的安内特，请听我说吧，”公爵说道，他忽然抓住交谈者的手，不知怎的使它稍微向下弯。
" qīn ài de ān nèi tè , qǐng tīng wǒ shuō ba , " gōng jué shuō dào , tā hū rán zhuā zhù jiāo tán zhě de shǒu , bù zhī zěn di shǐ tā shāo wēi xiàng xià wān 。
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8.
Previously agreed upon, leaving a certain number of Dominoes FACE DOWNWARDS as stock to drow from. and stands them up in front of him.
此前商定，留下了一定数量的多米诺脸向下的股票从卓尔。并且他们在他的前面。
cǐ qián shāng dìng , liú xià le yí dìng shù liàng de duō mǐ nuò liǎn xiàng xià de gǔ piào cóng zhuó ěr 。 bìng qiě tā men zài tā de qián mian 。
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9.
Economists are beginning to say that the trend looks clearly downwards.
经济学家已开始表示，通胀明显有下行趋势。
jīng jì xué jiā yǐ kāi shǐ biǎo shì , tōng zhàng míng xiǎn yǒu xià xíng qū shì 。
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10.
There may be some complacency that because deflation did not spiral downwards then, it will not do so this time.
也许有人会自大地认为，由于没有形成持续的通货紧缩，日本央行可能不会故伎施。
yě xǔ yǒu rén huì zì dà de rèn wéi , yóu yú méi yǒu xíng chéng chí xù de tōng huò jǐn suō , rì běn yāng háng kě néng bú huì gù jì shī 。
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