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down(a)
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  • n.
    • soft fine feathers

      同义词: down feather

    • (American football) a complete play to advance the football

      "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

    • English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

      同义词: John L. H. Down

    • (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
    • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

      同义词: pile

  • v.
  • adj.
    • being or moving lower in position or less in some value

      "lay face down"; " the moon is down"; " our team is down by a run"; " down by a pawn"; " the stock market is down today"

    • becoming progressively lower

      "the down trend in the real estate market"

    • understood perfectly

      "had his algebra problems down"

      同义词: down pat(p) mastered

    • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

      "the down staircase"; " the downward course of the stream"

      同义词: downward(a)

    • being put out by a strikeout

      "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

    • lower than previously

      "prices are down"

      同义词: depressed

    • shut

      "the shades were down"

    • not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

      "we can't work because the computer is down"

    • low in spirits

      "downcast after his defeat"; " feeling discouraged and downhearted"

      同义词: blue depressed dispirited downcast downhearted down in the mouth low low-spirited

  • adv.
    • spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

      "don't fall down"; " rode the lift up and skied down"; " prices plunged downward"

      同义词: downwards downward downwardly

    • away from a more central or a more northerly place

      "was sent down to work at the regional office"; " worked down on the farm"; " came down for the wedding"; " flew down to Florida"

    • paid in cash at time of purchase

      "put ten dollars down on the necklace"

    • from an earlier time

      "the story was passed down from father to son"

    • to a lower intensity

      "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"

    • in an inactive or inoperative state

      "the factory went down during the strike"; " the computer went down again"

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    英英释义

    down(a)

    n.
      soft fine feathers

      同义词:down feather

      (American football) a complete play to advance the football

      "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

      English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

      同义词:John L. H. Down

      (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

      同义词:pile

      v.
        drink down entirely

        "He downed three martinis before dinner"

        同义词:toss offpopbolt downbelt downpour downdrink downkill

        eat immoderately

        "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

        同义词:devourconsumego through

        bring down or defeat (an opponent) shoot at and force to come down

        同义词:shoot downland

        cause to come or go down

        "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; " The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

        同义词:knock downcut downpush downpull down

        improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

        同义词:polishrefinefine-tune

        adj.
          being or moving lower in position or less in some value

          "lay face down"; " the moon is down"; " our team is down by a run"; " down by a pawn"; " the stock market is down today"

          becoming progressively lower

          "the down trend in the real estate market"

          understood perfectly

          "had his algebra problems down"

          同义词:down pat(p)mastered

          extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

          "the down staircase"; " the downward course of the stream"

          同义词:downward(a)

          being put out by a strikeout

          "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

          lower than previously

          "prices are down"

          同义词:depressed

          shut

          "the shades were down"

          not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

          "we can't work because the computer is down"

          low in spirits

          "downcast after his defeat"; " feeling discouraged and downhearted"

          同义词:bluedepresseddispiriteddowncastdownhearteddown in the mouthlowlow-spirited

          adv.
            spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

            "don't fall down"; " rode the lift up and skied down"; " prices plunged downward"

            同义词:downwardsdownwarddownwardly

            away from a more central or a more northerly place

            "was sent down to work at the regional office"; " worked down on the farm"; " came down for the wedding"; " flew down to Florida"

            paid in cash at time of purchase

            "put ten dollars down on the necklace"

            from an earlier time

            "the story was passed down from father to son"

            to a lower intensity

            "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"

            in an inactive or inoperative state

            "the factory went down during the strike"; " the computer went down again"




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