downhill

英 [daʊn'hɪl] 美 [,daʊn'hɪl]
  • adv. 下坡;向下;每况愈下
  • adj. 下坡的;容易的
  • n. 下坡;滑降

英文词源


downhill
1590s (n.); 1650s (adv.), 1727 (adj.), from down (adv.) + hill. Meaning “a downhill skiing race” is from 1960.

双语例句


1. For the movie business, it was all downhill from there.
电影业从那时就开始完全走下坡路了。

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2. Since I started to work longer hours things have gone steadily downhill.
自从我开始加班以来,事情日趋恶化。

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3. Bessie was on the downhill path.
贝茜在下山的小路上。

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4. Well, I guess it's all downhill from here.
嗯,我猜从此以后就容易了。

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5. His career was heading downhill fast.
他的事业迅速下滑。

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