downward [ 'daunwəd] a.向下的 ad.向下地
downward ['daunwəd] ad. 向下
下视角
downwards angle of visibility
over : 向下(downwards from an upright position)
knock over 撞倒
turn over 翻转
fall over 脸朝下跌倒
trip over 拌倒
bend over 伏身
look over 从…上面看
点 [diǎn] /(downwards-right convex character stroke)/o'clock/(a measure word)/point/dot/(decimal) point)/
捺 [nà] /(downwards-right concave character stroke)/press down firmly/
撇 [piě] /(downwards-left curved character stroke)/throw/
竖折 [shù zhé] /(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)/
向下 [xiàng xià] /down/downward/
斜钩 [xié gōu] /(downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)/
{adj: anticlinal} sloping downward away from a common crest
<-> synclinal
{adj: catarrhine, catarrhinian} of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
<-> leptorrhine, platyrrhine
{adj: cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous} having branches or flower heads that bend downward
"nodding daffodils"
"the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"
"lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
{adj: declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping} sloping down rather steeply
{adj: decurved} bent down or curved downward
"the decurved bill of a curlew"
{adj: deep} having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
"a deep well"
"a deep dive"
"deep water"
"a deep casserole"
"a deep gash"
"deep massage"
"deep pressure receptors in muscles"
"deep shelves"
"a deep closet"
"surrounded by a deep yard"
"hit the ball to deep center field"
"in deep space"
"waist-deep"
<-> shallow
{adj: depressed} flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
{adj: descending} coming down or downward
<-> ascending
{adj: down, downward} extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
"the down staircase"
"the downward course of the stream"
{adj: downcast} directed downward
"a downcast glance"
{adj: downward-arching} curving downward
{adj: downward} on or toward a surface regarded as a base
"he lay face downward"
"the downward pull of gravity"
{adj: katabatic, catabatic} of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
<-> anabatic
{adj: prone, prostrate} lying face downward
{adj: reflexed} (of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees
{adj: retrorse} bent or curved backward or downward
"leaves with retrorse barbs"
<-> antrorse
{adj: shallow} lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
"shallow water"
"a shallow dish"
"a shallow cut"
"a shallow closet"
"established a shallow beachhead"
"hit the ball to shallow left field"
<-> deep
{adj: sidelong} inclining or directed to one side
"moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker
{adj: synclinal} sloping downward toward each other to create a trough
<-> anticlinal
{adj: weak} tending downward in price
"a weak market for oil stocks"
{adv: double} downward and forward
"he was bent double with pain"
{adv: down, downwards, downward, downwardly} 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"
<-> up, upward, upwardly, upwards
{adv: underneath} on the lower or downward side; on the underside of
"a chest of drawers all scratched underneath"
{adv: under} through a range downward
"children six and under will be admitted free"
{adv: up and down} alternately upward and downward
"he eyed him up and down"
{adv: up, upwards, upward, upwardly} spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
"look up!"
"the music surged up"
"the fragments flew upwards"
"prices soared upwards"
"upwardly mobile"
<-> down, downward, downwardly, downwards
{n: Anopheles, genus Anopheles} malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
{n: Colorado spruce, Colorado blue spruce, silver spruce, Picea pungens} tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward
{n: Gastrocybe lateritia} a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses
{n: aortic arch} the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward
{n: chop, chop shot} a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
{n: cutleaved coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata} tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast
{n: decrease, lessening, drop-off} a change downward
"there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"
"there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
<-> increase
{n: depth} extent downward or backward or inward
"the depth of the water"
"depth of a shelf"
"depth of a closet"
{n: descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope} a downward slope or bend
<-> ascent
{n: descent} a movement downward
{n: descent} the act of changing your location in a downward direction
{n: dome} a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
{n: down-bow} a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow
{n: downbeat} the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
{n: downdraft} a strong downward air current
{n: downhill} the downward slope of a hill
{n: downstroke} a stroke normally made in a downward direction
{n: downswing} a swing downward of a golf club
{n: drip loop} a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building
"when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building"
{n: dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot} a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
{n: enteroptosis} an abnormally downward position of the intestines in the abdominal cavity
{n: epicardia} the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach
{n: falls} the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
{n: fall} a movement downward
"the rise and fall of the tides"
<-> rise
{n: glossoptosis} abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue
{n: gravitation} movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
"irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"
<-> levitation
{n: hawk nose} a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk
{n: hoopoe, hoopoo} any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
{n: katabatic wind, catabatic wind} a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
{n: normal fault, gravity fault, common fault} an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall
{n: posterior serratus muscle, serratus posterior, musculus serratus posterior} skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward
{n: pronation} rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward
<-> supination
{n: seahorse, sea horse} small fish with horselike heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
{n: sinker} a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
{n: ski jump} a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump
{n: sloth, tree sloth} any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
{n: spiral ratchet screwdriver, ratchet screwdriver} a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle
{n: spiral} flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
{n: stairway, staircase} a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
{n: stall} a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
"the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
{n: stoop} an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
{n: subduction} a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
{n: talipes equinus} talipes in which the toes are pointed downward
{n: taproot} (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
{n: transposition} (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
{n: wood ibis, wood stork, flinthead, Mycteria americana} an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics
{v: check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back} hold back, as of a danger or an enemy ; check the expansion or influence of
"Arrest the downward trend"
"Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"
"Contain the rebel movement"
"Turn back the tide of communism"
{v: descend, fall, go down, come down} move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
"The temperature is going down"
"The barometer is falling"
"The curtain fell on the diva"
"Her hand went up and then fell again"
<-> ascend, rise
{v: dip, sink} appear to move downward
"The sun dipped below the horizon"
"The setting sun sank below the tree line"
{v: dip} slope downwards
"Our property dips towards the river"
{v: duck} to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
{v: fall} slope downward
"The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
{v: pronate} turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
{v: run down} move downward
"The water ran down"
{v: side-slip} slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis
{v: supinate} turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
{v: turn down} take a downward direction
"The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
{v: undercut} strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
The Bank of England's auction of its gold reserves sent gold's price downward It was announced in May that Britain would sell 415 of the Bank of England's 715 tons of gold reserves over the next few years.
英格兰银行拍卖黄金储备，致使金价大跌据五月公布的消息，英国准备将英格兰银行 715吨黄金储备中的 415吨在接下来的几年内卖掉。
插口 downward socket 存水弯插入配套件承口内的部位。
市况走势下跌，市况下划走低:
The market is on the down grade.
The market tends downward.
The market is on a downward trend.
The market takes downward.
downward terrestrial radiantion 大气向下辐射
Downward rank 降秩
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