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downwards

US // (ˈdaʊnwədz) //

向下,向下看,向上

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Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : from a higher to a lower place, level, etc
    • : from an earlier time or source to a laterfrom the Tudors downwards

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Examples

  • Every one of us, for or against, should be revising that probability downwards.

  • First-quarter earnings were revised downwards by $459 million.

  • Most Americans assume that leadership in the country comes from the Presidency downwards.

  • But a few years ago, her health took a critical turn downwards.

  • Yet Obama's approval rating has been sliding downwards, most precipitously among voters aged 18 to 29.

  • His strong hands lay palm downwards on the arms of his chair, pressing them hard.

  • The unsupported pump-rods fell downwards, setting in upward motion the column of water in the plunger-pole pumps.

  • But “saloon” licences are a large source of revenue to the municipality, the cost being from $1,200 gold downwards per annum.

  • Dummy's cards are dealt face downwards, and the dealer declares without seeing them.

  • Sogrange ordered an immense dinner, but spent most of his time gazing downwards.