downhill

'daun'hil

Collins 1

n. the downward slope of a hill
n. a ski race down a trail
r. toward a lower or inferior state
r. toward the bottom of a hill

a. 下坡的
adv. 下坡, 向下

Collins 星级

11,207

BNC 频率

9,523

使用频率

downhill 由 down（向下）和 hill（小山）组成，字面意思就是“向下的小山”，可以理解为坡度下降的地方。

例句

1. The bike ride was easy because it was mostly downhill.

骑自行车很轻松，因为大部分是下坡。

2. After the snowstorm, we went skiing downhill in the mountains.

雪暴过后，我们去山上滑雪下坡。

3. His mood went downhill after he heard the bad news.

在听到坏消息后，他的情绪变得很糟。