down
adv, prep, adj
verb
noun
daʊn adv, prep, adj
1
TO A LOWER POSITION
向较低的位置移动
to or towards a lower place or position 从上到下，从高到低，朝下（的）;
David bent down to tie his shoelace.
戴维弯下身系鞋带。
Get down off the table.
从桌子上下来。
Tears were streaming down my face.
我泪流满面。
The sun was going down and it would soon be dark.
夕阳西下，天很快就要黑了。
They came running down the stairs.
他们跑下楼来。
She stood on a balcony looking down into the courtyard.
她站在阳台上朝下面的院子望去。
Glancing down the list of runners, I noticed a familiar name.
我往下扫了一眼赛跑选手的名单，注意到了一个熟悉的名字。
Her hair came down to her waist.
她的头发一直垂到腰际。
Ken fell asleep face down (=with his face towards the ground) on the couch.
肯脸朝下在长沙发上睡着了。
2
IN A LOWER PLACE
在较低的位置
in a lower place or position 处在更低的地方 （位置 ）（的）;
We heard the sound of laughter down below.
我们听到下面有笑声。
The bathroom is down those stairs.
浴室在这道楼梯下面。
Halfway down the page, there was the item I was looking for.
在这一页中间有我在找的内容。
3
TO LIE/SIT
躺/坐
into a sitting or lying position （坐）下，（躺）下
Please sit down.
请坐。
I think I’ll go and lie down for a while.
我想去躺一会儿。
4
ALONG
沿着
at or to a place that is further along something such as a road or path 沿着，顺着
A young man came hurrying down the street.
一个年轻人急匆匆地沿着马路走来。
She looked down the road to see if anyone was coming.
她顺着马路看过去，想看看是否有人来。
There is a pleasant little cafe bar a hundred yards down the road.
沿这条路往下一百码处有家很舒适的小咖啡馆。
The bus stop is a bit further down on the left-hand side.
公共汽车站就在再往下走一点靠左边的地方。
5
SOUTH
南面
in or towards the south 朝南，向南方;
They drove all the way down from Boston to Miami.
他们开车南下从波士顿一直到迈阿密。
They sailed down the east coast of Africa.
他们驾船往南沿非洲东海岸航行。
Now he’s bought a villa down south.
现在他在南部买下了一座别墅。
a trip down Mexico way
往南向墨西哥的旅行
6
SOMEWHERE LOCAL
在当地某处
at or to a place that is not far away 附近（的），不远处（的）
She’s just gone down to the shops.
她刚到附近的商店去了。
I saw her down at the station this morning.
今天早上我在附近的车站看见了她。
7
RIVER
河
away from the place where a river starts 顺河而下;
Chunks of ice came floating down the river.
大块的冰顺河漂下。
8
FASTENED TO A SURFACE
固定在表面的
used with verbs that mean ‘fasten’ to show that something is fastened firmly to the surface or object below it 固定在表面 （下面的物体上 ）的
The coffin lid had been nailed down.
棺材盖被钉上了。
9
LESS
减少
at or towards a level or amount that is less 〔程度或数量〕处于低水平（的），减少（的）;
Keep your speed down.
速度放慢。
House prices have come down in recent months.
最近几个月房价降下来了。
Turn the radio down.
把收音机的音量调低。
[+ to ]
Sharif cut his report down to only three pages.
沙里夫把报告删减到只有三页。
10
LOSING
落后
losing to an opponent by a certain number of points 〔以某一比分〕落后（的）
two goals down/three points down etc
Swindon were six points down at one stage.
斯温顿曾一度落后六分。
11
WRITTEN
记下
used with verbs that mean ‘write’ to show that you write something on paper or in a book （记）下，（写）下
I’ll write down the address for you.
我替你把地址写下来。
Start by jotting down a few ideas.
开始先记下几个想法。
Let’s put you down as self-employed.
我们就把你登记为自由职业者吧。
12
ON A LIST
在名单上
if you are down for something, your name is on a list of people who want to do something or are intended to do something （登记）在名单上
[+ for ]
Purvis is down for the 200 metre freestyle event.
珀维斯将参加 200 米自由泳比赛。
We’ve already put his name down for nursery school.
我们已经给他报名上幼儿园了。
down to do sth I’ve got you down to do the table decorations.
我已经把你列入做桌子装饰物的名单上了。
13
TO LATER TIMES
后来
from an earlier time in history to a later time or to people who are born in later times 后来（的），以后（的）
a person whose words and actions have inspired millions of people down the centuries
言语和行动在以后几个世纪中激励千百万人的一个人
This knowledge was handed down in the family from father to son.
这种知识在那户人家父子相传。
The story has been passed down the generations for a thousand years.
这则故事一千年来代代相传。
[+ to ]
traditions that have come down to us from medieval times
从中世纪流传到我们这一代的传统
14
PAID IMMEDIATELY
当场支付
paid to someone immediately 当场支付
A top quality freezer for only £20 down and £5 a week for a year.
一台优质的冰柜只需 20 英镑首付款，余额每周付 5 英镑，一年内付清。
15
EVERY PART
每一部分
from top to bottom 从顶部到底部
I want you to wash my car down.
请你把我的车彻底冲洗干净。
16
SWALLOWED
咽下
in or into your stomach as a result of swallowing （咽）下（的），（吞）下（的）
Meg’s been very ill and can’t keep her food down.
梅格病得很重，一吃东西就吐。
He gulped down the coffee.
他大口喝下咖啡。
17
SAD
伤感
unhappy or sad 不开心的，伤心的
Tim’s been feeling down.
蒂姆最近情绪很低落。
18
COMPUTER
计算机
if a computer is down, it is not working 停止工作的，停机的，不运行的;
19
be down to sb
19. if an action or decision is down to you, it is your responsibility 由某人负责
It’s down to me to make sure that everyone is happy.
让每个人愉快是我的责任。
20
be down to sb/sth
20. to be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing 是某人/某事的结果
Chris’s success is all down to him.
克里斯的成功完全是他自己努力的结果。
21
be down to your last pound/dollar/litre etc
21. to be left with only a small amount of something 只剩下最后一英镑/一美元/一升等
We’re down to our last five dollars.
我们只剩下最后五美元了。
22
down to sth/sb
22. including everything or everyone, even the smallest thing or the least important person 下至〔最小的〕某物/〔等级低或职位低的〕某人
Everyone uses the cafeteria, from the managing director down to the office boy.
上至经理下至办公室的工友，大家都在食堂用餐。
The plans were all complete down to the last detail.
计划连最后的细节都已经完成了。
23
be/go down with sth
23. to have a particular illness 患某种疾病
Jane’s gone down with flu.
简得了流感。
24
Down with sb/sth
24. used to say that you strongly oppose a government, leader etc and want them to lose their power [口] 打倒某人/某物 spoken
Down with the government!
打倒政府！
25
be down on sb/sth
25. to have a severe attitude towards someone or something, especially when this is unfair [非正式] 对某人/某物态度恶劣 informal
Why is Mark so down on her at the moment?
马克现在为什么对她态度这么恶劣？
26
LEAVING UNIVERSITY
离开大学
used to say that someone leaves or has left a university at the end of a period of study [英] 毕业 BrE
[+ from ]
Sarah came down from Oxford in 1966.
萨拉是在 1966 年从牛津大学毕业的。
27
COMPLETED
完成的
already done or completed 做完的，完成的
Well, you’ve passed your second test, so it’s two down and four more to go.
好，你已经通过了第二项测验，那么已有两项完成，还有四项要做。
28
down under
28. in or to Australia or New Zealand [非正式] 位于 （前往 ）澳大利亚 （新西兰 ） informal
29
Down!
29. used to tell a jumping dog to get down [口] 趴下！〔用于命令要跳跃的狗趴下〕 spoken
30
be down with sb
30. to be friends with someone [口，非正式] 与某人交上朋友 spoken informal
verb
31 to drink or eat something quickly 快速吃下; 大口喝下
He downed the coffee in one gulp.
他一口就把咖啡喝了下去。
32 to knock or force someone to the ground 将〔某人〕打倒在地
O’Malley downed his opponent in the first round.
奥马利第一回合就把对手击倒。
33
down tools
to stop working, especially because you are taking part in a STRIKE (=protest about pay or conditions by stopping work) [英] 停工; 罢工 BrE
noun
34 soft hair like a baby’s 柔毛，绒毛 U
35 the soft fine feathers of a bird 〔鸟的〕绒羽 U
36 one of the four chances that an American football team has to move forward when it is their turn to have the ball 〔美式足球〕10 码进攻〔进攻方必须累积推进 10 码的四次机会之一〕 C
37
the downs
low round hills covered with grass, as in the south of England 〔英格兰南部等的〕有草丘陵
38
have a down on sb
to dislike or have a bad opinion of someone [英，非正式] 讨厌某人，看不上某人 BrE informal
For some reason, Malcolm had a down on the whole teaching profession.
出于某种原因，马尔科姆看不起整个教书行业。