downhill
adv
adj
ˌdaʊnˈhɪl◄
adv
1
towards
the
bottom
of
a
hill
or
towards
lower
land
向山下 (低地 );
I
was
going
downhill
and
my
brakes
failed.
我正开车下山,刹车坏了。
2
go downhill
if
a
situation
goes
downhill,
it
gets
worse
〔形势〕恶化,每况愈下;
Grandma
fell
and
broke
her
leg,
and
she
went
downhill
quite
rapidly
after
that.
奶奶跌了一跤,摔断了腿,此后情况恶化得很快。
adj
3
on
a
slope
that
goes
down
to
a
lower
point
下坡的;
downhill
skiing
速降滑雪
It’s
a
long
walk
back,
but
at
least
it’s
all
downhill.
回程要走的路很长,所幸都是下坡路。
4
be all downhill (from here)/be downhill all the way (from here)
to
be
easy
to
do,
because
you
have
already
done
the
hard
part
(从此)都是容易做的〔因为完成了困难部分〕,一切都好办了
The
worst
is
over
–
it’s
all
downhill
from
here.
最困难的已经过去 — 从此一切都容易了。