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		 down·hill   adverb  BrE   /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl / NAmE   /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl / towards  the  bottom  of  a  hill ; in  a  direction  that  goes  down    向山下;向下◆ to   run /walk /cycle  downhill     跑/走/骑车下山 OPP    uphill   ● ˌgo  downˈhill to  get  worse  in  quality , health , etc .   (质量、健康等)每况愈下,走下坡路,恶化 SYN    deteriorate   ◆ Their  marriage  went  downhill  after  the  first  child  was  born .   自第一个孩子出生后他们的婚姻便开始走下坡路了。 down·hill   adjective  BrE   /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl / NAmE   /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl / going  or  sloping  towards  the  bottom  of  a  hill    下山的;下坡的;下斜的◆ a  downhill  path   下山的路 OPP    uphill   ● be  (all ) downhill ● be  ˌdownhill  all  the  ˈway (informal  )  to  be  easy  compared  to  what  came  before    (与前面的相比较)容易◆ It's  all  downhill  from  here . We'll  soon  be  finished .   从这以后就容易了。我们很快就会结束。to  become  worse  or  less  successful    每况愈下;走下坡路;不断恶化◆ It's  been  all  downhill  for  his  career  since  then , with  four  defeats  in  five  games .   从那时起他的战绩便江河日下,五场比赛输掉了四场。◆ I  started  work  as  a  journalist  and  it  was  downhill  all  the  way  for  my  health .   我开始当记者后,身体每况愈下。 down·hill   noun  BrE   /ˈdaʊnhɪl / NAmE   /ˈdaʊnhɪl /  [ U ]   the  type  of    skiing   in which you go directly down a mountain; a race in which people  ski     down  a  mountain    高山速降(比赛)  ➡   compare   cross-country  noun