🔑down·wardBrE/ˈdaʊnwəd/NAmE/ˈdaʊnwərd/adjective[usually before noun]movingorpointingtowardsalowerlevel下降的;向下的◆thedownwardslopeofahill向下的山坡◆thedownwardtrendininflation通货膨胀的下降趋势◆Shewastrappedinadownwardspiralofpersonalunhappiness. 她陷入了个人不幸的漩涡难以自拔。OPPupward▸down·ward·lyBrE/ˈdaʊnwədli/NAmE/ˈdaʊnwərdli/adverb