英漢辭典

1. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 放下,扔下,丟下

   down tools.

2. 2. 擊落(飛機);打倒,擊倒;使屈服

3. 3. [口] 擊敗,打敗

4. 4. [口] 吞(吃)下,(大口地)喝下



5. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
   1. [罕] 下來,下去,下降

6. 2. (人,狗等)臥倒;趴下

7. 3. [俚] 喝鎮靜劑



8. prep. (介係詞 preposition)
   1. 往[在]…的那一邊(端);往[在]…的下端;向…的底部

9. 2. 沿著(道路)

   drive [ride, run, walk] down a street

   沿著街道往前駕駛[跑,走]

   go down the river

   沿河而下.

10. 3. [方‧口] 循,順

11. 4. 往…的下游;在…的下游 【使用說明】靜止位置

12. 5. …以來;持續…時間

    down the years.



13. n. (名詞 noun)
    1. 下位;下行;下降;衰落

    ups and downs.

14. 2. 倒楣事;不幸

15. 3. [摔跤] 摔倒

16. 4. [美足] 10碼進攻 得球的隊為向前推進10碼而連續4次進攻中的一次

17. 5. [美足] 宣判死球 連續4次進攻才能推進10碼即成死球

18. 6. [羽毛球] 失掉替補權

19. 7. [口] 怨恨;厭惡

20. 8. [美‧俚] (尤指)巴比妥類的毒品



21. adv. (副詞 adverb)
    1. 向下;向地面;向樓下;在下面,在低處;倒下;躺下,坐下;落下;降下

22. 2. 吞下;吃下;喝下;離開首都[重要城市];住農村[較小城鎮];(因畢業、度假等)離開大學;向南方;追蹤[追查]到底地

    He is just down from Oxford.

    【英】他剛離開牛津大學.

23. 3. (順序)從上往下;從上代往後;從早期往後

    from King down to cobbler

    上至國王下至補鞋匠,所有階層

    from Shakespeare's time down to the present

    從莎士比亞時代至現在.

24. 4. (勢頭、程度等)減退,低落,由強到弱

    boil down

    煮乾,熬乾

    die down

    (風雨等)逐漸停息(下來)

    grind down

    磨碎

    hunt down

    窮追,追捕.

25. 5. 完全 【使用說明】加強語氣

26. 6. 徹底;認真地

    wash down a car

    把汽車洗得乾乾淨淨

    down to the ground.

27. 7. 下傾;下沉;(太陽等)落下;(船等)沉沒;(潮水等)退落

    be down

    下落,倒下

    He is up, and down.

    他起床了,並走出寢室.

28. 8. [美足] (球等)放在地上

29. 9. (溫度等)下降;(風等)停息

30. 10. 處於潦倒[屈辱]的狀況

31. 11. 處於健康低落的狀態,病倒(在床)

    be down on one's back

    仰面倒下

32. 12. 處於疲憊狀態

33. 13. (情緒)處於低落狀態

34. 14. [口] 投入監獄

35. 15. [棒球] 被判出局

    one down

    【棒球】 一人出局

    two down (and one to go)

    【棒球】 兩人出局.

36. 16. [高爾夫] 負多勝少

37. 17. (數量等)由大到小;(品質等)由高到低;(地位、身分等)下降

    down in the world

    沒落

    down in the mouth

    Bread is down.

    麵包降價了

    The cashier was five dollars down.

    計算結果,出納員短少五塊錢

    be down to one's last pound [one's underwear, etc.]

    衹剩最後1鎊[一件內衣等].

38. 18. 記下,寫下

    His name's down as Browne in the telephone directory.

    他的名字在電話簿上記作 Browne

    His son's name [His son] has been down for Eton.

    【英】他兒子的名字記在Eton 學校的志願者名單上.(cf. put down for).

39. 19. 安排,程序

    The committee is down for Thursday.

    委員會定在星期四開會

    I am down to speak at the meeting

    我被安排在會上發言

    be down for a consideration

    (議案等)被發下重新討論.

40. 20. 以付現形式,用現金

    ten dollars down

    現付10元

    down on the nail =on the nail

    pay down. ★ 動詞+ down

    的成語參見各動詞項.



41. adj. (形容詞 adjective)
    1. 向下的,在下的,在下面的;降下的;倒下的

    down leap

    飛降

    be on the down grade

    走下坡路;[fig.]在下降中;在衰落中

    a down lift

    往下開的電梯.

42. 2. (列車)下行的;下行線

    a down train

    下行列車

    the down line

    下行線路

    a down platform

    下行列車月台.

43. 3. (風、水、生產等)減弱的;減少的;降低的;下降的

44. 4. [美足] 成死球的

45. 5. (工廠等)關閉的,停工的;消耗了的;已完成的

46. 6. 沮喪的;垂頭喪氣的;情緒低落的;病倒了的

47. 7. [美‧俚] 憂鬱的

48. 8. [口] 在獄中的

49. 9. 賭輸了的;(得分)少於對方的;虧損的

50. 10. [棒球] 出局的

51. 11. [高爾夫] 擊球入洞的

52. 12. 付現的;現金的

    down money

    現金.

53. 13. [美‧俚] 倔強的;頑固的

54. 14. [俚] 完蛋了的

柯林斯英英辭典

prep. (preposition)

1. used to indicate movement from a higher to a lower position

they went down the mountain

2. at a lower or further level or position on, in, or along

he ran down the street

adv. (adverb)

1. downwards; at or to a lower level or position

don't fall down

2. [particle] used with many verbs when the result of the verb's action is to lower or destroy its object

pull down

knock down

bring down

3. [particle] used with several verbs to indicate intensity or completion

calm down

4. immediately

cash down

5. on paper

write this down

6. arranged; scheduled

the meeting is down for next week

7. in a helpless position

they had him down on the ground

8. away from a more important place

down from London

9. away from a more northerly place

down from Scotland

10. (of a member of some British universities) away from the university; on vacation

11. in a particular part of a country

down south

12. [nautical] (of a helm) having the rudder to windward

13. reduced to a state of lack or want

down to the last pound

14. lacking a specified amount

at the end of the day the cashier was ten pounds down

15. lower in price

bacon is down

16. including all intermediate terms, grades, people, etc

from managing director down to tea-lady

17. from an earlier to a later time

the heirloom was handed down

18. to a finer or more concentrated state

to grind down

boil down

19. [sport] being a specified number of points, goals, etc behind another competitor, team, etc

six goals down

20. (of a person) being inactive, owing to illness

down with flu

21. [functioning as imperative] (to dogs)

down Rover!

adj. (adjective)

1. [postpositive] depressed or miserable

2. [prenominal] of or relating to a train or trains from a more important place or one regarded as higher

the down line

3. [postpositive] (of a device, machine, etc, esp a computer) temporarily out of action

4. made in cash

a down payment

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to knock, push or pull down

2. [tr] [informal] to drink, esp quickly

he downed three gins

3. [tr] to bring (someone) down, esp by tackling

vi. (intransitive verb)

1. [intr] to go or come down

n. (noun)

1. [American football] one of a maximum of four consecutive attempts by one team to advance the ball a total of at least ten yards

2. a descent; downward movement

3. a lowering or a poor period (esp in the phrase ups and downs)

4. [Etymology] Old English dune, short for adune, variant of of dune, literally: from the hill, from of, off + dun hill; see down³

n. (noun)

1. the soft fine feathers with free barbs that cover the body of a bird and prevent loss of heat. In the adult they lie beneath and between the contour feathers

2. another name for eiderdown

3. [Botany] a fine coating of soft hairs, as on certain leaves, fruits, and seeds

4. any growth or coating of soft fine hair, such as that on the human face

5. [Etymology] C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse dunn

n. (noun)

1. [Archaic] a hill, esp a sand dune

2. See also downs Downs

3. [Etymology] Old English dun; related to Old Frisian dune, Old Saxon duna hill, Old Irish dun fortress, Greek this sandbank; see dune, town