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单词 downhill
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downhilladverb, adjective

uk/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/us/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/

C2 (moving) towards the bottom of a hill:

It's so much easier running downhill!
The route is all downhill from here to the finishing line.
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uphill

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Down and downward

  • down
  • down
  • downstairs
  • downstream
  • downward
  • downwards
  • fallen
  • over
  • sunken
  • up

Idiom(s)

be (all) downhill
go downhill

downhilladjective, adverb

us/ˈdɑʊnˈhɪl/

toward or going toward the bottom of something or to a lower place:

a steep downhill path
She let the bike coast downhill.

If something goes downhill, it becomes worse or worth less money:

The automobile industry started to go downhill.

downhilladverb

uk/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/us

toward a lower or worse position or condition:

The company went downhill after being taken over by a second-rate firm which ran it into the ground.
42% of people polled thought the economy was headed downhill.
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