单词 | downhill |
释义 | downhill adv. , adj. /down"hil"/; n. /down"hil'/, adv. 1. down the slope of a hill; downward. 2. into a worse or inferior condition: The business has been going downhill. adj. 3. going or tending downward on or as on a hill. 4. free of problems or obstacles; easy: After the initial setbacks on the project, it was downhill all the way. 5. of or pertaining to skiing downhill. n. 6. a timed ski race on a steep slope in which competitors take the most direct route to the finish line following a course with relatively few turns and attaining very high speeds. Cf. slalom. [1585-95; DOWN1 + HILL] |
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