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downhill adverb /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ Idioms - 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
opposite uphill Collocations DictionaryDownhill is used with these verbs:
Idioms - to get worse in quality, health, etc.（质量、健康等）每况愈下，走下坡路，恶化 synonym 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。
- He’s been going slowly downhill since he came out of hospital.自从出院后，他一直在慢慢走下坡路。
downhill adjective /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ Idioms - going or sloping towards the bottom of a hill下山的；下坡的；下斜的 opposite uphill
Collocations DictionaryDownhill is used with these nouns:
Idioms be (all) downhill | be downhill all the way (informal) - to be easy compared with 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。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
downhill noun /ˈdaʊnhɪl/ /ˈdaʊnhɪl/ [uncountable]  enlarge image
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