1ADV [ADVERB after verb]向下;往下 If you move or look downwards, you move or look towards the ground or a lower level. 向下;往下
Benedict pointed downwards again with his stick.
贝内迪克特用他的拐棍又往下指了指。
She gazed downwards.
她朝下望去。
The child lay face downwards.
那孩子趴着。
2ADV [ADVERB after verb](数量、比率等)呈下降趋势地 If an amount or rate moves downwards, it decreases. (数量、比率等)呈下降趋势地
Inflation is moving firmly downwards.
通货膨胀率正稳步下降。
3ADV [from n ADV](自…)以下;往下 If you want to emphasize that a statement applies to everyone in an organization, you can say that it applies from its leader downwards. (自…)以下;往下 [emphasis]