每日一词 72 downhill

1. 这是个什么词?

词:downhill

英英释义:if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse

例句:It has been a tough year for many companies. Many went downhill before going bankrupt.

2. 为什么选这个词?

我们在学习 uphill 的时候已经顺便掌握了 downhill 的形容词用法,但 downhill 的副词用法更常见、更好用。downhill 作副词一般与 go 连用,意思是“每况愈下地”。当我们想表达一件事情变得越来越糟的时候,除了说 get/become worse, worsen, deteriorate, go from bad to worse 之外,还可以用 go/slide/head downhill 来替代。我们来看几个例句。

今年经济大环境不景气,很多企业融资艰难,业务增长缓慢,不少公司都接连倒闭了,就可以说:

It has been a tough year for many companies. Many went downhill before going bankrupt.

东北三省的经济最近几年来每况愈下,有的省份甚至出现了负增长,就可以说:

The economy of the northeastern provinces has headed downhill in recent years.

前不久法国发生了大规模的游行示威,情况急转直下,给法国经济带来了很多的打击。我们就可以说:

The wave of protests sweeping through France started a month ago went downhill and caused France a fortune.

一些明星的婚姻看似风光,但其实问题不少,最终以离婚收场。我们就可以这么说:

Some celebrity couples seemed to have an enviable marriage, but their relationships slided downhill and ended in divorce.

3. 怎样学会使用这个词?

1)翻译下面的句子: 情况正在每况愈下。我们不得不做点什么了。

Things are going downhill, and we have to do something.

(参考翻译:Things are going downhill. We have to do something about it.

2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。

场景:患重病后身体情况容易每况愈下。

造句:Suffering from a serious disease, one's healthy situation is easy to slide downhill.

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