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downstream

adverb
🔊/ˌdaʊnˈstriːm/
🔊/ˌdaʊnˈstriːm/
(also less frequent downriver)
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  1. downstream (of/from something) in the direction in which a river flows顺流而下；在下游方向
    • to drift/float downstream顺水漂流／漂浮而下
    • downstream of/from the bridge桥的下游方向
    • There’s a village about a mile downstream.在下游约一英里处有一个村庄。
    • Hundreds of people were swept downstream in the floods.数百人被洪水冲入下游。
    opposite upstream
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    Topics Geographyc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDownstream is used with these verbs:
    • drift
    • float
    • swim
    • …
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downstream

adjective
🔊/ˌdaʊnˈstriːm/
🔊/ˌdaʊnˈstriːm/
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  1. (also less frequent downriver)
     in a position along a river which is nearer the sea在下游的
    • downstream areas下游地区
    opposite upstreamTopics Geographyc1
  2. happening as a consequence of something that has happened earlier引发的；导致的
    • downstream effects随之产生的后果