moving or pointing towards a lower level下降的；向下的- the downward slope of a hill向下的山坡
- the downward trend in inflation通货膨胀的下降趋势
- She was trapped in a downward spiral (= continuous increase) of personal unhappiness.她陷入了个人不幸的漩涡难以自拔。🔊🔊
- The business was on a downward path, finally closing in 2019.该业务处于下行道路，最终于2019年关闭。
- Subsidence is the downward movement of a site on which a building stands.沉降是建筑物所在站点的向下移动。
opposite upwardTopics Change, cause and effectc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryDownward is used with these nouns: See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old English adūnweard.