【down音标】 英[daʊn] 美[daʊn]
【单词释义】 down是什么意思：
adv.（坐、倒、躺）下；向下；（表示范围或顺序的限度）下至
prep.（从高处）向下；（表示位置）在…的下方；（表示方向）沿着…向下；（表示时间）自…以来
adj.向下的；沮丧的；计算机或计算机系统停机；（以…）落后于对手的
n.（鸟的）绒羽；绒毛；软毛；汗毛
vt.放下；（尤指大口或快速地）喝下；使摔倒；击落（敌机等）
vi.[常用于祈使句中]下去；下来；卧倒；下降
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] downs [第三人称单数] downs
[单词现在分词] downing
[单词过去式] downed
[单词过去分词] downed
【down形近词/近似词】
clown v.扮小丑；装傻 n.丑角，小丑；蠢货
own n.自己的事物；自己人 v.拥有
unknown adj.未知的 n. 未知的事物；未知数
known adj.已知的，已发现的；知名的 v.知道（know 的过去分词形式）
town n.城镇，市镇
gown n.长袍，长外衣；女裙服，女礼服；女长服 v. 穿长袍；穿礼服
renown n. [U]名誉，声望 v. 使有声望
【常用短语】
back down 放弃；让步
beat down 打倒；杀价；大雨倾盆而下；暴晒
bend down 俯身
break down 分解；发生故障
bring down 降低；打倒，打死；击落
burn down 烧毁
close down 关闭；停止播音
come down 下来，降落；流传下来；倒塌；落泊
cut down v. 削减；砍倒；杀死
die down 减弱；逐渐平息
draw down 引来，招致；从涂层取样
flag down 挥手拦下（尤指出租车）
get down to 开始干，着手做
go down 下降，下跌；跪下；趴下；被打败
hold down 保住(工作或位置)；压制；限制
hunt down 穷追直至抓获
knock down 击倒；撞倒；拆卸
look down on 蔑视；轻视；小看
pull down 摧毁，推翻；拉下来；使……下跌
put down 写下；记下；放下；贬低；制止
set down 写下来；记下
settle down 定居；安定下来
shut down 关闭，歇业，停业
take down 取下，拿下；拆掉；写下；记录
turn down 拒绝；关小；调低
up and down 上上下下;来来回回
【单词例句】
◇ Behave yourself on the way, and do not leave the path, or you might fall down and break the glass, and then there will be nothing for your grandmother.
在路上要好好走，不要跑，也不要离开大路，否则你会摔跤的，那样奶奶就甚么也吃不上了。
---- Little Red Cap
◇ He ducked right down to the bottom and when he came up again, he was quite beside himself.
当他看不见他们的时候，就沉入水底；但是当他再冒到水面上来的时候，却感到非常寂寞。
---- The Ugly Duckling
◇ In a corner, between two houses, one of which projected beyond the other, she sank down and huddled herself together.
街边一前一后坐落着两座房子，形成一个小墙角，她蜷缩在那里。
◇ 'I've never before seen a rabbit with either a pocket,or a watch to take out of it,'she thought.And she ran quickly across the field after the Rabbit.She did not stop to think, and when the Rabbit ran down a large rabbit-hole,Alice followed it immediately.
“我从未见过有口袋的兔子，或者兔子掏出一块手表来。”她想。她跟在兔子后面很快跑过田野。她也没停下来想一想，当兔子跑进一个大的兔子洞时，爱丽丝立即跟了进去。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ Each Little Man came into the hut, and took his little lamp. Then each Little Man sat down, and ate his little loaf, and drank his little glass of water.
小矮人进了小屋，每个人都点上他们的小灯，然后，小矮人都坐下，开始吃属于他的面包，喝属于他的小杯里的水。
---- Snow White
◇ She gave him no answer, but nodded with her head. Then he himself climbed the tree, carried her down, set her on his horse, and took her home with him.
她没有开口回答，但微微点了点头。于是，国王便亲自爬到树上，把她抱下来放到马背上，带着她回到宫中。
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ One day, the king' s daughter went into the forest when it was very hot. She sat down on the side of the cool fountain. Then she began to toss a golden ball in the air, and catch it. It was a most interesting game to her.
有一天，天气很热，国王的小女儿到森林里去。她坐在清凉的喷水池旁边。然后她开始往空中抛金球，再把它接住。对她来说，这是非常有趣的游戏。
---- The Frog Prince
◇ However, it bothered him from time to time that their health was in poor condition because they were unable to resist illnesses. This drawback cast him down.
然而，使他不时地烦恼的是，因为它们无法抵抗疾病，使得它们的健康状况极差。这个缺点让他很沮丧。
◇ With a neat wound in its lip caused by a shark, this grey seal was washed upside down by the tides time after time.
这只灰色海豹的唇上有道鲨鱼咬出的整齐伤口，还时不时地被潮水冲得头上脚下。
---- Mark and a Seal
◇ One attractive place he visited was a castle in the countryside of Scotland, which lies near a port. It used to be the headquarters of the Communism Union but broke down during the war.
他参观的其中一个吸引人的地方是苏格兰乡村的一个城堡。城堡靠近一座港口，曾经是共产主义联盟会的总部，但是在战争中倒塌了。