downhill

英 [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl]      美 [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl]
  • adv. 下坡;向下;每况愈下
  • adj. 下坡的;容易的
  • n. 下坡;滑降
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将“downhill”分解为“down”和“hill”。想象一个物体沿着“hill”(小山丘)向“down”(下方)滚动,这样的动态图像可以帮助记忆“downhill”表示下坡或下降的意思。

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downhill
1590s (n.); 1650s (adv.), 1727 (adj.), from down (adv.) + hill. Meaning “a downhill skiing race” is from 1960.
1. For the movie business, it was all downhill from there.
电影业从那时就开始完全走下坡路了。
2. Since I started to work longer hours things have gone steadily downhill.
自从我开始加班以来,事情日趋恶化。
3. Bessie was on the downhill path.
贝茜在下山的小路上。
4. Well, I guess it's all downhill from here.
嗯,我猜从此以后就容易了。
5. His career was heading downhill fast.
他的事业迅速下滑。