downhill(形容词/副词):向下坡的;下坡地;(比喻)每况愈下、走下坡路的。也常用于短语 go downhill(变糟)。
/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
We rode downhill to the river.
我们骑车下坡到了河边。
After the accident, his health went downhill rapidly, and he had to stop working.
事故之后,他的健康状况迅速每况愈下,不得不停止工作。
由 down(向下)+ hill(小山、坡)构成,字面意思是“向着山坡下方”。后来引申出比喻义,用来形容状况、质量或发展趋势“走下坡路”。