場景:太可怕 摔了腿會壞腦子
例句: After the leg-broken medical treatment the old smart lady’s brain situation slid downhill and got Alzheimer’s disease.
詞:downhill
英英釋義:if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse
我們在學(xué)習(xí) uphill 的時候已經(jīng)順便掌握了 downhill 的形容詞用法,但 downhill 的副詞用法更常見识脆、更好用。downhill 作副詞一般與 go 連用善已,意思是“每況愈下地”灼捂。當(dāng)我們想表達(dá)一件事情變得越來越糟的時候,除了說 get/become worse, worsen, deteriorate, go from bad to worse 之外换团,還可以用 go/slide/head downhill 來替代悉稠。我們來看幾個例句。
今年經(jīng)濟大環(huán)境不景氣艘包,很多企業(yè)融資艱難的猛,業(yè)務(wù)增長緩慢,不少公司都接連倒閉了想虎,就可以說:
1. It has been a tough year for many companies. Many went downhill before going bankrupt.
東北三省的經(jīng)濟最近幾年來每況愈下卦尊,有的省份甚至出現(xiàn)了負(fù)增長,就可以說:
2. The economy of the northeastern provinces has headed downhill in recent years.
前不久法國發(fā)生了大規(guī)模的游行示威舌厨,情況急轉(zhuǎn)直下岂却,給法國經(jīng)濟帶來了很多的打擊。我們就可以說:
3. The wave of protests sweeping through France started a month ago went downhill and caused France a fortune.
一些明星的婚姻看似風(fēng)光裙椭,但其實問題不少躏哩,最終以離婚收場。我們就可以這么說:
4. Some celebrity couples seemed to have an enviable marriage, but their relationships slided downhill and ended in divorce.