downhill
英英釋義：if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse
例句：It has been a tough year for many companies. Many went downhill before going bankrupt.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞汪厨？
我們?cè)趯W(xué)習(xí) uphill 的時(shí)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、更好用虑省。downhill 作副詞一般與 go 連用妆偏，意思是“每況愈下地”膨蛮。當(dāng)我們想表達(dá)一件事情變得越來越糟的時(shí)候海洼，除了說 get/become worse, worsen, deteriorate, go from bad to worse 之外拧揽，還可以用 go/slide/head downhill 來替代慰照。我們來看幾個(gè)例句灶挟。
今年經(jīng)濟(jì)大環(huán)境不景氣，很多企業(yè)融資艱難毒租，業(yè)務(wù)增長(zhǎng)緩慢稚铣，不少公司都接連倒閉了，就可以說：
It has been a tough year for many companies. Many went downhill before going bankrupt.
東北三省的經(jīng)濟(jì)最近幾年來每況愈下墅垮，有的省份甚至出現(xiàn)了負(fù)增長(zhǎng)惕医，就可以說：
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，情況急轉(zhuǎn)直下算色，給法國經(jīng)濟(jì)帶來了很多的打擊抬伺。我們就可以說：
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，但其實(shí)問題不少灾梦，最終以離婚收?qǐng)鱿康觥Ｎ覀兙涂梢赃@么說：
Some celebrity couples seemed to have an enviable marriage, but their relationships slid downhill and ended in divorce.
3. 練習(xí)
1）翻譯： 情況正在每況愈下。我們不得不做點(diǎn)什么了若河。
Things are going downhill. We have to do something about it.
2）造句
Your performance has been going downhill for a long time now.
