downs

英 [daʊnz]

美 [daʊnz]

n.  (尤指英格兰南部的)开阔丘陵地
v.  (一下子)喝下，吃下，咽下; 使倒下; 击倒
down的第三人称单数和复数

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指英格兰南部的）开阔丘陵地
  an area of open land with low hills, especially in southern England

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 开阔的丘陵地
  Downsare areas of gentle hills with few trees.
  1. ...walking across the downs.
     走过丘陵
  2. ...the Wiltshire downs.
     威尔特郡丘陵地

双语例句

• He has seen the ups and downs in the history of the relations between the two countries.
  他经历了两国关系史上圆缺阴晴。
• Life is a roller coaster, you have your ups and downs unless you fall off.
  人生就像坐过山车，除非你永远的掉下去了不然的话就会有起伏。
• Every job has its ups and downs, and aspects we love and aspects we don't love.
  每一份工作都即有优点也有缺点；有我们喜欢的和不喜欢的方面。
• We all go through ups and downs in our mood.
  我们都经历过情绪上的波折与起伏。
• Life is full of ups and downs.
  生活是曲折的。
• The organisation has had its ups and downs.
  该机构经历过兴衰沉浮。
• Ulverton is a fictional village on the Wessex Downs.
  阿尔弗顿是一个虚构的地处西撒克斯丘陵的村庄。
• We are bound to see some ups and downs along the road to recovery.
  在经济复苏的过程中，我们一定会经历一些曲折起伏。
• The ups and downs of the rival parties furnished subjects for two excellent cartoons.
  敌对两党之盛衰给两幅最优秀的漫画提供了题材。
• I guess that one may have witnessed the ups and downs of many dynasties.
  我想那棵松树一定目睹了许多王朝的盛衰起落。