副词

1. He looked downward to avoid my eyes.
他低着头看，以避开我的目光。

形容词

1. He is on the downward path.
他正在走下坡路。

1. 向下：Heckhausen和Brim等人(
9) 进一步解释:当客观标准缺失时,老年人更倾向于把自己与他人作向下(downward)比较(即与比自己差的人作比较). 老年人对这种与他人比较的差异表现出愉悦,愉悦的程度更甚于年轻人. 向下比较为主要控制提供了动机来源,

2. 下降：Poisonous: toxic 有毒的 | Decrease; fall, drop, plunge, decline, step back, downward, minimize, abate下降 | Increase: rise, go up, surge, grow, 上升

3. 下向的：downpour 注下 | downward 下向的 | downward current 下降流下向流

1. 下降的;向下的
A downward movement or look is directed towards a lower place or a lower level.

e.g. ...a firm downward movement of the hands.
双手有力的向下摆动

2. 趋向没落的;衰退的;局势变坏的
If you refer to a downward trend, you mean that something is decreasing or that a situation is getting worse.

e.g. The downward trend in home ownership is likely to continue.
拥有房屋所有权者人数减少的趋势可能会持续。
e.g. ...a decline in the economy, resulting in a general downward spiral.
经济上的衰退导致了总体上的螺旋式下降。

adv

1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

e.g. don't fall down
rode the lift up and skied down
prices plunged downward

Synonym: downdownwardsdownwardly