托福词汇：downhill

downhill ['daun'hil] US UK

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adj. 不难的，不费力的

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adverb

【释义】

towards the bottom of a hill or towards lower land

向山下（低地）;

【例句】

I was going downhill and my brakes failed.

我正开车下山，刹车坏了。

【释义】

go downhill, if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse

〔形势〕恶化，每况愈下;

【例句】

Grandma fell and broke her leg, and she went downhill quite rapidly after that.

奶奶跌了一跤，摔断了腿，此后情况恶化得很快。

adjective

【释义】

on a slope that goes down to a lower point

下坡的;

【例句】

downhill skiing

速降滑雪

【例句】

It's a long walk back, but at least it's all downhill.

回程要走的路很长，所幸都是下坡路。

【释义】

be all downhill (from here) / be downhill all the way (from here), to be easy to do, because you have already done the hard part

（从此）都是容易做的〔因为完成了困难部分〕，一切都好办了:

【例句】

The worst is over – it's all downhill from here.

最困难的已经过去 — 从此一切都容易了。