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[名]
（位置在低处的） below; down; under; underneath
ten degrees below zero
零下10度
every place under the sun
普天之下
at the foot of the hill
山下
have neither a tile over one's head nor a speck of land under one's feet
上无片瓦,下无插针之地
under the tree
树下
go down
往下走
direct [turn] one's eyes downward
眼睛向下
（等级低的） lower; inferior
divided into three grades: the upper, the middle and the lower
分为上、中、下三等
（次序或时间在后的） next; latter; second
the latter half of one's life; the rest of one's life
下半辈子
the latter [second] half of the month
下半月
the last of two or three volumes
下册
next week
下星期
the next bus
下一班车
[副]
（向下面） downward; down
prevent the logs from rolling down
防止圆木下滑
Prices dropped.
物价下跌。
[动]
（由高处到低处） descend; alight; get off
get off a car or bus
下车
get out of bed
下床
descend the stairs; go or come downstairs
下楼
The boat sailed down the river.
小船顺流而下。
（雨、雪等降落） (of rain, snow, etc.)fall
It's hailing.
下雹子了。
Frost occurred.
下霜了。
The snow is falling heavily.; It's snowing hard.
雪下得很大。
It has rained all the week.
雨下了整整一个星期。
（颁发； 投递） issue; deliver; send
issue [give] orders
下命令
send an invitation
下请帖
（去； 到） go to
go to the workshop
下车间
go and eat in a restaurant; eat out
下馆子
（退场） exit; leave
exit from the left door
从左边门儿下
Substitution, No.3 for No.4.
换人, 4号下, 3号上。
（放入） put in; cast
put dumplings in (boiling water)
下饺子
cook noodles
下面条
cast a net to catch fish
下网打鱼
put in the condiments
下作料
（卸除； 取下） take away [off]; dismantle; unload
take the screen window off
把纱窗下下来
disarm the captured soldier
下了俘虏的枪
The cargo hasn't all been unloaded yet.
船上的货还没下完。
（做出决定、判断等） form (an opinion,idea, etc.)
give a definition; define
下定义
draw [arrive at] a conclusion
下结论
make a resolution; be determined
下决心
（使用） apply; use
prescribe the right remedy for an illness
对症下药
put forth strength; make an effort; exert oneself
下力气
（动物生产） (of animals) give birth to ; lay
lay eggs
下蛋
give birth to a litter of piglets
下了一窝小猪
（攻陷） capture; take
capture several cities in succession
连下数城
（退让） give in; yield
Neither side would give in [yield].
双方相持不下。
（到规定时间结束日常工作或学习） finish (work, etc.); leave off
come off night duty
下夜班
（用于否定式； 低于； 少于） be less than
no less than ten thousand people
不下一万人