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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