顺流而下：down的常见用法

One woman, one house, one piece of land to call your own, one landscape to look at, one way to die. All that world just weighing down on you. You don't even know where it comes to an end.

——The Legend of 1900

爱一个女人，住一间屋子，买一块地，望一个景，走一条死路。太多选择，我无所适从，漫无止境，茫茫无际。

——《海上钢琴师》

一、你知道down有几种含义吗？

n.

1.潦倒

He has had his ups and downs in life.

他现在已体验到生活中的酸甜苦辣了。

2.羽绒，绒毛；开阔的高地

This down jacket can resist wind and cold.

这羽绒服能挡风抗冻。

3.丘陵

The downs fell in gentle undulations to the sea.

这块丘陵地略带倾斜伸向大海。

prep.

在…下，沿着

The broom grows down the arid sandhill.

金雀草蔓延在干燥的沙丘下。

v.

下降，放下，打倒，砍倒

He downed his opponent in the first round.

他在第一个回合中击倒对手。

二、你知道down和哪些词更搭吗？

back down

放弃,撤诉,食言,打退堂鼓

bear down

1.压在…上 2.克服，击败 3.全力以赴

bear down on

施压加力于...,冲向,袭击

beat down

打倒,杀价,镇压,使沮丧

bed down

铺床睡

bog down

陷入困境,陷于停顿;放慢速度

三、接下来，做个填词游戏吧

She bent _____ to pick up her glove.她俯身捡起了手套。