down /daun/ I. adv. 1.向下；…以下: Sit down. 请坐。The sun went down.太阳落了。down with 打倒：Down with the King! 打倒国王! 2. 减退下去，平息下去：The wind went down. 风停了。3.往下游，往南，往农村： go down from London to the country 从伦敦到乡下； go down to the South 到南方去；南下 ‖II. prep.向下；沿着…往下：go down the stairs 走下楼梯；walk down a hill 下山；sail down a river 顺流而下 The tears ran down her face. 眼泪顺着她的面孔流下。