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词汇 downhill
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downhill adv.

"in a descending direction," late 14c., from down (adv.) + hill (n.).  From 1590s as a noun, "downward slope of a hill;" meaning "downhill skiing race" is from 1960. As an adjective, "sloping downward, descending," from 1727.

updated on October 04, 2018

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