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downriver

/ˌdaʊnˈrɪvər/ /ˌdaʊnˈrɪvɚ/

Meanings
adjective

顺流而下的，下游的。

Closer to the mouth of a river

Examples :

"My house is downriver to his."
我家在他家的下游。
geography direction

Related Words

Illustration paddle

paddle noun

/ˈpæ.dəl/ [ˈpʰæ.ɾɫ̩]

桨，船桨。

"My brother lost his paddle while we were canoeing on the lake. "

我弟弟在湖上划独木舟的时候，把他的船桨弄丢了。

Illustration easier

easier adjective

/ˈiː.zi.ə/ /ˈi.zi.ɚ/

更容易的，轻松的

"After a long day, I feel much easier when I finally sit down and relax. "

忙碌了一天之后，终于坐下来放松的时候，我感觉舒服多了。

Illustration his

his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

他的，祂的

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

尊敬的校長宣布，祂的決定是最終決定。

Illustration river

river noun

/ˈɹɪvə/ /ˈɹɪvɚ/ /ˈɹaɪvə/ /ˈɹaɪvɚ/

河流，江河

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

有时河流会泛滥，淹没两岸地区，造成洪水。

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

到，向，往

"Please push the door to."

请把门推上。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

方向，方位，指向。

"Keep going in the same direction."

继续朝这个方向走。

Illustration mouth

mouth noun

/mʌʊθ/ /maʊθ/

嘴巴，口。

"The baby opened its mouth to receive the milk from its mother. "

宝宝张开嘴巴，想喝妈妈喂的奶。

Illustration current

current noun

/ˈkʌɹənt/ /ˈkɝɹənt/

水流，气流

"The current of air coming from the open window is making the papers on my desk flutter. "

从敞开的窗户进来的气流把我桌上的纸吹得飘动起来了。

Illustration travelling

travelling verb

/ˈtɹævl̩iŋ/

旅行，旅游，出行

"My sister is travelling to Italy next week for vacation. "

我的妹妹下个星期要去意大利旅行度假。

Illustration house

house noun

/hʌʊs/ /haʊs/ /haʊz/

房子，住宅

"My family's house is located near the school. "

我家房子就在学校附近。

Illustration closer

closer adjective

/ˈkloʊsɚ/ /ˈkloʊzɚ/

关着的，关闭的。

"The store was closer on Sunday, so we went shopping on Saturday instead. "

商店星期天是关着的，所以我们改在星期六去购物了。