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例句: After the leg-broken medical treatment the old smart lady’s brain situation slid downhill and got Alzheimer’s disease.

词：downhill

英英释义：if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse

我们在学习 uphill 的时候已经顺便掌握了 downhill 的形容词用法，但 downhill 的副词用法更常见、更好用。downhill 作副词一般与 go 连用，意思是“每况愈下地”。当我们想表达一件事情变得越来越糟的时候，除了说 get/become worse, worsen, deteriorate, go from bad to worse 之外，还可以用 go/slide/head downhill 来替代。我们来看几个例句。

今年经济大环境不景气，很多企业融资艰难，业务增长缓慢，不少公司都接连倒闭了，就可以说：

1. It has been a tough year for many companies. Many went downhill before going bankrupt.

东北三省的经济最近几年来每况愈下，有的省份甚至出现了负增长，就可以说：

2. The economy of the northeastern provinces has headed downhill in recent years.

前不久法国发生了大规模的游行示威，情况急转直下，给法国经济带来了很多的打击。我们就可以说：

3. The wave of protests sweeping through France started a month ago went downhill and caused France a fortune.

一些明星的婚姻看似风光，但其实问题不少，最终以离婚收场。我们就可以这么说：

4. Some celebrity couples seemed to have an enviable marriage, but their relationships slided downhill and ended in divorce.