downshift
v. (汽车等)调低速档
发音
词形变化
教材释义与例句
换低速档
使…调低速挡；使工作降格
调低速档；工作降格
释义与例句
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1.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
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2.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
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3.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
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4.
A shift of a transmission into a lower gear, as dictated by heavier load on the engine, as for example when climbing a hill or strongly accelerating.
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1.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
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2.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
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3.
To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
降挡
落波
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4.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
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5.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
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To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
加拿大 美国 不及物 汽车 体育 交通In a stick-shift vehicle, the driver must downshift when necessary; in an automatic, the transmission downshifts as needed.
词汇关系
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词源
The noun is derived from down (preposition) + shift (“slight change or movement”). The verb is derived from the noun.
来源：wiktionary