downhill

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. down·hill [downhill downhills] adverb, adjective, noun
adverb BrE [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl] ; NAmE [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl]
towards the bottom of a hill; in a direction that goes down
•to run/walk/cycle downhill
Opp: ↑uphill
Idioms: ↑downhill all the way ▪ ↑go downhill
 
adjective BrE [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl] ; NAmE [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl]
going or sloping towards the bottom of a hill
•a downhill path
Opp: ↑uphill
 
noun BrE [ˈdaʊnhɪl] ; NAmE [ˈdaʊnhɪl] uncountable
the type of ↑skiing in which you go directly down a mountain; a race in which people ↑ski down a mountain
compare ↑cross-country
 
 
▪ II. be (all) downhill | be ˌdownhill all the ˈway idiom
(informal)
1. to be easy compared to what came before
•It's all downhill from here. We'll soon be finished.
2. to become worse or less successful
•It's been all downhill for his career since then, with four defeats in five games.
•I started work as a journalist and it was downhill all the way for my health.
Main entry: ↑downhill_idiom

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  declivitous, downward-sloping