downs

• Our youngest boy has gone down with mumps .
  我们的小儿子得了腮腺炎。
• Why don't you boil your speech down ?
  为什么不把你的演说词缩减些呢？
• The old houses have been torn [pulled] down .
  那些旧房子已经拆掉了。
• The child 's sobs gradually died down .
  那孩子的啜泣声渐渐静了下来。
• Ease down , there is a sharp bend ahead .
  慢一点儿，前面有个急转弯。
• You have to shift down to climb steep hills .
  为了爬陡坡你得换低挡。
• He is always putting his wife down in public .
  他老是当众羞辱妻子。
• Do n't look down on the role women can play ..
  不要瞧不起妇女的作用。
• The enemy were compelled to lay down their arms ..
  敌人被迫放下武器。
• Why does he always jump down your throat ?
  他为什么总是对你严加斥责？