How do you use "down" in a sentence?

Please sit down and make yourself comfortable. The price of petrol has gone down recently. I'm feeling a bit down today.

down

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: Towards a lower position; a reduction; feeling sad or depressed

向下，减少，沮丧

abajo, hacia abajo, deprimido

下へ、減少して、落ち込んで

아래로, 감소하여, 우울한

'Down' indicates movement to a lower position, a reduction, or along a path. It forms many phrasal verbs: 'break down' (stop working), 'calm down' (become relaxed), 'write down' (record). In British English, 'down the pub' is a common informal expression.

「down」表示向较低位置移动、减少或沿着某条路径。它构成许多短语动词：「break down」「calm down」「write down」。

«Down» indica movimiento a una posición más baja, una reducción o a lo largo de un camino. Forma muchos verbos frasales: «break down», «calm down», «write down».

「down」は、より低い位置への移動、減少、または道に沿った動きを示します。多くの句動詞を形成します：「break down」「calm down」「write down」。

'Down'은 낮은 위치로의 이동, 감소, 또는 경로를 따른 이동을 나타낸다. 많은 구동사를 이루는데, 'break down'(고장 나다), 'calm down'(진정하다), 'write down'(기록하다) 등이 있다. 영국 영어에서 'down the pub'은 흔한 비격식 표현이다.

Ejemplos

Please sit down and make yourself comfortable.
请坐下，让自己舒服些。
Por favor, siéntate y ponte cómodo.
どうぞ座ってくつろいでください。
앉아서 편히 쉬세요.
The price of petrol has gone down recently.
最近汽油价格下降了。
El precio de la gasolina ha bajado recientemente.
最近ガソリンの値段が下がった。
최근 휘발유 가격이 내렸다.
I'm feeling a bit down today.
我今天有点沮丧。
Hoy me siento un poco deprimido.
今日はちょっと気分が落ち込んでいる。
오늘은 기분이 좀 우울하다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old English 'dūne', a shortened form of 'adūne' meaning 'from the hill' ('of dūne', off the hill). Ironically, 'down' meaning 'towards a lower position' derives from a word for hill — you go 'down' because you're coming off it.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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