downshift
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈdaʊn.ʃɪft]
- 美式音标 [ˈdaʊn.ʃɪft]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 变慢；降低速度, 生活方式, 舍弃高薪职位换工作, 车辆, 换低速挡，减挡。
同根派生
英汉例句
- After several years of strong growth, the laptop market is downshifting to a slower, but hopefully steady, pattern of growth. 经过几年的强劲增长以后，手提电脑市场正在放慢速度，进入一种慢一些但可望更稳定一些的增长状态。
verb [ I ]
(WORK SLOWER)
(WAY OF LIVING)
(VEHICLE)
英英字典
- (WORK SLOWER) to become slower; to work at a slower speed
- (WAY OF LIVING) to leave a job that is well paid and difficult in order to do something that gives you more time and satisfaction but less money
- (VEHICLE) to change to a lower gear when driving, to reduce power and speed