downstream

/ˌdaʊnˈstriːm/
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Something that is moving downstream is moving toward the mouth of a river, from a point further up the river. 朝下游方向; 在下游

adverb [地点副词] 顺流地;在(或向)下游;在(油、气等生产过程)后阶段地

We had drifted downstream. 我们向下游漂去。

adjective [原级] 顺流的;在(或向)下游的;在(油、气等生产过程)后阶段的;引发的

Breaking the dam could submerge downstream cities such as Wuhan. 毁坏大坝可能会淹没武汉这样的下游城市。

down(向下的) + stream(溪, 流) → 顺流而下
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