downhill
/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/adverb, adjective
उच्चारण डाउन्हिल
ढलान की ओर; बिगड़ते हुए
Basic word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
go/run/walk + downhill (adverb)
Moving towards the bottom of a slope. It has no preposition after it.
ढलान के नीचे की ओर जाना। इसके बाद preposition नहीं आती।
- The cyclist rode downhill at great speed.
a downhill + noun (adjective)
Before a noun it describes a slope or a race going down.
Noun से पहले यह नीचे की ओर जाती ढलान या दौड़ का वर्णन करता है।
- It was a steep downhill road.
go downhill (figurative)
To become worse, in health, quality or fortune.
स्वास्थ्य, गुणवत्ता या भाग्य में बिगड़ना।
- His health went downhill after the accident.
downhill all the way / downhill from here
After a difficult part, the rest is easy; with downhill from here it can also mean the start of decline, so context decides.
कठिन हिस्से के बाद शेष आसान होता है; 'downhill from here' संदर्भ के अनुसार गिरावट का आरंभ भी हो सकता है।
- Once you pass the first question, it's downhill all the way.
downhill vs uphill
Uphill is the opposite: going up a slope, or (figuratively) difficult, as in an uphill task.
Uphill इसका विपरीत है: चढ़ाई की ओर, या लाक्षणिक रूप में कठिन, जैसे uphill task।
- The first half of the climb is uphill, the second half is downhill.
+Collocations 5
verb + downhill
rollskicyclerunslidedrive
- The stone rolled downhill and hit the hut.
go/head + downhill
go downhillhead downhillstart to go downhillslide downhill
- After the new manager came, the business went downhill.
downhill + noun
sloperunracepathskiingjourney
- The downhill path was slippery with rain.
adverb + downhill
quicklysteeplygentlyall the wayrapidly
- The road slopes steeply downhill to the lake.
downhill + sport
downhill skiingdownhill cyclingdownhill racingdownhill skater
- Downhill skiing is popular in Gulmarg.
“More examples 7
- Radhika's bicycle brake failed as she was riding downhill.
नीचे की ओर साइकिल चलाते समय राधिका की साइकिल की ब्रेक विफल हो गई।
- It is easier to walk downhill than uphill.
चढ़ाई की तुलना में ढलान पर चलना आसान है।
- The quality of the school has gone downhill since the old principal left.
पुराने प्राचार्य के जाने के बाद स्कूल की गुणवत्ता गिर गई है।
- After we crossed the pass, it was downhill to Manali.
दर्रा पार करने के बाद मनाली तक उतराई थी।
- The downhill race of the winter games attracted many viewers.
शीतकालीन खेलों की downhill दौड़ ने बहुत दर्शकों को आकर्षित किया।
- After the first week of the course, things were downhill for Radhika, because the basics were clear.
पाठ्यक्रम के पहले सप्ताह के बाद राधिका के लिए सब आसान हो गया, क्योंकि बुनियादी बातें स्पष्ट थीं।
- The lorry rolled downhill after the handbrake failed.
हैंडब्रेक विफल होने पर ट्रक ढलान पर लुढ़क गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He rode to downhill at high speed.
✓ He rode downhill at high speed.
Downhill is an adverb and takes no preposition.
Downhill क्रियाविशेषण है और इसके पहले preposition नहीं लगती।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go downhill (become worse); antonym: uphill (difficult).
Idiom 'go downhill' (बिगड़ते जाना); antonym में uphill (कठिन) आता है।