be (或 have) a down on

(informal)disapprove of; feel hostile or antagonistic towards

(非正式)反對，對…有敵意

be down to

be attributable to (a particular factor or circumstance)

可歸因于，因為

he claimed his problems were down to the media.

他聲稱自己的問題是傳媒引起的。

be left with only (the specified amount)

僅剩，僅余

I'm down to my last few pounds.

我僅剩最后幾英鎊了。

down in the mouth

(informal)(of a person or their expression) unhappy; dejected

(非正式)不高興；沮喪

down on one's luck

(informal)experiencing a period of bad luck

(非正式)倒霉，運氣不好

down tools

(Brit. informal)stop work, especially as a form of industrial action

(英，非正式)停工（尤指作為一種勞工抗議）

the union instructed its members to down tools.

工會指示其成員停工。

down town

into or in the centre of a town

往（或在）市中心

I went down town to do a few errands.

我去市中心辦了幾件事。

have (或 put) someone/thing down as

judge someone or something to be (a particular type)

認為…是（某種類型），斷定

I never had Jake down as a ladies' man.

我從來不認為杰克是討女人喜歡的人。

down in the mouth 或 down at the mouth

Discouraged; sad; dejected.

垂頭喪氣的；悲傷的；沮喪的

down on

&I{Informal} Hostile or negative toward; ill-disposed to

【非正式用語】 憎惡或敵對；不喜歡

was down on jogging after his injury.

他受傷之后就不喜歡漫步了

down on (one's) luck

Afflicted by misfortune.

不走運地，窮困潦倒地：由于不幸而遭受厄運的折磨