downstairs, downstair
downstair原用作形容词,意为“楼下的”; downstairs原用作副词,意为“朝楼下”。但在现代英语中, downstair已逐渐废弃不用; downstairs则既可用作副词,也可用作形容词。
下面两句意思不同:
She went down the stairs.
她顺着楼梯走下去。
She went downstairs.
她下楼了。
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1、
Sounds of voices and commotion could be heard downstairs now.
现在能听见楼下人声鼎沸。
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2、
He buzzed off downstairs.
他下楼去了。
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3、
The Chief summoned me downstairs. He was brisk and businesslike.
主管叫我到楼下。他做事干练、务实。
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4、
The downstairs of the two little houses had been entirely refashioned.
两栋小楼的底层已经彻底翻修过。
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5、
She repainted the downstairs rooms and closed off the second floor.
她重新粉刷了楼下的房间，并把二楼封上了。
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6、
He rushed downstairs dangerously fast.
他以极危险的速度猛冲下楼。
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7、
Everybody was downstairs watching a movie.
大家都在楼下看电影。
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8、
Denise went downstairs and made some tea.
丹尼丝下楼泡了茶。
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9、
Amy slipped downstairs and out of the house.
埃米偷偷下楼溜出了房子。
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10、
I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
我能听见乔纳森在楼下撒泼。
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11、
I flew downstairs.
我飞奔到楼下。
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12、
She said his friends could sleep over in the big room downstairs.
她说他的朋友们可以在楼下的大房间里住一晚。
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13、
The telephone was downstairs in the entrance hall.
电话在楼下的门厅里。
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14、
He was in an argument with his landlord downstairs.
他与楼下的房东发生了争执。
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15、
She can still come downstairs with assistance but she's very weak.
在有人搀扶的情况下她还是能够下楼的，但是很虚弱。
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