downshift
/doun-shift/US // ˈdaʊnˌʃɪft //
降档,降挡,降挡位,降档位
Definitions
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
- : to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
- : to become less active; slow down: The economy seems to be downshifting.
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to shift into a lower gear.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an act or instance of downshifting.
Examples
With fewer gears, these downshifts can be jarring in other vehicles.
On schools: keep innovating, increase accountability, but downshift the emphasis on test scores.
Howard Kurtz on the downshift—and how Cain is defying political gravity.
And this downshift in career ambitions is just as true for the top dogs among us.
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