downriver

Thân thiện

The canoe drifts downriver toward the distant bridge.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Away from the source or with the current: Located or moving in the direction that the water in a river flows, toward its mouth or a lower point.

Usage

The adverb "downriver" describes the direction of movement or location relative to the flow of a river. It indicates a position that is closer to the river's mouth or a point further along its course from a reference location.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • The logs were floated downriver to the sawmill. (The logs were transported in the direction of the river's current toward the mill.)
  • The town is located about twenty miles downriver from the dam. (The town's position is twenty miles away from the dam, following the river's flow.)

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively: Can describe something being passed along or moving in a predictable, channeled direction.
  • The news spread downriver from the capital to the coastal villages. (The news traveled from an origin point to outlying areas, likened to a river's flow.)

Variants and Related Words

• Downriver (adjective): Situated or occurring in the downriver direction.
  • The downriver communities were affected by the pollution. (The communities located toward the river's mouth were affected.)
• Upriver (adverb): The opposite direction; toward the source of a river.

Synonyms

• Downstream: The most direct synonym, meaning in the direction of a river's current.
• With the current: Moving in the same direction as the water flow.

Antonyms

• Upriver: Toward the source or against the current.
• Upstream: In the direction opposite to the river's current.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. away from the source or with the current

Từ đồng nghĩa

• downstream