downstream

1. ADV Something that is moving downstream is moving toward the mouth of a river, from a point further up the river. Something that is downstream is further toward the mouth of a river than where you are. 朝下游方向; 在下游

We had drifted downstream. 我们向下游漂去。

2. ADJ Downstream is also an adjective. 下游的[ADJ n]

Breaking the dam could submerge downstream cities such as Wuhan. 毁坏大坝可能会淹没武汉这样的下游城市。