"downhill all the way" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 一路下坡
• 每况愈下

Definition

这个表达可以表示事情自某个时刻后变得更轻松（像下坡一样），但更常用来指情况不断变糟。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常为口语且语气倾向消极，经常表示情况持续变差。偶尔用于积极场合，表示后面顺利。不可与 'go downhill' 混淆，后者只表示变糟。

Examples

After the accident, it was downhill all the way for his health.

事故之后，他的健康情况**一路下坡**。

Once the team lost the first goal, it was downhill all the way.

球队丢了第一个球后，一切都**一路下坡**了。

If you stop studying, your grades will go downhill all the way.

如果你不学习，成绩会**一路下坡**。

Everything seemed fine at first, but then it was downhill all the way from there.

一开始都很顺利，后来就**一路下坡**了。

Honestly, after that argument, our friendship went downhill all the way.

说真的，那次争吵之后，我们的友谊**每况愈下**。

The project started strong, but then it was just downhill all the way till the end.

项目一开始挺好，后来一直**一路下坡**到结束。