go down in the world
US /ɡoʊ daʊn ɪn ðə wɜːrld/
UK /ɡoʊ daʊn ɪn ðə wɜːrld/
1.
走下坡路, 衰落
to become less successful or to lose social status or money
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After losing his job, he really started to go down in the world.
失業後，他真的開始走下坡路了。
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It's sad to see how some once-wealthy families can go down in the world so quickly.
看到一些曾經富裕的家庭如此迅速地衰落，真是令人悲傷。