这个队在队长受伤后就逐步走下坡路，且输得很惨。 The team went into a nose dive after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten.
有些人从基层做起逐步上升，可有些人滥用他们的金钱，虽然起自上层，结果却不断走下坡路。 Some people started at the bottom and worked up; but some people used their money badly and started at the top only to work down.
作为职业运动员，他已在走下坡路了。 He is over the hill as a professional athlete.
