1.APMthe first note in a bar of music 〔乐谱中一个小节的〕强拍
2.APMthe movement a conductor makes to show when this note is to be played or sung 下拍〔乐队指挥表示要演奏或唱出某个音符时的手势〕
Examples from the Corpus
downbeat• Both of them said the word on the same downbeat, which made them burst into laughter at how hilarious they sounded.• Notice that the patterns rarely fall on the downbeat.