bring down

英 [brɪŋ daʊn]

美 [brɪŋ daʊn]

使（政府或当权者）垮台; 射落; 击落; 击倒

经济

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 使（政府或当权者）垮台
  When people or eventsbring downa government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power.
  1. They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition...
     他们威胁要退出执政联盟，让政府垮台。
  2. His challenge to Mrs Thatcher brought her down.
     他的挑战导致了撒切尔夫人的下台。
• PHRASAL VERB 射落；击落；击倒
  If someone or somethingbrings downa person or aeroplane, they cause them to fall, usually by shooting them.
  1. Military historians may never know what brought down the jet.
     军事史学家们可能永远也不会知道是什么击落了这架喷气式飞机。

英英释义

verb

• cut down on
  1. reduce your daily fat intake
  2. The employer wants to cut back health benefits
  Synonym:reducecut downcut backtrimtrim downtrim backcut
• impose something unpleasant
  1. The principal visited his rage on the students
  Synonym:inflictvisitimpose
• cause to be enthusiastic
  1. Her playing brought down the house
• move something or somebody to a lower position
  1. take down the vase from the shelf
  Synonym:lowertake downlet downget down
• cause to come to the ground
  1. the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
  Synonym:landput down
• cause the downfall of
  1. The Czar was overthrown
  2. subvert the ruling class
  Synonym:overthrowsubvertoverturn

双语例句

• Their government could do nothing to bring down prices.
  他们的政府已无法使物价下降了。
• You don't want to lose them to competition or have them bring down your work.
  不应该失去他们而与你竞争或是让他们打败你。
• Whenever we have a family gathering, my father always tells jokes that bring down the house.
  我们每次家庭聚会时，我爸总是会讲笑话，使家里笑声满堂。
• They wanted to bring down the government, but without shedding blood.
  他们想推翻政府，但不想流血。
• In American football, you have to try to bring down your opponent.
  在美式橄榄球运动中，你得设法把你的对手弄倒。
• When multiplying numbers ending in nought, bring down the noughts first.
  去乘尾数是零的数字时，先将零移下。
• Management changes are under way that will finally bring down the curtain on Lord Forte's extraordinary working life.
  正在进行的管理层变更将最终为福特勋爵辉煌的职业生涯画上句号。
• We aim to bring down prices on all our computers.
  我们打算降低我们所有计算机的价格。
• These options can help to bring down the price.
  这些选项有助于降低价格。
• We must bring down the cost of doing business.
  我们必须在从事商业的过程中降低成本。