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

• The company is trying every means to bring down the wholesale price of its products.
  公司使用了各种方法降低产品批发价格。
• We can only win back confidence if we bring down excessive deficits and boost competitiveness, he said.
  我们只有压低过高的赤字，提高竞争力，才能重新赢得信心，他表示。
• 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。
• How many do you want? I can probably get the owner to bring down the price.
  你要几只？我大概可以找店主杀价！
• Despite their promise that they would bring down the prices, prices have gone on rising.
  尽管他们许下了降低物价的诺言，物价还是继续上涨。
• His challenge to Mrs Thatcher brought her down.
  他的挑战导致了撒切尔夫人的下台。
• I could envision more comprehensive reform proposals that would be able to broaden coverage and bring down costs.
  我还能想象出更多更全卖弄的改革方案，既能扩大覆盖面，又能降低系统成本。
• The government is determined to bring down the house price.
  政府下定决心要降低房价。
• Bring down or defeat, in sports.
  在体育运动中把对方打倒或击败。
• 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。