drag down

英 [dræɡ daʊn]

美 [dræɡ daʊn]

降低…的身份（或社会地位）; 使堕落; 使虚弱; 使沮丧

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 降低…的身份（或社会地位）；使堕落
  Todragsomeonedownmeans to reduce them to an inferior social status or to lower standards of behaviour.
  1. She dragged him down with her...
     她把他拉下了水。
  2. There were fears he would be dragged down by the scandal.
     有人担心他会因丑闻而辱没了身份。
• PHRASAL VERB 使虚弱;使沮丧
  Something thatdragsyoudownmakes you feel weak or depressed.
  1. I have had really bad bouts of flu that have really dragged me down.
     我患上了重度流感，快被拖垮了。

英英释义

verb

• exert a force with a heavy weight
  1. The snow bore down on the roof
  Synonym:bear downbear down onpress down onweigh down

双语例句

• He expressed confidence that European sovereign debt problems will not worsen but he said social welfare systems in the EU were a burden on many countries 'economies and would drag down growth.
  他表示，欧洲的主权债务问题不会恶化，他对此抱有信心，但他同时称，欧盟的社会福利制度对许多国家的经济是一个负担，会拖累经济增长。
• Germany's defeat was bound to drag down Japan.
  德国的溃败势必要拖垮日本。
• A double-dip recession for the global economy would drag down Germany's exports again.
  有以下原因。全球经济双底型衰退再次拖累德国出口。
• White collar workers are beginning to feel the squeeze of inflation, as rising prices drag down quality of life for low and middle-income households, Economic Information Daily reported.
  《经济参考报》消息，物价的持续上涨，使白领们也感到通胀的压力，部分中低层白领生活质量下降。
• There were fears he would be dragged down by the scandal.
  有人担心他会因丑闻而辱没了身份。
• In turn, such low rates also drag down bond yields at longer maturities.
  反过来，如此低利率也会拉低长期债券的收益率。
• A slump could drag down other sectors like steel production.
  经济萧条可能影响相关产业部门，如钢铁生产。
• I have a plan to protect the value of homes and get them rising again by refinancing mortgages so your neighbor won't default and further drag down the value of your house.
  我有一套自己的计划，能够通过抵押贷款再融资计划稳定房屋价值并再次实现增值，这样你们的邻居就不必违约，也不会拖累你们自己的房子贬值。
• Managers believe a slowing economy, inflation, shaky credit markets and energy costs are the top factors that could drag down stock returns in the second half of this year, the survey found.
  调查发现，经理们认为，经济增长放缓、通货膨胀、信贷市场动荡以及能源成本飙升是下半年可能拖累股市走低的主要因素。
• I try to bear in mind that it isn't usually the little purchases that drag down a household budget. Far more important is how big a house you buy, how expensive a car you drive, where you send your kids to school.
  我努力让自己记住，拖累家庭财务的，不是那些零碎的花费，比这些花费更为重要的是你买多大的房子，开多贵的车，还有把孩子送到哪间学校上学。