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

• You bring down the lion.
  你把狮子给拉下来了。
• Where are the economics of scale that can bring down those prices?
  能降低价格的规模经济又在哪里呢？
• Their government could do nothing to bring down prices.
  他们的政府已无法使物价下降了。
• 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。
• Do you have what it takes to bring down the house?
  你有需要采取哪些措施来降低房子吗？
• I only fear what your braves acts might bring down on you.
  我只怕你勇敢的行为会为你带来灾祸。
• The reality is that China has run out of politically feasible means to bring down its reserves.
  现实情况是，中国已经用尽了政治上可行的手段来降低其储备。
• They might bring down a gazelle, but that meat was probably not enough for some of the group.
  他们也许会拿下一头羚羊，可是那些肉对那群人中的某一些来说吃不饱。
• 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。
• 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。