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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is not far fetched to imagine that these external forces can even bring down governments and their economies!
  你别说不可思议，这些外部势力甚至可以把政府和它们的经济搞垮。
• 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？
• Their government could do nothing to bring down prices.
  他们的政府已无法使物价下降了。
• 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。