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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bring down or defeat, in sports.
  在体育运动中把对方打倒或击败。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They wanted to bring down the government, but without shedding blood.
  他们想推翻政府，但不想流血。
• 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。
• You bring down the lion.
  你把狮子给拉下来了。