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

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。
The government is determined to bring down the house price.
政府下定决心要降低房价。
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。
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。
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。
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？
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。