bring down
英 [brɪŋ daʊn]
美 [brɪŋ daʊn]
使(政府或当权者)垮台; 射落; 击落; 击倒
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.- 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。 - His challenge to Mrs Thatcher brought her down.
他的挑战导致了撒切尔夫人的下台。
- They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition...
- 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.- 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。
- Military historians may never know what brought down the jet.
英英释义
verb
- cut down on
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
- impose something unpleasant
- The principal visited his rage on the students
- cause to be enthusiastic
- Her playing brought down the house
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- take down the vase from the shelf
- cause to come to the ground
- the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
- cause the downfall of
- The Czar was overthrown
- subvert the ruling class
双语例句
- His challenge to Mrs Thatcher brought her down.
他的挑战导致了撒切尔夫人的下台。 - 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。 - 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。 - You don't want to lose them to competition or have them bring down your work.
不应该失去他们而与你竞争或是让他们打败你。 - 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。 - We've got to shore up our budget, and bring down our deficits.
我们需要削减我们的预算,将我们的赤字降下来。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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? - 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。