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.
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。

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

First bring down his temperature.
先给他退热再说。
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。
Whenever we have a family gathering, my father always tells jokes that bring down the house.
我们每次家庭聚会时，我爸总是会讲笑话，使家里笑声满堂。
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。
How many do you want? I can probably get the owner to bring down the price.
你要几只？我大概可以找店主杀价！
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。
Their government could do nothing to bring down prices.
他们的政府已无法使物价下降了。
His challenge to Mrs Thatcher brought her down.
他的挑战导致了撒切尔夫人的下台。
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。