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。
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？
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。
You bring down the lion.
你把狮子给拉下来了。
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。
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。
These options can help to bring down the price.
这些选项有助于降低价格。
When multiplying numbers ending in nought, bring down the noughts first.
去乘尾数是零的数字时，先将零移下。
Their government could do nothing to bring down prices.
他们的政府已无法使物价下降了。