| 词汇 | bring somebody/something ↔ down |
| 释义 | bring somebody/something ↔ downbring somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v a) to reduce something to a lower level 降低；减少 The government hopes these measures will help to bring down inflation. 政府希望这些措施有助于减轻通货膨胀。 b) TTADOWNto fly a plane down to the ground 使〔飞机〕降落 SYN land The pilot managed to bring the plane down safely. 飞行员终于成功地使飞机安全降落。 c) DOWNto make a plane, bird, or animal fall to the ground by shooting at it 击落〔飞机或鸟〕；击倒〔动物〕 A bomber had been brought down by anti-aircraft fire. 一架轰炸机被防空炮火击落了。 d) GET RID OFto force a government or ruler to stop ruling a country 使垮台，使下台 a crisis that could bring down the government 可使政府下台的一场危机 e) FALLto make someone fall over 使跌倒 He was brought down by the goalkeeper and awarded a penalty. 他被守门员绊倒，获得一个罚点球的机会。 Examples from the Corpus bring down• Intel is expected to reverse part of that charge this quarter, which will help bring expenses down.• The Clinton administration would not release oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help bring prices down.• This comeback brought the house down.• In Britain booming domestic sales of videocassette machines have brought the prices down and made them more attractive to institutions.• Mervyn brought the plane down on a farm track at the edge of the little village.• Reason says the same laws of economics that brought the market down should keep it from spiraling into the abyss.• The next evening, the Thursday, I was brought back down to earth with a bump.• How much are we willing to pay to bring the risk down to zero. → bring somebody/something ↔ down at bring(PHRASAL VERB) |
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