| 释义 |
bring down
1. reduce; make low 减少（价格）；使跌落
* After much hard bargaining he brought the trader down to ＄100for the carpet. 经过激烈的讨价还价之后，他使卖主的地毯降到100美元。
* Some countries demand to bring down the price of petroleum. 一些国家要求降低石油价格。
* Sellers at last agreed to bring down the prices by 5%. 卖方最终同意降低5%的价格出售。
2. defeat; cause to come down 推翻；击落
* The opposition party planned to bring the government down. 反对党谋划推翻政府。
* This scandal could well bring him down. 这件丑事很有可能使他垮台。
* He brought down 9 enemy aircraft during the Korean War. 在朝鲜战场上他击落了9架敌机。
3. cause to be in low spirits; dePress; deflate 使情绪低落；使沮丧；使泄气
* The temporary setback seemed to have brought them down completely. 暂时的挫折似乎使他们完全失去了信心。
* Even the failure did not bring him down. 甚至失败也没有使他沮丧。 |