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

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。
I only fear what your braves acts might bring down on you.
我只怕你勇敢的行为会为你带来灾祸。
We aim to bring down prices on all our computers.
我们打算降低我们所有计算机的价格。
The government is determined to bring down the house price.
政府下定决心要降低房价。
They might bring down a gazelle, but that meat was probably not enough for some of the group.
他们也许会拿下一头羚羊，可是那些肉对那群人中的某一些来说吃不饱。
You bring down the lion.
你把狮子给拉下来了。
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。
Bring down or defeat, in sports.
在体育运动中把对方打倒或击败。
First bring down his temperature.
先给他退热再说。
At the next vote, we must try to bring down the government.
下次投票选举时，我们一定设法把现政府搞垮。