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

Where are the economics of scale that can bring down those prices?
能降低价格的规模经济又在哪里呢？
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。
It is not far fetched to imagine that these external forces can even bring down governments and their economies!
你别说不可思议，这些外部势力甚至可以把政府和它们的经济搞垮。
The government is determined to bring down the house price.
政府下定决心要降低房价。
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。
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。
Their government could do nothing to bring down prices.
他们的政府已无法使物价下降了。
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。
His challenge to Mrs Thatcher brought her down.
他的挑战导致了撒切尔夫人的下台。