bring down

1. PHRASAL VERB 使（政府或当权者）垮台
   When people or events bring down a 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。
2. PHRASAL VERB 射落；击落；击倒
   If someone or something brings down a 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。

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。
3. 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。
4. Management changes are under way that will finally bring down the curtain on Lord Forte's extraordinary working life.
   正在进行的管理层变更将最终为福特勋爵辉煌的职业生涯画上句号。
5. First bring down his temperature.
   先给他退热再说。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. These options can help to bring down the price.
   这些选项有助于降低价格。
10. I could envision more comprehensive reform proposals that would be able to broaden coverage and bring down costs.
    我还能想象出更多更全卖弄的改革方案，既能扩大覆盖面，又能降低系统成本。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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？
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. The reality is that China has run out of politically feasible means to bring down its reserves.
    现实情况是，中国已经用尽了政治上可行的手段来降低其储备。
17. They wanted to bring down the government, but without shedding blood.
    他们想推翻政府，但不想流血。
18. Bring down or defeat, in sports.
    在体育运动中把对方打倒或击败。
19. 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。
20. You don't want to lose them to competition or have them bring down your work.
    不应该失去他们而与你竞争或是让他们打败你。
21. 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。
22. Their government could do nothing to bring down prices.
    他们的政府已无法使物价下降了。
23. The government is determined to bring down the house price.
    政府下定决心要降低房价。
24. 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？
25. How many do you want? I can probably get the owner to bring down the price.
    你要几只？我大概可以找店主杀价！
26. 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。
27. We can only win back confidence if we bring down excessive deficits and boost competitiveness, he said.
    我们只有压低过高的赤字，提高竞争力，才能重新赢得信心，他表示。
28. You bring down the lion.
    你把狮子给拉下来了。
29. The company is trying every means to bring down the wholesale price of its products.
    公司使用了各种方法降低产品批发价格。
30. 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。

verb

1. cut down on
   1. reduce your daily fat intake
   2. The employer wants to cut back health benefits

   Synonym:    reducecut downcut backtrimtrim downtrim backcut

2. impose something unpleasant
   1. The principal visited his rage on the students

   Synonym:    inflictvisitimpose

3. cause to be enthusiastic
   1. Her playing brought down the house

4. move something or somebody to a lower position
   1. take down the vase from the shelf

   Synonym:    lowertake downlet downget down

5. cause to come to the ground
   1. the pilot managed to land the airplane safely

   Synonym:    landput down

6. cause the downfall of
   1. The Czar was overthrown
   2. subvert the ruling class

   Synonym:    overthrowsubvertoverturn