单词 | bring sb/sth down |
释义 | ☞ bringbring sb/sth downphrasal verb(brought, brought)(of a person, group or situation) to cause a leader or government to lose power(人、团体或局势)使垮台,打倒◆a small group of rebel mps brought the coalition government down.一小群造反派下院议员推倒了联合政府。◆the scandal may bring down the government.那件丑闻可能会使政府垮台。ⓘ as with the other verbs in this group, a person or group of people, such as the army or rebels, can bring down a leader or government. a situation, such as a problem, dispute or scandal, can also bring sb down by causing them to become so unpopular that they are forced to resign or are not elected again.与本组其他动词一样,bring down 可指一个人或一群人(如军队或叛乱分子)推翻领导人或政府。bring sb down 也可指问题、争议或丑闻等状况使某人不得人心而被迫辞职或不再当选。 bring sb/sth down to defeat sb/sth; to make sb/sth lose a position of power 打倒;推翻: ◇to bring down the government 推翻政府 bring sb/sth downphr v [t] 1. to make something or someone fall 使落下,使倒下:◇an enemy plane was brought down by rocket launchers. 一架敌机被火箭筒击落。 2. to reduce the number or amount of something 降低,减少[数量]:◇improved farming methods have brought down the price of food. 改良的耕种方法降低了食物的价格。 3. bring down a government/president etc to force a government etc to stop governing a country 推翻政府/总统等 |
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