"drive down" in Chinese (Traditional)
降低(價格,成本)- 駕車駛下
Definition
使某物,特別是價格或成本,降低或減少。有時也可表示駕駛車輛駛下山坡或某條路。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
‘Drive down’多用於表示降低價格、成本或數量(如'drive down prices')。字面意思為駕車下坡或沿著路開車,但在商業/經濟比喻用法更常見。不要和‘drive through’或‘drive in’混淆。
Examples
They are trying to drive down the cost of food.
他們正在努力**降低**食物的成本。
The company offered discounts to drive down prices.
公司提供折扣以**降低**價格。
We will drive down the hill to the river.
我們會**駕車下山**到河邊。
Competition between stores will help drive down prices for everyone.
商店之間的競爭會幫助大家**降低**價格。
Rising supply tends to drive down demand for new products.
供應增加往往會**降低**新產品的需求。
Let's drive down Main Street and see if the café is open.
我們一起**沿主街開車**看看咖啡館有沒有開。