"bring down" in Chinese (Traditional)
擊倒降低推翻
Definition
讓某事物或某人倒下,降低某物的水準或數量,或推翻當權者。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
既可指字面意義(使某物倒下),亦可指引申意義(降低價格、推翻政府、影響心情)。常見短語有“bring down the price”、“bring down the government”、“bring down someone's mood”。通常較為口語。
Examples
The police tried to bring down the dangerous man.
警察試圖**擊倒**那個危險的人。
The company wants to bring down prices this year.
公司想在今年**降低**價格。
The protestors hope to bring down the government.
抗議者希望**推翻**政府。
Bad news can really bring down your mood.
壞消息真的會**影響**你的心情。
We need to bring down our energy use to save money.
我們需要**降低**能源使用來省錢。
Her comment really brought down the whole team.
她的話真的**讓**全隊**情緒低落**。