Pull down Meaning in English

expression

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释义

To take something down by pulling, especially to demolish a building or bring something from a higher position to a lower one. It can also mean to remove or reduce something.

用法与细微差别

'Pull down' is commonly used for demolishing buildings ('pull down a house'), but also for physically bringing items to a lower position ('pull down the blinds'). It can also refer to reducing something abstract, like 'pull down someone's reputation.' More informal than 'demolish.' Often interchangeable with 'take down' in physical contexts.

• Spanish: derribar - demoler - bajar (algo)
• Portuguese (BR): derrubar - demolir - abaixar (algo)
• Portuguese (PT): derrubar - demolir - baixar (algo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 拆掉 - 拽下来 - 拉下
• Chinese (Traditional): 拆掉 - 拉下來 - 拽下來
• Hindi: गिरा देना - नीचे खींचना
• Arabic: يَهدم - يُسقِط - يُنزِل
• Bengali: নামানো - ভাঙা (ভবন) - ক্ষুণ্ণ করা (খ্যাতি)
• Russian: снести - опустить - подорвать (репутацию)
• Japanese: 引き下ろす - 取り壊す - 落とす（評判など）
• Vietnamese: kéo xuống - phá dỡ (tòa nhà) - hạ thấp (danh tiếng)
• Korean: 끌어내리다 - 철거하다 - 떨어뜨리다(명예 등)
• Turkish: aşağı çekmek - yıkmak (bina) - itibarını zedelemek
• Urdu: نیچے گرانا - گرانا (عمارت) - ساکھ/عزت کو نقصان پہنچانا
• Indonesian: menurunkan - merobohkan (bangunan) - merusak (reputasi)

例句

They will pull down the old school next month.

basic

Can you pull down the blind, please?

basic

The workers pulled down the unsafe bridge.

basic

After the show, we had to pull down all the decorations.

natural

They decided to pull down that old movie theater and build apartments.

natural

Rumors like that really pull down his good name.

natural