1. 打倒,挫伤;降低：bring about 带来,造成 | bring down 打倒,挫伤;降低 | bring forth 产生,提出
2. 降低：bring back归还 | bring down降低 | bring forth提出
3. 打倒：bring down the persimmon 得奖 | bring down 打倒 | bring fame to 带来名声
4. 使落下,打倒;降低,减少：bring about 导致,引起 | bring down 使落下,打倒;降低,减少 | bring forth 产生,提出
1. 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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. His challenge to Mrs Thatcher brought her down.
他的挑战导致了撒切尔夫人的下台。
2. 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.
e.g. 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。
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1. A tightened monetary policy would bring down the price of capital assets, leaving room of speculation for these international investors rather than our own residents.
2. The three should also bring down protective barriers limiting the flow of goods, people and capital.
3. The move is believed to have increased Youku's inventory of licensed content, as well as its bargaining power to bring down copyright prices and raise ad rates.
4. Their real weapon is speed - they chase after prey and bring them down, but they have to be hungry.
5. Eating chocolate could bring down cholesterol levels in some people, a new analysis of eight studies shows.
6. Other studies have found the consumption of walnuts has the capacity to bring down overall cholesterol levels.
7. Even domestic automakers that are adept in controlling costs cannot bring the price down, according to Yin.
8. This move clearly demonstrates the determination of the Chinese leadership to bring down the environmental and resource cost of the country's economic growth.
9. The idea is to bring down the Afghan civilian death rate, which is stoking public anger and draws denunciations from President Hamid Karzai after each incident.
10. The Senate last week voted down a similar attempt by the Democratic leadership intended to bring troops home by the end of March next year.
verb
1. cut down on
make a reduction in
e.g. reduce your daily fat intake
The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Synonym: reduce cut down cut back trim trim down trim back cut
2. impose something unpleasant
e.g. The principal visited his rage on the students
3. cause to be enthusiastic
e.g. Her playing brought down the house
4. move something or somebody to a lower position
e.g. take down the vase from the shelf
Synonym: lower take down let down get down
5. cause to come to the ground
e.g. the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
6. cause the downfall of
of rulers
e.g. The Czar was overthrown
subvert the ruling class