bring down A. [bring somebody/something down, bring down somebody/something] transitive verb 1. (carry from higher place) 把…拿下来 bǎ… ná xialai to bring [something] down with one 随身把某物拿下来 suíshēn bǎ mǒu wù ná xialai to bring [somebody] down [something], to bring [something] down for [somebody] 为某人把某物拿下来 wèi mǒu rén bǎ mǒu wù ná xialai will you bring me down a drink? 给我拿杯饮料下来好吗? 2. (cause to crash) 击落 jīluò ‹aircraft, pilot›he was brought down over France 他在法国上空被击落了 3. (cause to land) 使…着陆 shǐ… zhuólù ‹aircraft›the pilot brought us down safely 飞行员让我们安全着陆 4. (shoot) 打落 dǎluò ‹bird›; 撂倒 liàodǎo ‹animal, person›(cause to fall) 使…跌倒 shǐ… diēdǎo ‹person›; 使…坍塌 shǐ… tāntā ‹building›5. (overthrow) 推翻 tuīfān ‹leadership, leader›the scandal brought the government down 这起丑闻使政府倒了台 B. [bring something down, bring down something] transitive verb 1. (move downwards) 用…抽 yòng… chōu ‹whip›he brought the cane down on the child's hand 他用笞杖打孩子的手 2. (reduce) 降低 jiàngdī ‹price, unemployment, temperature›a cold compress will bring down the swelling 冷敷可以消肿 3. literary or humorous (provoke) 招致 zhāozhì ‹anger›to bring down [something] on [somebody] 使某事降临到某人的头上 you don't want to bring down his wrath 你可别惹他发火 4. Mathematics 把…移入下栏 bǎ… yírù xiàlán ‹number, digit›C. [bring somebody down] transitive verb colloquial (depress) 使消沉 shǐ xiāochén