| 单词 | bringdown |
| 释义 | bringdown[ bring-doun ] / ˈbrɪŋˌdaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bringdown ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.a disappointment or disillusionment; letdown: It was quite a bringdown to find myself running last in the mayoral race. anything, as a cutting remark or critical action, that causes depression or deflates one's ego; a put-down. Origin of bringdown1940–45; noun use of verb phrase bring down; modeled on letdown and causative of comedown Words nearby bringdownbrine shrimp, bring, bring about, bring-and-buy sale, bring around, bringdown, bring down the curtain, bring down the house, bring forth, bring forward, bring home Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bringdownbring down verb (tr, adverb)to cause to fallthe fighter aircraft brought the enemy down; the ministers agreed to bring down the price of oil (usually passive) slang to cause to be elated and then suddenly depressed, as from using drugs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with bringdownbring down Cause to fall, collapse, or die. For example, The pilot won a medal for bringing down enemy aircraft, or The bill's defeat was sure to bring down the party. [c. 1300] Cause a punishment or judgment, as in The bomb threats brought down the public's wrath on the terrorists [Mid-1600s] Reduce, lower, as in I won't buy it till they bring down the price, or He refused to bring himself down to their level. This usage may be literal, as in the first example, or figurative, as in the second. [First half of 1500s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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