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单词 bring down
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bring down
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bring down: bringing down, brings down, brought down
USAGE EXAMPLES
This is feeding demand for increasingly advanced technology to bring down or disable unwanted drones.
Reuters(Jan 02, 2017)
“By bringing down the foreclosure rate, it will help shore up housing prices for everyone.”
Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)
"By bringing down the foreclosure rate, it will help shore up housing prices for everyone."
Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016)
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1v move something or somebody to a lower position
Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper
get down, let down, lower, take down
bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
raise from a lower to a higher position
reef
lower and bring partially inboard
depress
lower (prices or markets)
dip
lower briefly
incline
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
2v cause to come to the ground
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land, put down
arrive, come, get
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
3v cause the downfall of; of rulers
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overthrow, overturn, subvert
revolutionize
overthrow by a revolution, of governments
depose, force out
force to leave (an office)
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v cut down on; make a reduction in
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cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down
cut
have a reducing effect
shorten
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
spill
reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
quench
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
retrench
make a reduction, as in one's workforce
slash
cut drastically
thin out
make sparse
thin
make thin or thinner
detract, take away
take away a part from; diminish
deflate
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
inflate
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
downsize
reduce in size or number
subtract
take off or away
knock off, shave
cut the price of
foreshorten
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
clip, curtail, cut short
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
syncopate
omit a sound or letter in a word
cut short, truncate
make shorter as if by cutting off
draw
reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
mark down
reduce the price of
decrease, lessen, minify
make smaller
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v impose something unpleasant
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impose, inflict, visit
dictate, order, prescribe
issue commands or orders for
intrude, obtrude
thrust oneself in as if by force
clamp
impose or inflict forcefully
give
inflict as a punishment
foist
to force onto another
mandate
make mandatory
communicate, intercommunicate
transmit thoughts or feelings
4
v cause to be enthusiastic
Her playing brought down the house
Hyper
enthuse
cause to feel enthusiasm
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