bring down 拉下,使破滅,使崩潰
雖然拿 ( bring ) 了回來(lái),但卻放在了下方 ( down ) ,表示將物品拉下,或降價(jià)。在表達(dá)“將某物拉下”時(shí),可以理解為“使破滅”,“使崩潰”。
例句:
What'd you bring me down here for?
你干嘛把我?guī)У竭@這兒來(lái)?
I didn't mean to bring you down.
我不是誠(chéng)心讓你掃興。
I've been waiting for the moment when I finally bring you down.
我終于等到了擊敗你的這一天。
對(duì)話:
A: Hattie got bad news when she went to the hospital.
哈蒂在醫(yī)院時(shí)聽(tīng)到了不好的消息。
B:Oh dear, that will bring down everyone.
天啊,那會(huì)讓所有人失望的。