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bring down phrasal verb
⇨ land (bring a plane down) ⇨ reduce (bring down prices) ⇨ remove 2 (bring down the government) land verb land ♦︎ come to rest ♦︎ come down ♦︎ settle ♦︎ touch down ♦︎ alight ♦︎ perch ♦︎ bring sth downThese are all words that can be used when sth comes down through the air and onto the ground or another surface. 这些词均表示降落或着陆。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to land / come to rest / come down / settle / touch down / alight / perch / bring sth down on sth◆to land / come to rest / come down / touch down / bring sth down at / in sth◆to land / come to rest / come down / touch down / bring sth down safely■ land [intransitive, transitive] to come down through the air onto the ground or another surface; to make a plane come down to the ground in a controlled way 落；降落；着陆；使（飞机）平稳着陆◆Both aircraft landed safely.两架飞机都安全着陆了。◆A fly landed on the tip of his nose.一只苍蝇落在他的鼻尖上。◆A single snowflake drifted down and landed on the windowsill.一片雪花飘下来，落在了窗台上。◆He landed the damaged aircraft in a field.他驾驶受损的飞机降落在一块田里。OPP take off ⇨ set off ▸ landing noun [countable, uncountable] ◆a perfect / smooth / safe landing准确／顺利／安全着陆◆The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing.飞行员被迫紧急着陆。◆a landing site降落场■ come to ˈrest idiom (came, come) (written) to stop moving, especially after flying or travelling in an uncontrolled way （尤指在失控后）停止移动，停下来◆The car crashed through the barrier and came to rest in a field.汽车闯过护栏，在一块田里停了下来。◆His eyes came to rest on Clara's face.他的目光停在了克拉拉的脸上。■ ˌcome ˈdown phrasal verb (came, come)(of an aircraft) to come down to the ground, especially in an uncontrolled way because there is a problem （尤指飞机因故障而失控地）着陆，降落，从空中坠落◆Forty-two people died when a military aircraft came down in a remote area.一架军用飞机在偏远地区坠落，四十二人遇难。■ settle [intransitive] to fall or fly down onto sth and stay there for some time 降落；停留◆Dust had settled on everything.到处都落满了灰尘。◆Two birds settled on the fence.两只鸟落在了篱笆上。◆Some snow fell but it didn't settle (= stay on the ground).下了一点儿雪，但没有积住。■ ˌtouch ˈdown phrasal verb (of a plane or spacecraft) to land, especially under control or as planned （尤指飞机或航天器顺利）着陆，降落◆The space capsule will touch down tomorrow.太空舱将于明天着陆。■ alight / /əˈlaɪt/ / [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) (formal or literary) (of a bird or insect) to land on or in sth after flying to it （鸟或昆虫）降落，飞落◆A butterfly fluttered by and alighted on a rose.一只蝴蝶飞过来，落在一朵玫瑰花上。■ perch [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) (of a bird) to land and stay on a branch, etc. （鸟）栖息，停留◆A robin flew down and perched on the fence.一只知更鸟飞下来，落在篱笆上。◆They found the parrot perched in a tree.他们发现那鹦鹉栖息在树上。■ ˌbring sth ˈdown phrasal verb (brought, brought)to land an aircraft, usually in a situation where there is sth wrong （通常在出现故障时）使（飞机）着陆◆The pilot brought the plane down safely before the passengers even realized there was a problem.乘客还没意识到出了故障，飞行员已经使飞机安全着陆了。 reduce verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ cut 1 另见cut条第1义reduce ♦︎ lower ♦︎ minimize ♦︎ decrease ♦︎ bring sth down ♦︎ turn sth downThese words all mean to make sth smaller or less in size, amount or degree. 这些词均表示减少、缩小、降低。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to reduce sth / lower sth / bring sth down from 10 to 5◆to reduce / lower / decrease sth by half, 50, etc.◆to reduce / lower / minimize / decrease / bring down the number / amount / level / cost of sth◆to reduce / lower / minimize / decrease the risk / chance / rate of sth◆to reduce / lower / decrease / bring down the price of sth◆to reduce / lower / turn down the volume / sound◆to reduce / lower / decrease sth significantly / gradually◆to reduce sth / turn sth down slightly■ reduce [transitive] to make sth less or smaller in size, amount, number or level 减少，缩小，降低（尺寸、数量、数目或水平）◆The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25.雇员人数从40人减少到了25人。◆Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year.过去一年，成本支出已经减少了20%。◆Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease.戒烟会减少患心脏病的风险。◆Reduce speed now (= on a sign).减速行驶。 OPP increase ⇨ increase verb ■ lower [transitive] to reduce the level of sth 减低，降低（水平）◆This drug is used to lower blood pressure.这种药用于降血压。◆The company may be forced to lower prices in order to stay competitive.为保持竞争力，这家公司可能会被迫降价。◆He lowered his voice to a whisper.他压低了声音悄悄地说。ⓘ Lower is used especially in the contexts of health and finance. * lower尤用于医疗保健和金融语境◆to lower blood pressure / cholesterol levels降低血压／胆固醇水平◆to lower prices / interest rates降低价格／利率 Reduce can also be used in these cases; however, if you are talking about the level of sb's voice, only lower can be used. * reduce亦可用于这些情况。不过，表示降低说话的声音只能用lower◆He reduced his voice to a whisper. OPP raise ⇨ increase verb ■ minimize (BrE also minimise) / /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/ / [transitive] to reduce sth, especially sth bad, to the lowest possible level 使（尤指不好的事物）减少到最低限度◆Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection.保持卫生清洁有助于最大限度地减少感染的风险。◆They worked at night in order to minimize the disruption.为尽可能减少干扰，他们在晚上工作。OPP maximize ⇨ increase verb ■ decrease [transitive] (rather formal) to reduce the amount or level of sth 减少，减小，降低（数量或水平）◆People should decrease the amount of fat they eat.人们应减少脂肪的摄入量。◆The dose was gradually decreased after eight weeks.剂量在八周后逐渐减少。 OPP increase ⇨ increase verb ⓘ Decrease is more formal and less frequent than increase; it is used especially in the contexts of health and medicine. The more usual opposite of increase is reduce. * decrease比increase正式，较不常用，尤用于医疗保健和医学语境中。increase更常用的反义词是reduce。■ ˌbring sth ˈdown phrasal verb (brought, brought)to reduce the price, number or level of sth 降低，减少（价格、数量或水平）◆We aim to bring down prices on all our computers.我们打算降低我们所有计算机的价格。◆The economic recovery will bring down unemployment.经济复苏将降低失业率。■ ˌturn sth ˈdown phrasal verb to reduce the noise, heat or light produced by a piece of equipment by moving its controls 把⋯调低；关小◆Please turn the volume down.请把音量调低些。◆He turned the lights down low.他把灯光调得暗了一些。 OPP turn sth up ⇨ increase verb see also turn sth off ⇨ turn sth off remove2 verb remove stains/obstacles 除去污渍／障碍remove sb from power 解除某人的职务remove ♦︎ oust ♦︎ overthrow ♦︎ topple ♦︎ depose ♦︎ bring sb/sth down ♦︎ usurpThese words all mean to make sb such as a leader or government lose their position of power. 这些词均表示解除职务或推翻统治。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to remove / oust / depose sb as leader, chairman, etc.◆to remove / oust sb from power◆to remove / depose sb from their position◆to remove / oust / overthrow / topple / depose / bring down a president / regime / government◆to remove / oust a chairman / director◆to oust / overthrow / topple / depose a leader / dictator◆to overthrow / depose a ruler / king / queen◆to overthrow / bring down communism / capitalism■ remove [transitive] to dismiss sb from their job or position 免除，解除（⋯的职务或工作）◆After his arrest on corruption charges, he was immediately removed as party president.他因贪污罪被捕后，立即被解除了党主席的职务。◆The elections removed the government from power.这次选举使得政府倒台。◆The shareholders of a company have the power to remove the board.公司的股东有权罢免董事会。▸ removal noun [uncountable] ◆events leading to the removal of the president from office导致总统下台的一些事件■ oust / /aʊst/ / [transitive] (written) to force sb out of a job or position of power, especially in order to take their place 剥夺，罢免，革职（尤指为了取而代之）◆He was ousted as chairman.他的主席职务被革除了。◆The rebels finally managed to oust the government from power.反叛者最后总算夺取了政权。■ overthrow /ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ/ (overthrown, overthrew) [transitive] to force a leader or government out of power 将（领导人或政府）推翻；打倒；赶下台◆The president was overthrown in a military coup.总统在军事政变中被赶下台。◆They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship.他们成功推翻了法西斯专政。 see also overthrow ⇨ overthrow noun ■ topple [transitive] (rather informal, especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to force a leader or government out of power 将（领导人或政府）推翻；打倒；赶下台◆The armed forces toppled the elected government in a bloodless coup.军队发动不流血政变推翻了民选政府。NOTE 辨析 Overthrow or topple? Topple is slightly more informal than overthow, used especially in journalism. * topple较overthow稍非正式，尤用于新闻报道。■ depose /dɪˈpəʊz; NAmE dɪˈpoʊz/ [transitive] (written) to remove a leader, ruler or government from power 罢免，废黜（领导者、统治者或政府）◆He deposed his father in a coup in 1970.1970年，他在政变中推翻了父亲的统治。■ ˌbring sb/sth ˈdown phrasal verb (brought, brought)(of a person, group or situation) to cause a leader or government to lose power （人、团体或局势）使垮台，打倒◆A small group of rebel MPs brought the coalition government down.一小群造反派下院议员推倒了联合政府。◆The scandal may bring down the government.那件丑闻可能会使政府垮台。ⓘ As with the other verbs in this group, a person or group of people, such as the army or rebels, can bring down a leader or government. A situation, such as a problem, dispute or scandal, can also bring sb down by causing them to become so unpopular that they are forced to resign or are not elected again. 与本组其他动词一样，bring down可指一个人或一群人（如军队或叛乱分子）推翻领导人或政府。bring sb down也可指问题、争议或丑闻等状况使某人不得人心而被迫辞职或不再当选。■ usurp /juːˈzɜːp; NAmE juːˈzɜːrp/ [transitive] (formal) to take sb's position and/or power without having the right to do this 篡夺；侵权◆He attempted to usurp the principal's authority.他企图僭越校长的权力。◆She is scheming to take my place and usurp my power.她图谋取代我的位置，篡夺我的权力。 |