bring-down

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB When people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power. 使垮臺
They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition. 他們威脅要退出統(tǒng)治聯(lián)盟以讓政府垮臺。
2. PHRASAL VERB If someone or something brings down a person or aeroplane, they cause them to fall, usually by shooting them. 擊落
Military historians may never know what brought down the jet. 軍事史學(xué)家們也許永遠(yuǎn)不會知道是什么擊落了那架噴氣式飛機(jī)。