1.把(某物, 某人)抬下(楼、山)
Mother wants to come downstairs, but is too weak to walk; it'll take both of you to bring her down.
母亲要下楼, 但她太虚弱了走不动, 这得你们俩把她抬下来。
2.使(某物或某人)掉下〔倒下〕
In American football, you have to try to bring down your opponent.
在
美式橄榄球赛中, 你必须设法把对手弄倒在地。
3.击败…
At the next vote, we must try to bring down the government.
下次选举时, 我们一定设法击败政府。
4.降(价)
A nationwide good harvest soon brought down the price of rice.
全国性的大丰收很快使米价回跌了。 1.损坏, 发生故障
Our car broke down and we had to draw it to a garage.
我们的车坏了, 不得不把它拖到修车厂去。
Her telephone had broken down.
她的电话故障了。
By then the gate was being broken down.
那时候大门快要被砸开了。
2.拆散; 分类
John broke down the washing machine.
约翰拆开了洗衣机。
The firemen broke down the wall in order to gain quick access to the building on fire.
为了很快地进入着火的房子, 消防队员拆了那面墙。
The newly published booklet breaks down into three parts.
这本新出版的小册子分成三部分。
Let's break down the project into smaller parts in order to deal with them one by one.
我们把这个计划分成几个小项逐一进行。
3.衰弱下来
His health has broken down completely.
他的身体已完全垮了。
4.失败, 破产
Peace talks have broken down in the
Middle East.
中东和平谈判失败了。
Our plans have broken down.
我们的计划失败了。
5.粉碎, 压倒
They broke down all opposition.
他们镇压了一切反对行动。
The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.
警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
6. 被搞垮；垮掉
7.情不自禁地哭起来
8.划分（以便分析）