What does "bring down" mean?

To cause to fall or fail; to make sad To defeat, reduce, or lower someone's mood.

How do you use "bring down" in a sentence?

They brought down the government. Don't let it bring you down. We need to bring down costs.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To cause to fall or fail; to make sad

推翻，使沮丧，降低

Derribar, desanimar, reducir

倒す、落ち込ませる、引き下げる

무너뜨리다; 우울하게 하다; 낮추다

To defeat, reduce, or lower someone's mood.

指推翻政权、使人情绪低落，或降低成本、价格等。

Derrocar un gobierno, bajar el ánimo de alguien, o reducir costes.

政権を倒す、気分を落ち込ませる、コストを下げるなど、様々な文脈で使われる。

패배시키거나, 줄이거나, 누군가의 기분을 가라앉히는 것을 의미한다.

Base verb: bring

Particle: down

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

They brought down the government.
他们推翻了政府
Derribaron al gobierno
彼らは政府を倒した
그들은 정부를 무너뜨렸다.
Don't let it bring you down.
别让这件事影响你的心情
No dejes que eso te desanime
それで落ち込まないで
그것 때문에 기죽지 마.
We need to bring down costs.
我们需要降低成本
Necesitamos reducir los costes
コストを下げる必要がある
비용을 줄여야 한다.

Context: defeat, mood

Tone: powerful

Don't let it bring you down
别让它影响你
No dejes que te desanime
それで落ち込まないで
그것 때문에 기죽지 마

From causing something to descend.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal