drag down

英 [dræɡ daʊn]

美 [dræɡ daʊn]

降低…的身份（或社会地位）; 使堕落; 使虚弱; 使沮丧

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 降低…的身份（或社会地位）；使堕落
  Todragsomeonedownmeans to reduce them to an inferior social status or to lower standards of behaviour.
  1. She dragged him down with her...
     她把他拉下了水。
  2. There were fears he would be dragged down by the scandal.
     有人担心他会因丑闻而辱没了身份。
• PHRASAL VERB 使虚弱;使沮丧
  Something thatdragsyoudownmakes you feel weak or depressed.
  1. I have had really bad bouts of flu that have really dragged me down.
     我患上了重度流感，快被拖垮了。

英英释义

verb

• exert a force with a heavy weight
  1. The snow bore down on the roof
  Synonym:bear downbear down onpress down onweigh down

双语例句

• They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
  他们会把你拉低到和他们同等的水平，再用经验击败你。
• The same day, the Dow component Boeing shares drag down blue chips lower.
  当天，道指成份股波音下跌拖累蓝筹股走低。
• Bosses are quick to catch on to naysayers who drag down morale, and they know that there are always enthusiastic replacements waiting just around the corner.
  老板们会迅速揪出那个总是唱反调的、降低士气的那个人，他们知道随时都能找到充满工作热情的人来替代你。
• Drag me down to where you work.
  把我拖到你上班的地方。
• Unless Europe, Japan, and the United States can also face up to responsibilities they will drag down not only themselves but the global economy.
  除非欧洲、日本和美国能够承担起这些责任，否则不仅它们自己会陷入困境，而且也会拖全球经济的后腿。
• This time it isn't royals imposing rules to tamp down the bourgeoisie, but the middle class creating rules to drag down the wealthy.
  这次，不是皇室颁布法令压制布尔乔亚们，而是中产阶级制定规则压制富人。
• The report points to inequities in the world trading system that drag down export growth of developing countries.
  报告指出，在世界贸易体制中存在的不平等制约了发展中国家的出口增长。
• Not only will the boom end in a cyclical bust, but inefficient investment will also drag down China's long-term growth rate.
  不但这次的投资热会在周期性的泡沫中结束，而且无效的投资也会将中国的长期增长率拖下来。
• Stimulus action would help to ease international concerns that a Chinese slowdown will drag down further a global economy beset by the eurozone crisis and a lukewarm US recovery.
  中国若出台刺激行动，将有助于缓解国际间的担忧，即中国经济放缓将进一步拖累全球经济。目前全球经济深受欧元区危机和美国复苏乏力困扰。
• I try to bear in mind that it isn't usually the little purchases that drag down a household budget. Far more important is how big a house you buy, how expensive a car you drive, where you send your kids to school.
  我努力让自己记住，拖累家庭财务的，不是那些零碎的花费，比这些花费更为重要的是你买多大的房子，开多贵的车，还有把孩子送到哪间学校上学。