knock down

英 [ˈnɒk daʊn]

美 [ˈnɑːk daʊn]

（被车）撞倒; 推倒，拆掉，拆毁（建筑物）; 降（价）; 杀（价）; 减（量）

经济

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （被车）撞倒
  If someoneis knocked downoris knocked overby a vehicle or its driver, they are hit by a car and fall to the ground, and are often injured or killed.
  1. He died in hospital after being knocked down by a car...
     他被车撞倒后死在了医院。
  2. A drunk driver knocked down and killed two girls...
     一个酒后驾驶的司机撞死了两个女孩儿。
  3. A car knocked him over.
     一辆车把他撞倒在地。
• PHRASAL VERB 推倒，拆掉，拆毁（建筑物）
  Toknock downa building or part of a building means to demolish it.
  1. Why doesn't he just knock the wall down?...
     他为何不干脆把墙推倒？
  2. They have since knocked down the shack.
     从那以后他们拆掉了简陋的棚屋。
• PHRASAL VERB 降（价）；杀（价）；减（量）
  Toknock downa price or amount means to decrease it.
  1. The market might abandon the stock, and knock down its price...
     市场可能会抛售该股票，从而令其股价下跌。
  2. It manages to knock rents down to $1 per square foot.
     成功地将租金降到每平方英尺1美元。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 bring down

英英释义

verb

• shatter as if by explosion
  Synonym:blast
• cause to come or go down
  1. The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
  2. The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
  Synonym:downcut downpush downpull down
• knock down with force
  1. He decked his opponent
  Synonym:deckcoldcockdumpfloor

双语例句

• She does not want to knock down his self-esteem.
  她不想压他的傲气。
• India's home minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, is trying to knock down such speculation.
  印度内政部长帕拉尼亚潘奇丹巴拉姆，是想打倒这种猜测。
• It manages to knock rents down to$ 1 per square foot.
  成功地将租金降到每平方英尺1美元。
• They would knock down the shrine, and they would stop saying the god's name.
  他们会砸掉神庙，他们不再说神的名字。
• Opportunities would only knock down your door if you are really up to them.
  只有你真正准备好了，机会才会出现在你的面前。
• Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm.
  足够强大的，击倒或压倒一切的。
• He died in hospital after being knocked down by a car
  他被车撞倒后死在了医院。
• A drunk driver knocked down and killed two girls
  一个酒后驾驶的司机撞死了两个女孩儿。
• The storekeeper decided to knock down his remaining winter stock.
  店主决定减少剩下的冬令存货。
• They cut down some trees to knock down the fire and prevent it from spreading further.
  他们砍倒了一些树以控制火势，使火不再蔓延开去。