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词汇 drag down
释义
Phr V
drag down
drags, dragging, dragged
drag sb down
if an unpleasant or difficult situation drags someone down, it makes them feel unhappy or ill
He's been unwell for a number of months now and it's starting to drag him down.All that stress and conflict at work has really dragged him down.
drag down sth or drag sth down
to make the level of something go down
The earthquake will drag down the prices of property built on less stable ground.One or two bad exam results may drag down the overall results.
phrasedrag down1. drag sb downdrag down sb if something unpleasant or difficult drags someone down, it makes them feel unhappy, weak and tired: All the stress at work is really dragging her down. Joe's been ill for weeks now, and it's really dragging him down. SIMILAR TO: get down2. drag sth downdrag down sth to make the price, level or quality of something go down: Declining prices for aluminum have dragged down Alcoa's fourth-quarter earnings. The threat of job cuts is dragging down employee performance and morale.3. drag down sb/sthdrag sth/sb down to make someone or something unable to succeed or do what they want to do: A recession in Germany could drag down the rest of Europe. Rita says she doesn't want to be dragged down by a husband.4. drag sb downdrag down sb to make another person start behaving badly, like the other members of a group of people that you disapprove of: I'm afraid some of the kids at school drag our daughter down with them.

drag down

1. To physically move something from a higher location to a lower one. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "drag" and "down." Every day, the kids drag lots of toys down from their bedrooms, and every night, they whine about having to take them back upstairs.
2. To cause a decrease in the standard or quality of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "drag" and "down." It seems that all the construction in this part of town is dragging down our real estate prices.
3. slang To cause one to feel sad or demoralized. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "drag" and "down." Honestly, having to listen to you two fight all the time is really dragging me down.

drag down

v.
1. To pull something or someone from a higher to a lower position: She dragged down the boxes from the attic. Help me drag the camping gear down the hill.
2. To lower the quality, character, or value of something or someone: His disruptions are dragging down the performance of the other students. Recent events have dragged prices down.
3. Slang To exhaust, discourage, or depress someone: All this work is really dragging me down. The lowered salaries have dragged down morale.
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