drag down

• 动词短语，指使某人或某物失去地位、精力或士气，或把某物往下拉；也可表示使情况变糟、拖累。

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing someone or something to lose status, energy, or morale, or to pull something downward.

不可数 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Cause to fail or declineinformal

   To cause someone or something to become less successful, happy, or healthy.

   拖垮

   • His constant negativity dragged down the whole team's morale.
   • The bad economy dragged down the company's profits.
   • Don't let one mistake drag down your entire career.

   同义词bring downdebilitatedemoralizedepressdiscouragepull downsapundermineweakenweigh down

   反义词boostelevateraiseuplift

2. Pull physically downwardinformal

   To pull something or someone downward with force.

   向下拖拽

   • The heavy backpack dragged him down as he climbed.
   • The current dragged the swimmer down under the water.
   • She dragged down the heavy box from the top shelf.

   同义词pull down

   反义词elevatehoistliftraise

基本动词drag