take down a notch

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause a person's or group's self-esteem or importance to be decreased. idiomatic,transitive
    — Confident and near-cocky for the second straight debate […] [McCain] easily deflected Romney and Giuliani attempts to take him down a notch.
  2. To cause the quantity, degree, or intensity of something to be decreased. idiomatic,transitive
    — [M]any travel companies are holding prices steady or taking them down a notch.

词形变化

takes down a notch present,singular,third-person taking down a notch participle,present took down a notch past taken down a notch participle,past
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