shoot down
phrasal verbshoot somebody/something down
- to make somebody/something fall to the ground by shooting them/it
射倒;击毙;击落 - Several planes were shot down by enemy fire.
几架飞机被敌人的炮火击落。 - The airliner was shot down near Korea.
该航班在朝鲜附近被击落。
- Several planes were shot down by enemy fire.
- to be very critical of somebody’s ideas, opinions, etc.
批驳,驳倒,彻底推翻(观点、意见等) - His latest theory has been shot down in flames.
他的最新理论被彻底推翻了。
- His latest theory has been shot down in flames.