do down
phrasal verbdo somebody/something down (British English, informal)
- to criticize somebody/something unfairly
诋毁;说…的坏话 - The media is always doing British industry down.
媒体总是贬低英国工业。
- The media is always doing British industry down.
- to take an unfair advantage over somebody
失败: 对某人采取不公平的优势- He sees himself as the little man being done down by the powerful.
他认为自己是一个被权贵打倒的小人物。
- He sees himself as the little man being done down by the powerful.