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drag someone down
phrasal verb with dragverbuk /dræɡ/ us /dræɡ/-gg-
UK
If an unpleasant situation drags someone down, it makes them feel unhappy or ill: 使不愉快;击垮，压垮
All that stress at work had begun to drag him down.工作上那么大的压力快要把他压垮了。
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drag sth down | Business English
drag sth down
phrasal verb with dragverbuk /dræɡ/us-gg-
to make something decrease or get worse:
He said that any deal on emissions must not drag down growth.
The company said earnings have been dragged down by high start-up costs.
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