bring-down：1. 令人沮丧的事；倒霉事

e.g. The news was a terrible bring-down.

这条消息十分令人沮丧。

e.g. Just to see your face was a bring-down.

只要看到你那张脸，就感到晦气。

2. 使人变得现实的事

e.g. The bill for the week's stay was a real bring-down.

停留一周的费用使人们变得现实起来。

e.g. I have had one bring-down after another today.

今天我碰到的一个又一个问题使我不得不回到现实中来。