1. depreciate or disparage by writing;play down in writing 寫文章貶低或詆毀;把…寫得不重要
They tried in vain to write down the movement. 他們試圖寫文章詆毀這個運動,可是枉費心機。
The critics wrote down the play and it was withdrawn. 評論家們貶低這個戲劇,它被停演了。
2. describe;regard 描述;看作
They seem to have written him down as a fool. 他們似乎把他寫成了一個傻瓜。
3. reduce the book value of 減低…的帳面價值
These shares should be written down,as we want to attract more buying at present. 既然我們目前想吸引更多的人買進這些股票,就應該降低它的票面價格。