家道中落: be brought low

bring low  使跌落,使恶化

出自《传道书》。

12:4

And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;

街门关闭，推磨的声音微小，鸟一叫，就惊醒，唱歌女子的声音也都微弱；

我们看个经典作品的例句。

If she had held it open a little longer, I believe I should have begged a piece of bread; for I was now brought low. （《简爱》）

要是她能让门稍微多开一会儿，我相信我原本会开口讨一片面包的，因为我现在已经落到卑下的地步了。

我们再看一个例句：

Many rich families are brought low by the financial crisis.

很多富户都因那次金融危机而家道中落。

家道中落可以用 be brought low 来表示。