Because the public had come to expect high inflation, they reckoned, growth-crushing rate rises would be needed to force down prices and create new consumer expectations.

他们认为，由于公众已经在预期高通胀了，因而，压制增长的加息只有在抑制物价和产生新的消费者预期时才是需要的。

youdao

Building a new road here will force house prices down.

在这里修建一条新道路将使房价下跌。

《牛津词典》

As more money piles into the business, groups could lose their focus, and competition could push up the prices for deals and force down future returns.

随着行业里堆积的资金越来越多，各组织也可能因此失去重心，并且竞争也会推高交易价格，从而导致未来收益下降。

youdao

The notion is that, if any wicked oil companies try to gouge consumers, the DOE can unleash its reserve and force down prices.

FORBES: Strategic Feel-Good Reserve

At today's levels of world demand, an influx of Iraqi crude could force down prices and make other OPEC members cut production even more than they already have over the past year.

ECONOMIST: Iraq, Iran and the politics of oil

But there are certainly going to be more products like this in the next few years, and that will force prices down.

FORBES: Magazine Article