[VERB 动词](随身)带来 If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you.
[V n]
[V n with adv]
[V n for n with adv]
[Also V n n with adv]
Remember to bring an apron or an old shirt to protect your clothes...
记得带一个围裙或者一件旧衬衫来,免得弄脏你的衣服。
Come to my party and bring a girl with you...
带一个女伴来参加我的聚会吧。
Someone went upstairs and brought down a huge kettle...
有人上楼取下一个大水壶。
My father brought home a book for me.
我的父亲给我带回家一本书。
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[VERB 动词]把…带到;移动 If you bring something somewhere, you move it there.
[V n with adv]
[Also V n prep]
Reaching into her pocket, she brought out a cigarette...
她伸手从兜里掏出来一支烟。
Her mother brought her hands up to her face.
她母亲拉起她的双手放到自己脸上。
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[VERB 动词]带来;拿来 If you bring something that someone wants or needs, you get it for them or carry it to them.
[V n to/for n]
[V n n]
[Also V n]
He went and poured a brandy for Dena and brought it to her...
他走过去为德娜倒了一杯白兰地,端到她跟前。
The stewardess kindly brought me a blanket.
女乘务员体贴地给我拿来了毯子。
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[VERB 动词]把…引到;把…带到 To bring something or someone to a place or position means to cause them to come to the place or move into that position.
[V n prep/adv]
[V n -ing]
I told you about what brought me here...
我告诉过你是什么把我带到这儿的。
The shock of her husband's arrival brought her to her feet...
丈夫的到来惊得她站了起来。
Edna Leitch survived a gas blast which brought her home crashing down on top of her.
埃德娜·利奇在一次煤气爆炸中幸免于难,那次爆炸把她家的房子炸塌了,她本人则被压在下面。
Usage Note :
Bring and take are both used to talk about carrying something or accompanying someone somewhere, but bring is used to suggest movement towards the speaker and take is used to suggest movement away from the speaker. Bring your calculator to every lesson... Anna took the book to school with her. In the first sentence, bring suggests that the person and the calculator should come to the place where the speaker is. In the second sentence, took suggests that Anna left the speaker when she went to school. You could also say 'take your calculator to every lesson' to suggest that the speaker will not be present at the lesson, and 'Anna brought the book to school with her' to suggest that Anna and the speaker were both at school.
bring和take都可用来表示携带某物或陪伴某人到某地,但bring表示向说话者靠近的动作,而take表示远离说话者的动作:Bring your calculator to every lesson(每次上课都把计算器带来),Anna took the book to school with her(安娜随身带着这本书去上学)。在第一个例句中,bring暗示计算器的携带者应该把计算器带到说话者所在的地点。在第二个例句中,took暗示安娜离开说话者所在的地点去上学。也可以说take your calculator to every lesson,表示说话者不会在课堂上。而Anna brought the book to school with her表示安娜和说话者同在学校。
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[VERB 动词]带给;介绍;引进 If you bring something new to a place or group of people, you introduce it to that place or cause those people to hear or know about it.
[V n to n]
...a brave reporter who had risked death to bring the story to the world.
一位冒着生命危险向世人报道此事的勇敢记者
...the drive to bring art to the public.
将艺术介绍给公众的事业
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[VERB 动词]使处于(…状态或环境) To bring someone or something into a particular state or condition means to cause them to be in that state or condition.
[V n prep]
[V n with adv]
He brought the car to a stop in front of the square...
他在广场前把车停了下来。
His work as a historian brought him into conflict with the political establishment...
他是一位历史学家,工作的缘故使他处在了和政界的当权者对立的位置上。
The incident brings the total of people killed to fifteen...
这次事故使死亡总人数达到15人。
They have brought down income taxes.
他们降低了所得税。
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[VERB 动词]导致;带来;产生 If something brings a particular feeling, situation, or quality, it makes people experience it or have it.
[V n to/on/from n]
[V to n n]
[V n n]
He called on the United States to play a more effective role in bringing peace to the region...
他呼吁美国在实现该地区的和平方面发挥更加富有成效的作用。
Kinkel said the attacks had brought disgrace on Germany...
金克尔声称这次袭击使德国蒙羞。
Banks have brought trouble on themselves by lending rashly...
银行滥放贷款给自己惹来了麻烦。
He brought to the job not just considerable experience but passionate enthusiasm...
他不仅给这一工作带来了不少经验,而且倾注了极大的热情。
Her three children brought her joy.
她的3个孩子给她带来了快乐。
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[VERB 动词](某段时间)发生 If a period of time brings a particular thing, it happens during that time.
[V n]
For Sandro, the new year brought disaster...
对桑德罗来说,新的一年带来的是灾难。
We don't know what the future will bring.
我们不知道将来会发生什么。
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[VERB 动词](对某人)提起(诉讼);将(某人)送上(法庭) If you bring a legal action against someone or bring them to trial, you officially accuse them of doing something illegal.
[V n against n]
[be V-ed to n]
He campaigned relentlessly to bring charges of corruption against former members of the government...
为了将前政府成员以贪污腐败的罪名送上法庭,他持续不懈地奔走游说。
The ship's captain and crew may be brought to trial and even sent to prison.
这艘船的船长和船员可能会被告上法庭,甚至有可能坐牢。
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[VERB 动词]提供,制作,播出(电视或广播节目) If a television or radio programme is brought to you by an organization, they make it, broadcast it, or pay for it to be made or broadcast.
[be V-ed to n by n]
[V n n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
You're listening to Science in Action, brought to you by the BBC World Service...
您正在收听的是《科学在行动》,由BBC全球广播频道制作播出。
We'll be bringing you all the details of the day's events.
我们将为您带来今天各项赛事的所有详情。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 sponsor
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[VERB 动词]把(某人)带到(或引到)(某话题) When you are talking, you can say that something brings you to a particular point in order to indicate that you have now reached that point and are going to talk about a new subject.
[V n to n]
Which brings me to a delicate matter I should like to raise...
这就把我带到了一个我想提及的敏感问题上。
And that brings us to the end of this special report from Germany.
这篇发自德国的特别报道也到此结束。
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[VERB 动词]强迫(自己)做(令人伤心、窘迫或讨厌的事) If you cannot bring yourself to do something, you cannot do it because you find it too upsetting, embarrassing, or disgusting.
[V pron-refl to-inf]
[with brd-neg]
It is all very tragic and I am afraid I just cannot bring myself to talk about it at the moment.
这是件很不幸的事,恐怕现在我还无法开口谈论此事。
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to bring something alive→see:
alive
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bear
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house
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rear
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Usage Note :
Do not confuse the verbs bring up and grow up. Bring up is a transitive verb, and describes the process of looking after and socializing a child. ...we both felt the town was the perfect place to bring up a family. Grow up is an intransitive verb, and describes the process of becoming an adult. I grew up in rural southern England. Note then, that parents do not 'grow up' their children, they 'bring them up'. See also note at educate.
不要混淆bring up和grow up。bring up为及物动词,描述的是抚养孩子并使其适应社会的过程:we both felt the town was the perfect place to bring up a family(我们俩都认为这个小镇是养儿育女的理想之地)。grow up为不及物动词,指的是长大成人的过程:I grew up in rural southern England(我在英格兰南部乡村长大)。注意父母养育子女不能说 grow up, 应该用 bring them up。亦见educate词条下的说明。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]谈及;提出 If you bring up a particular subject, you introduce it into a discussion or conversation.
[V P n (not pron)]
[V n P]
He brought up a subject rarely raised during the course of this campaign...
他提出了一个在这次运动中很少被提及的话题。
Why are you bringing it up now?
你为什么现在要把这个问题提出来?
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]呕吐;咳出 If someone brings up food or wind, food or air is forced up from their stomach through their mouth.
[V P n (not pron)]
It's hard for the baby to bring up wind.
婴儿不容易打出嗝来。
相关词组:
bring about
bring along
bring around
bring back
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bring in
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bring round
bring to
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Oxford
bring★/brɪŋ; NAmEbrɪŋ/verb(brought,brought/brɔːt; NAmEbrɔːt/)come with sb/sth 带来1★to come to a place with sb/sth 带…到某处;带来;取来bringsb/sth (with you) ◆Don't forget to bring your books with you.别忘了把书带来。bringsb/sth to sth ◆She brought her boyfriend to the party.她带着男朋友去参加聚会。bringsth for sb ◆Bring a present for Helen.给海伦带件礼物去。bringsb sth ◆Bring Helen a present.给海伦带件礼物去。provide 提供2★to provide sb/sth with sth 提供;供给bringsb/sth sth ◆His writing brings him $10 000 a year.写作每年为他赚 1 万元。bringsth to sb/sth ◆The team's new manager brings ten years' experience to the job.该队的新经理到任时已有十年的相关经验。cause 导致3★bringsth to cause sth 导致;引起◆The revolution brought many changes.这场革命导致很多变化。◆The news brought tears to his eyes(= made him cry).这个消息使他不禁流下泪来。◆Retirement usually brings with ita massive drop in income. 收入通常随着退休而大大减少。4★bringsb/sth + adv./prep. to cause sb/sth to be in a particular condition or place 使处于某种状况;使到某地◆to bringa meeting to an end结束会议◆Bringthe water to the boil.把水烧开。◆The article brought her into conflict with the authorities.这篇文章使她与当局发生冲突。◆Hello Simon! What brings you here?你好,西蒙!什么风把你吹来了?make sb/sth move 移动5to make sb/sth move in a particular direction or way 使朝(某方向或按某方式)移动bringsb/sth + adv./prep. ◆The judge brought his hammer down on the table.法官在桌子上敲下他的木槌。bringsb/sth running ◆Her cries brought the neighbours running (= made them run to her).邻居们听到她的叫喊声便纷纷赶来。accusation 指控6bringsth (against sb) to officially accuse sb of a crime 起诉◆to bring a charge/a legal action/an accusationagainst sb 控告某人;对某人起诉;控告某人force yourself 强迫自己7bringyourself to do sth to force yourself to do sth 强迫自己做某事◆She could not bring herself to tell him the news.她难以开口把这个消息告诉他。IDIOMIdioms containing bringare at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example bring sb/sth to heelis at heel.含 bring 的习语,都可在该等习语中的名词及形容词相关词条找到,如 bring sb/sth to heel 在词条 heel 下。PHRASAL VERBSˌbring sth↔aˈboutto make sth happen 导致;引起SYN
cause
◆What brought about the change in his attitude?是什么使他改变了态度?☞language bank at
cause
ˌbring sb aˈround( NAmE) =
bring sb round
ˌbring sth aˈround to sth( NAmE) =
bring sth round to sth
★ˌbring sb/sth↔ˈbackto return sb/sth 把…送回;归还◆Please bring back all library books by the end of the week.请在周末前把图书馆的书全部归还。◆He brought me back (= gave me a ride home)in his car. 他用车把我送回家。ˌbring sth↔ˈback1to make sb remember sth or think about it again 使回忆起;使想起◆The photographs brought back many pleasant memories.那些照片给人带来很多美好的回忆。2to make sth that existed before be introduced again 恢复;重新使用SYN
reintroduce
◆Most people are against bringing back the death penalty.大多数人反对恢复死刑。ˌbring sb sth↔ˈback | ˌbring sth↔ˈback (for sb)to return with sth for sb 给…带回◆What did you bring the kids back from Italy?你从意大利给孩子们带了什么回来?◆I brought a T-shirt back for Mark.我给马克带回来一件 T 恤衫。ˈbring sb/sth before sb( formal) to present sb/sth for discussion or judgement 将…提交讨论(或审判等)◆The matter will be brought before the committee.这件事将交给委员会讨论。◆He was brought before the court and found guilty.他被送交法庭审判,并被裁定有罪。ˌbring sb↔ˈdown1to make sb lose power or be defeated 打垮;击败◆The scandal may bring down the government.那件丑闻可能使政府垮台。2(in sports 体育运动)to make sb fall over 使跌倒◆He was brought down in the penalty area.他在罚球区被撞倒。ˌbring sth↔ˈdown1★to reduce sth 减少;降低◆We aim to bring down prices on all our computers.我们打算降低我们所有计算机的价格。2to land an aircraft 使(飞机)着陆◆The pilot managed to bring the plane down in a field.飞行员设法将飞机降落在一处田里。3to make an aircraft fall out of the sky 击落◆Twelve enemy fighters had been brought down.有十二架敌方的战斗机被击落。4to make an animal or a bird fall down or fall out of the sky by killing or wounding it 打倒(动物);打落(鸟)◆He brought down the bear with a single shot.他一枪就撂倒了那头熊。ˌbring sb/sth↔ˈforth( old useorformal) to give birth to sb; to produce sth 生产;产出◆She brought forth a son.她生了个儿子。◆trees bringing forth fruit结果实的树木ˌbring sth↔ˈforward1★to move sth to an earlier date or time 将(…的日期或时间)提前◆The meeting has been brought forward from 10 May to 3 May.会议已由 5 月 10 号提前到 5 月 3 号。2to suggest sth for discussion 提议;提出讨论◆Please bring the matter forward at the next meeting.请将这事在下次会议上提出。3to move a total sum from the bottom of one page or column of numbers to the top of the next 把账目转入次页;承前页◆A credit balance of $50 was brought forward from his September account.*50 元的贷方余额是从他九月份的账上转来的。 ˌbring sb↔ˈin1to ask sb to do a particular job or to be involved in sth 请…做;让…参与◆Local residents were angry at not being brought in on (= asked for their opinion about)the new housing proposal. 新的住房方案未征求当地居民的意见,对此他们感到愤怒。bringto do sth ◆Experts were brought in to advise the government.政府请来专家们出谋划策。2(of the police 警方)to bring sb to a police station in order to ask them questions or arrest them 将(某人)带到警察局讯问;逮捕◆Two men were brought in for questioning.有两名男子被带到警察局进行讯问。ˌbring sb/sth↔ˈin1to introduce a new law 提出(新法案)◆They want to bring in a bill to limit arms exports.他们想提出一项限制武器出口的议案。2to attract sb/sth to a place or business 吸引;引入◆We need to bring in a lot more new business.我们需要带来更多的新生意。3to give a decision in court 宣布,作出(裁决)◆The jury brought in a verdict of guilty.陪审团作出裁决宣判有罪。ˌbring sb ˈin sth | ˌbring ˈin sthto make or earn a particular amount of money 赚得;挣◆His freelance work brings him in about $20 000 a year.他做特约工作每年大约赚 2 万元。◆How much does she bring in now?她现在挣多少钱?ˌbring sth↔ˈoffto succeed in doing sth difficult 完成,做完(艰难的工作)SYNpull off◆It was a difficult task but we brought it off.那是一项艰难的工作,但我们还是完成了。◆The goalie brought off a superb save.守门员扑出了一个高难度的险球。ˌbring sb↔ˈonto help sb develop or improve while they are learning to do sth 帮助(学习者)进步;促使提高ˌbring sth↔ˈon1to make sth develop, usually sth unpleasant 使发展,导致(通常指坏事)SYN
cause
◆He was suffering from stress brought on by overwork.他正苦于超负荷工作带来的压力。2to make crops, fruit, etc. grow well 促使(作物、水果等)成长ˈbring sth on yourself/sbto be responsible for sth unpleasant that happens to you/sb 使(自己╱他人)遭受…◆I have no sympathy—you brought it all on yourself.我根本不同情你 — 这都怪你自己。ˌbring sb↔ˈout( BrE) to make people go on strike 使罢工ˌbring sb ˈout of himself, herself, etc.to help sb to feel more confident 使更加自信◆She's a shy girl who needs friends to bring her out of herself.她是个腼腆的女孩,需要朋友帮助克服羞怯心理。ˌbring sth↔ˈout1★to make sth appear 使显现;使表现出◆A crisis brings out the best in her.危机促使她表现得特别出色。2to make sth easy to see or understand 使显出;阐明◆That dress really brings out the colour of your eyes.那件衣服果真能衬托出你眼睛的颜色。3★to produce sth; to publish sth 生产;出版◆The band have just brought out their second album.这个乐队刚刚推出了他们的第二张专辑。ˌbring sb ˈout in sthto make sb's skin be covered in spots, etc. 使(皮肤)长出(斑点等)◆The heat brought him out in a rash.炎热的天气使他浑身长满了痱子。ˌbring sb ˈround( BrE) (NAmEˌbring sb aˈround)(alsoˌbring sb ˈto)to make sb who is unconscious become conscious again 使苏醒ˌbring sb ˈround (to…)( BrE) (NAmEˌbring sb aˈround)to bring sb to sb's house 带某人串门◆Bring the family round one evening. We'd love to meet them.哪天晚上带全家人来坐坐吧,我们很想见见他们。ˌbring sb ˈround (to sth)( BrE) (NAmEˌbring sb aˈround)to persuade sb to agree to sth 说服某人同意(某事)◆He didn't like the plan at first, but we managed to bring him round.他起初并不喜欢这个计划,但我们终于使他回心转意了。ˌbring sth ˈround to sth( BrE) (NAmEˌbring sth aˈround to sth)to direct a conversation to a particular subject 将(话题)导向…ˌbring sb ˈto=
bring sb round
ˌbring A and B toˈgetherto help two people or groups to end a disagreement 使双方言和;使双方和好◆The loss of their son brought the two of them together.丧子使他们两人重归于好。ˌbring sb↔ˈup1★[often passive ]to care for a child, teaching him or her how to behave, etc. 抚养;养育;教养SYN
raise
◆She brought up five children.她抚育了五个孩子。◆He was brought up by his aunt.他是由姨妈带大的。◆a well/badly brought upchild 有教养╱缺乏教养的孩子bringto do sth ◆They were brought up to (= taught as children to)respect authority. 他们从小就被教导尊敬权威。+ noun◆I was brought up a Catholic.我从小就受教养成为天主教徒。☞related noun
upbringing
2( law 律) to make sb appear for trial 使出庭受审;传讯◆He was brought up on a charge of drunken driving.他因酒后开车而受到传讯。ˌbring sth↔ˈup1★to mention a subject or start to talk about it 提出(讨论等)SYN
raise
◆Bring it up at the meeting.请将此事在会议上提出。2( BrE) to vomit呕吐◆to bring up your lunch把午饭吐出来3to make sth appear on a computer screen 使显示在计算机屏幕上;调出◆Click with the right mouse button to bring up a new menu.单击鼠标的右键,调出一个新选单。ˌbring sb ˈup against sthto force sb to know about sth and have to deal with it (使)面临,面对◆Working in the slums brought her up against the realities of poverty.在贫民窟工作使她直面了解贫困的现实。bringbringsbroughtbringingbring/brɪŋ; NAmEbrɪŋ/brought/brɔːt; NAmEbrɔːt/
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bringbring /brɪŋ/ ●●●S1W1 verb (past tense and past participle brought /brɔːt $ brɒːt/) [transitive]
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1a)to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about → take: Did you bring an umbrella? It was the first time Joey had ever brought a girl home. They brought news of further fighting along the border.bring somebody/something to somebody/something Is it OK if I bring some friends to the party?bring somebody/something with you For some reason, Jesse had brought a tape recorder with him.b)to get something for someone and take it to thembring somebody something Can you bring me another beer? Robert asked the waiter to bring him the check. While she was in prison, friends used to bring her books.bring somebody/something to somebody/something He expects me to bring everything to him.► see thesaurus at
take
2a)to make a particular situation exist, or cause a particular feeling: efforts to bring peace to the region The strikes are expected to bring chaos. The senator’s speech brought an angry response from civil rights groups.b)to cause someone or something to reach a particular state or conditionbring something to an end/close/halt/conclusion (=make something stop) The trial was swiftly brought to an end. It was the war that first brought him to power (=made him have power over a country). So far the US has been unable to bring him to justice (=make him be punished for his actions).Bring the sauce to the boil (=heat it until it boils). The country had been brought to its knees (=caused to be in such a bad condition that it is almost impossible to continue).3[always + adverb/preposition] to make something move in a particular directionbring something up/down/round etc Bring your arm up slowly until it’s level with your shoulder. The storm brought the old oak tree crashing down.4[always + adverb/preposition] if something brings people to a place, it makes them go there: The discovery of gold brought thousands of people to the Transvaal.what brings you here? (=used to ask why someone is in a particular place) What brings you here on a night like this?5to make something available for people to use, have, enjoy etc: The expansion of state education brought new and wider opportunities for working class children.bring something to somebody/something The government is launching a new initiative to bring jobs to deprived areas.bring somebody something It’s a good sign – let’s hope it will bring us some luck.6if a period of time brings a particular event or situation, the event or situation happens during that time: The 1930s brought unemployment and economic recession. Who knows what the future will bring?7bring charges/a lawsuit/a court case/a prosecution/a claim (against somebody) to begin a court case in order to try to prove that someone has done something wrong or is legally responsible for something wrong: Survivors of the fire later brought a billion-dollar lawsuit against the company. The police say they are planning to bring charges against him.8bring a smile to somebody’s lips/face to make someone smile: Her words brought a sudden smile to his lips.9bring tears to somebody’s eyes to make someone start to cry: The pain brought tears to his eyes.10bring the total/number/score etc to something used when saying what the new total etc is: This brings the total to 46.11cannot/could not bring yourself to do something to feel unable to do something because it would upset you or someone else too much: She still can’t bring herself to talk about it.12spoken used when saying that something is the next thing that you want to talk aboutthat/this/which brings me to ... This brings me to the main point of today’s meeting.13if a programme is brought to you by a particular television or radio company, they broadcast it or make itsomething is brought to you by somebody This programme is brought to you by the BBC.14bring something to bear (on/upon something) formal to use something, for example your power, authority, or your knowledge, in a way that will have a big effect on something or someone: The full force of the law was brought to bear on anyone who criticized the government.15bring home the bacon informal to earn the money that your family needs to liveCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2nounsbring peace/war· The treaty brought peace to both England and France.bring chaos· A bomb scare brought chaos to the town centre yesterday.bring somebody pleasure/joy/pain/grief etc· The decision brought him great relief.phrasesbring something to an end/halt (=especially something bad)· It is our responsibility to discuss how this conflict can be brought to an end.bring something to a close (=especially a meeting)· At last the meeting was brought to a close.bring something to a conclusion (=used especially in law)· Juvenile cases need to be brought to a conclusion quickly.bring somebody to power (=make someone have power over a country)· The revolution brought to power a communist government.bring somebody to justice (=catch and punish someone for their actions)· The authorities swore that the killers would be brought to justice.bring somebody into contact with somebody/something· The people of the island were suddenly brought into contact with the outside world.bring something/somebody to their knees (=make it almost impossible for someone or something to continue)· A severe drought brought the country to its knees.THESAURUSbring to take something or someone to the place where you are now, or the place where you are going: · Have you brought your ticket with you?· He asked his father if he could bring a friend to stay.take to move something to another place, or help someone go to another place: · I took a book with me to read on the train.· He was taken to hospital by ambulance.get (also fetch especially British English) to go to another place and come back with something or someone: · I went upstairs to get my jacket.· Joseph told me to fetch the doctor, so I ran to the village.bring about phrasal verbto make something happenSYN cause: How can we bring about a change in attitudes? A huge amount of environmental damage has been brought about by the destruction of the rainforests.bring along phrasal verbto take someone or something with you when you go somewhere: You’re welcome to bring along a friend. I’ve brought some pictures along to show you.bring around/round phrasal verb1bring the conversation around/round to something to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a conversation: I’ll try to bring the conversation around to the subject of money.2to make someone become conscious again: I slapped his face a couple of times to try to bring him round.3to manage to persuade someone to do something or to agree with you: She won’t listen to me. Let’s see if Sue can bring her round.bring around/round to I’m sure I can bring him around to our point of view.4to bring someone or something to someone’s house: I’ll bring the books around tomorrow.bring back phrasal verb1bring something ↔ back to start to use something again that was used in the pastSYN reintroduce: The city council has decided to bring back the old electric trams. Bringing back the death penalty has done absolutely nothing to reduce crime.2bring something ↔ back to make you remember something: The trip brought back a lot of happy memories. Seeing those pictures on TV brought it all back to me.3bring something ↔ back to take something or someone with you when you come back from somewherebring something back for somebody Don’t forget to bring something back for the kids.bring somebody back something If you’re going to the store, could you bring me back a six-pack?4bring somebody ↔ back to return someone to their previous job or position of authoritySYN reinstate: Following their latest defeat, soccer fans are urging the club to bring back the former manager.5bring somebody back to something if something that is said brings you back to a particular subject, it is connected with that subject, so you will start talking about it again: This brings us back to the question of funding.bring down phrasal verb1to reduce something to a lower level: The government hopes these measures will help to bring down inflation.2to fly a plane down to the groundSYN land: The pilot managed to bring the plane down safely.3to make a plane, bird, or animal fall to the ground by shooting at it: A bomber had been brought down by anti-aircraft fire.4to force a government or ruler to stop ruling a country: a crisis that could bring down the government5to make someone fall over: He was brought down by the goalkeeper and awarded a penalty.bring down on/upon phrasal verbto make something bad happen to someone, especially to yourself or to people connected with you: His recklessness brought down disaster on the whole family.bring forth phrasal verb literaryto produce something or make it appear: a tragic love affair that brought forth only painbring forward phrasal verb1to change an arrangement so that something happens soonerbring forward to The meeting’s been brought forward to Thursday.2bring forward legislation/plans/policies etc to officially introduce plans etc for people to discuss: The government has brought forward new proposals to tackle the problem of increasing crime.3to record the result of a calculation so that it can be used in a further calculation: The balance brought forward is £21,765.bring in phrasal verb1to introduce a new law: Harsh anti-trade union laws were brought in in the early 1980s.2to ask someone to become involved in a discussion or situation: I’d like to bring in Doctor Hall here and ask him his views.bring somebody in to do something The police were brought in to investigate the matter.3to earn a particular amount or produce a particular amount of profit: The sale of the house only brought in about £45,000.4to attract customers to a shop or business: We’ve got to bring in more business if we want the restaurant to survive.5bring in a verdict to say officially in a law court whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crimeSYN return a verdict: The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.bring into phrasal verb1to cause someone or something to be in a particular situation: Most of the land has now been brought into cultivation. The work brought me into contact with a lot of very interesting people.2to make someone become involved in a discussion or situation: The government is trying to bring teachers into the debate on education. There is a danger that this could bring other countries into the war.bring off phrasal verbto succeed in doing something difficultSYN pull off: They managed to bring off the most daring jewellery robbery in history.bring on phrasal verb1to make something bad or unpleasant happenSYN cause: Stress can bring on an asthma attack. What’s brought this on? Have I upset you somehow?2to help someone to improve or make progress: Teachers have to bring on the bright children and at the same time give extra help to those who need it.3to make plants or crops grow faster: Keeping the young plants in a greenhouse will help bring them on.4bring it on informal used to say that you are prepared and willing to deal with something bad that is likely to happenbring on/upon phrasal verbto make something unpleasant happen to someone: You have brought disaster on the whole village!bring something on/upon yourself I’ve got no sympathy for him – he’s brought this all on himself!bring onto phrasal verbif something brings you onto a particular subject, it is a good time for you to start talking about it: This brings me onto the question of pay rises.bring out phrasal verb1to make something easier to see, taste, notice etc: The spices really bring out the flavour of the meat. Fatherhood seems to have brought out the caring side of him.2to produce something that will be sold to the public: He’s bringing out a new album next month.3to take something out of a place: Jenny opened the cupboard and brought out a couple of bottles.4bring out the best/worst in somebody to make someone behave in the best or worst way that they can: Alcohol just brings out the worst in her.5bring somebody out of himself/herself to make someone feel more confident and able to talk to people: Changing schools has really brought her out of herself.bring out in phrasal verbif something brings you out in spots, it makes them appear on your skin: Any foods containing wheat bring him out in a rash.bring round → bring somebody/something around/roundbring through phrasal verbto help someone to successfully deal with a very difficult event or period of time: Both my children have brought me through extremely difficult times since my husband died.bring together phrasal verb1to arrange for people to meet and do something together: We brought together researchers from three different universities to work on the project.2to make people have a better relationship or feel closer to each other: Any attack by a foreign power will inevitably bring the people of a country together.bring up phrasal verb1to mention a subject or start to talk about itSYN raise: Why did you have to bring up the subject of money?2to look after and influence a child until he or she is grown upSYN raise: He was brought up by his grandparents.bring somebody up to do something In my day, children were brought up to respect the law.be brought up (as) a Catholic/Muslim etc I was brought up a Catholic. →
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3to make something appear on a computer screen: Can you bring up the list of candidates again?4British English if you bring food up, it comes back up from your stomach and out of your mouth: I had a sandwich for lunch and promptly brought it up again.5to charge someone with a particular crime and make them go to a court to be judgedbring up before He was brought up before a magistrate, charged with dangerous driving.6 bring somebody up short/with a start to surprise someone and make them suddenly stop talking or doing something: Her question brought me up short.
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带来(73%),促使(9%),引起(9%),产生(6%),劝诱(3%)
vt.带来;促使;引起;使某人处于某种情况或境地
n.(Bring)人名;(英、瑞典)布林
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