| 词组 | bring |
| 释义 | bring [brought, brought, bringing] bring about bring about sth • bring sth about to make something happen, especially a change or better situation: ▪ The war brought about huge social and political changes. ▪ Great improvements in public health have been brought about by advances in medical science. ■ SIMILAR TO: cause bring along 1. bring along sb/sth • bring sb/sth along to bring someone or something with you when you come to a place: ▪ The exhibition is open to people of all ages, so bring along your family and friends. ▪ We'd like to see your designs for the new theatre, so bring them along to the interview on Friday. 2. bring sb/sth along • bring along sb/sth AmE to train or help a person, team etc so that they become better at something: ▪ "Our plan was to bring this team along slowly," said UCLA coach Andy Janachowski. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bring on bring around ! In British English people usually use bring round. In American English people always use bring around. 1. bring sth/sb around • bring sth/sb round • bring around sth/sb • bring round sth/sb to bring something or someone to someone else's house, when it is not far away: ▪ I'll ask the driver to bring the car around to your house. ▪ We have a French visitor staying with us. I'd like to bring her round to meet your parents. ▪ If you're going to be in this evening, I'll bring round the forms for you to sign. 2. bring sb around/round to persuade someone to change their opinion and agree with you or do what you want: ▪ At first Joanna was unwilling to support the campaign, but in the end his arguments brought her around. +to ▪ Don't worry about Marius, I think I can bring him round to our way of thinking. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑win over 3. bring sth around/round • bring around/round sth to move among a group of people and give them something or take something from them, especially when serving them with food or drinks: ▪ Waiters brought around sandwiches and glasses of iced Saratoga water. ▪ The usually bring round a collection box during the last hymn. 4. bring sb around/round to make someone become conscious again after they have been unconscious: ▪ Amy had fainted, but we managed to bring her round with water from the cold tap. ■ OPPOSITE: knock out bring around to bring sth/sb around to sth • bring sth/sb round to sth to gradually change the subject of a conversation or discussion, so that someone starts talking about the subject you want them to talk about: ▪ It took her a long time to bring him round to the important question of their children's education. bring the conversation around/round to sth ▪ Bertie was desperately trying to bring the conversation round to the topic of food and drink. bring back 1. bring back sth/sb • bring sth/sb back to bring something or someone with you when you return from somewhere: ▪ The ivory elephant was a souvenir that Winston had brought back from India. bring sb back sth ▪ If you're going down to the store, would you bring me back a six-pack of beer? 2. bring back sth • bring sth back to start to have or use a law, system, method etc, that was used in the past but has not been used recently: ▪ They should bring back the death penalty for murder - at least that's what I think. ▪ They're bringing back the old electric trams to help solve the city's public transport problems. + to ▪ Zyuganov's party would like to bring Communist rule back to Russia. ■ SIMILAR TO: restore formal 3. bring back sth • bring sth back to make a feeling or quality begin to exist again in a place, situation etc + to ▪ It was hoped that the agreement would bring peace back to the streets of Beirut. ▪ a contest that should bring back excitement to heavyweight boxing ■ SIMILAR TO: restore formal 4. bring back sth • bring sth back to make someone remember or think of something that they experienced in the past: bring back memories ▪ Hearing that song always brought back sweet memories of a certain night in Santa Cruz. bring it all back (=make someone remember everything about an experience) ▪ "The film brought it all back to me," said 78-year old Jack Riley, who had fought in the war himself as a young man. 5. bring back sth • bring sth back to return something to the shop where you bought it, for example because you are not satisfied with it or you want to exchange it for something else: ▪ If you don't like it, you can always bring it back. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑return 6. bring back sb • bring sb back to give someone the job or the position of authority that they had in the past: ▪ After two bad seasons Johnson resigned, and the directors voted to bring back the former manager, Alf Stephens. ■ SIMILAR TO: reinstate 7. bring sb back • bring back sb to make someone who has just died become alive again: ▪ I wish she would recognise the fact that Albert is dead and gone, and nothing can ever bring him back bring sb back to life ▪ Kenna - full of hope - tried to bring him back to life by applying the magic herb known as moly. bring back to bring sb back to earth/reality to force someone to think about the real situation they are in, after a period when they were happily ignoring it: ▪ Emily was still daydreaming about Italy and Guiseppe, when a sharp knock at the door brought her back to reality. ▪ I'd been enjoying planning our holiday until Beryl brought me back to earth by reminding me of our debts. bring down 1. bring down sth • bring sth down to reduce the number, amount, price, or level of something: ▪ Clinton succeeded in bringing down the number of unemployed. ▪ Competition between airlines has brought down fares dramatically. + to ▪ Our aim is to bring inflation down to 2.5%. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reduce, ↑cut 2. bring down sb/sth • bring sb/sth down to remove a ruler or government from their position of power: ▪ The Watergate scandal caused a political crisis and finally brought down President Nixon. ▪ A defeat on this issue could bring down the government. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑topple 3. bring down sth • bring sth down to shoot at a plane, bird, or animal and make it fall to the ground: ▪ An F117 bomber had been brought down by a Serb ground-to-air missile. ▪ I held my rifle steady and brought down the stag with my second shot. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑shoot down 4. bring down sth • bring sth down to fly a plane down to the ground safely, especially when there is a problem with it: ▪ The pilot skilfully brought the Cesna down in a hay meadow by the river. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑land 5. bring down sth • bring sth down to move your arm or a weapon, tool etc quickly downwards, especially in order to hit something: ▪ McGraw raised his axe and brought it down with a thud. 6. bring sb down • bring down sb to make someone fall to the ground, for example by holding onto them, kicking them, or pushing them, especially in a game such as football: ▪ The goalkeeper had brought down Gareth Evans on the edge of the penalty area. ▪ He ran after his attacker and managed to bring him down. bring down on/upon ! Bring down upon is more formal than bring down on and is mostly used in writing. bring sth down on/upon sb • bring down sth on/upon sb formal to make something bad happen to someone, especially yourself or your family, by behaving in a particular way: ▪ His behaviour has brought down shame on all his family. ▪ The demonstrators brought down upon themselves the anger of the military government. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bring on/upon bring forth bring forth sth formal literary to produce a particular result or reaction, or to make something happen: ▪ I feel sure that such a generous offer would bring forth an enthusiastic response. ▪ a tragic love affair that brought forth only pain ▪ Each day brings forth fresh wonders. bring forward 1. bring forward sth • bring sth forward to change the date or time of an event so that it happens earlier than was arranged: ▪ There are urgent matters to discuss, so we have decided to bring forward the date of our next meeting. + to ▪ The wedding has been brought forward to the first Saturday in June. 2. bring forward sth • bring sth forward to officially suggest a new plan or idea so that it can be discussed by a committee, parliament etc: ▪ The government has brought forward a set of proposals for dealing with juvenile crime. ▪ Scientists are being invited to bring forward plans for research into alternative sources of energy. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put forward, propose 3. bring forward sth • bring sth forward technical to include an amount of money in a later set of figures or calculations: ▪ The balance brought forward is $21,675. bring in 1. bring in sth to earn a particular amount of money, or produce a particular amount of profit: ▪ Paul brings in about $800 a month from his job at the local hospital. ▪ Her books bring in about $500,000 a year. 2. bring in sth • bring sth in if a government or organization brings in a new law, rule, system, or method, they introduce it and start to use it for the first time: ▪ The government is expected to bring in tough new laws on immigration. ▪ Few companies will be willing to bring in the new technology unless it can be shown to reduce production costs. ■ SIMILAR TO: introduce 3. bring in sb • bring sb in to get someone with special skills or knowledge to do something or take part in something, especially in order to help you deal with a problem: bring sb in to do sth ▪ They brought in a team of experts to investigate the causes of the accident. ▪ The former Wimbledon champion was brought in to coach the young players. + on ▪ When local police failed to find the killer, the FBI was brought in on the case. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑call in 4. bring in sth/sb • bring sth/sb in to attract new business, trade, customers etc: ▪ The bank's offer of free financial advice has brought in thousands of customers. ▪ an advertising campaign that is bringing in a lot of new business ▪ Julia Roberts' new movie has been bringing in huge audiences around the country. 5. bring in sth • bring sth in to include or mention something in a piece of writing or a speech, especially for a particular purpose: ▪ Try to bring in a few quotations from Shakespeare's plays to illustrate the points you are making. bring into 1. bring sth into sth to add a particular quality to a situation or to someone's life: ▪ Our aim is to bring more fun into children's education. ▪ She had contacted the dating agency in the hope that it would bring a little romance into her life. 2. bring sth into sth to talk about or include something in a conversation or discussion: ▪ There is no need to bring a lot of detail into the negotiations at this stage. 3. bring sb/sth into sth to involve someone or something in a situation, especially an unpleasant situation that is not connected with them: ▪ This is a purely political matter, so don't start trying to bring my family into it. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑drag into bring off bring off sth • bring sth off to succeed in doing something that is very difficult: ▪ It was an amazing victory, and the whole team brought it off together by training incredibly hard. ▪ Larry's a brilliant negotiator, and he's brought off some big deals in his time. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pull off, ↑carry off bring on 1. bring on sth • bring sth on to make the start of a pain, illness or problem start to happen: ▪ He complained that the noise and fumes from the engine always brought on a headache. ▪ The company's troubles had been brought on by lack of financial planning. ▪ He had suffered a heart attack, brought on by stress and alcohol abuse. ■ SIMILAR TO: cause 2. bring sb on • bring on sb BrE to help someone to improve their skills: ▪ Teachers need to bring on the weaker students, and not just concentrate on their star pupils. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bring along AmE, ↑help along 3. bring on sth • bring sth on BrE to make plants or crops grow faster: ▪ The hot weather has really brought on the roses. bring on/upon ! Bring upon is more formal than bring on and is mostly used in writing bring sth on/upon sb to make something bad happen to someone, especially yourself or your family, by behaving in a particular way: ▪ Gloria ran off with a married man and brought shame on the whole family. bring sth on yourself ▪ By refusing to talk to the police he only brought suspicion on himself. bring it (all) on yourself ▪ He doesn't deserve any sympathy. He brought it all on himself. bring out 1. bring out sth • bring sth out to produce a new product, book, record etc and make it available for the public to buy: ▪ Sony is about to bring out a complete recording of the film music from 'Titanic'. ▪ Since it was brought out last autumn, sales of the new software have been very slow. 2. bring out sth • bring sth out to make a particular quality or taste more noticeable: ▪ You can bring out the flavour of the vegetables by steaming them in a pressure cooker. ▪ Becoming a father seems to have brought out the gentle side of his nature. 3. bring out the best/worst in sb to make someone's best or worst qualities appear in the way they behave: ▪ There's something about driving a car that brings out the worst in me. ▪ A crisis invariably brings out the best in people. bring out the romantic/poet etc in sb (=make someone behave in a way that is typical of a romantic person, poet etc) ▪ It's such a beautiful place. It's guaranteed to bring out the romantic in him. 4. bring sb out to make someone less shy and more confident: ▪ She's a shy girl and she needs friends - I hope going to college will bring her out. bring sb out of himself/herself ▪ Rick's teacher has done an excellent job - she's really brought him out of himself. bring out in bring sb out in spots/a rash/a sweat BrE to cause spots etc to appear on someone's skin or to make them sweat (=lose liquid through their skin because they are nervous or hot): ▪ I can't eat strawberries - they bring me out in a rash. bring sb out in a cold sweat (=make someone sweat because they are very frightened) ▪ The very thought of appearing in court brought him out in a cold sweat. bring round ► see ↑bring around/round bring round to ► see bring around/round to bring through bring sb through • bring sb through sth to help someone to deal successfully with a difficult time in their life or a difficult event or situation: ▪ Both my children have brought me through extremely difficult times since my husband died. ▪ It was a real crisis, but Alice's strong personality brought her through. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get through bring to bring sb to to make someone conscious again when they have been unconscious: ▪ The sound of voices brought him to, and he suddenly found himself in a room full of strangers. ■ SIMILAR TO: bring sb around/round bring together 1. bring sb together • bring together sb to make people become friends with each other, especially people who are very different, or to make people have a much closer and more friendly relationship: ▪ What was it that brought you two together? Was it your love of music? ▪ At Atlantic College we aim to bring together young people of different cultures and backgrounds from all over the world. bring sb closer together ▪ As it happened, the tragedy of our daughter's death actually brought us closer together. 2. bring sth together • bring together sth to make it possible to see or experience an unusual variety of things, by collecting or uniting them together: ▪ The exhibition brings together some of Ruskin's finest architectural drawings. ▪ Whiteread's work brings together a whole range of different styles and influences. bring up 1. bring up sb • bring sb up to look after and educate a child until he or she is grown up: ▪ After Ben's mother died when he was three, he was brought up by his grandmother. ▪ Where will they find the money to bring up six children. be brought up to do sth (=be taught by your parents to behave in a particular way) ▪ In my day children were brought up to respect the law. bring sb up (as) a Catholic/Muslim etc ▪ When they adopted Lucy, it was agreed that she should be brought up as a Catholic. ■ SIMILAR TO: raise upbringing n singular the way that parents treat their children and the things they teach them while they are growing up: ▪ Mike had a very strict upbringing. well-brought up adj a child who is well brought up has been taught to be polite and to behave well: ▪ a well-brought up little girl 2. bring up sth • bring sth up to mention a subject or start to talk about it during a conversation or discussion: ▪ Why did you have to bring up the subject of money? ▪ I shall bring this question up at the next meeting. ■ SIMILAR TO: raise 3. bring up sth • bring sth up BrE to vomit something. If you vomit, food comes up from your stomach and out through your mouth because you are ill or drunk: ▪ She rushed to the toilet and started bringing up her breakfast. ■ SIMILAR TO: vomit formal, ↑throw up, ↑spew up BrE informal 4. bring sb up usually passive to charge someone with a crime and make them appear before a court of law +before ▪ Ben was brought up before the magistrates and accused of being drunk and disorderly. ▪ The two men were brought up before the courts on charges of receiving stolen goods. bring upon ► see ↑bring on/upon |
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