| 词组 | bring on |
| 释义 | 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 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. |
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