词组 | bring back |
释义 | Idiom bring backbring back (something) 1. to cause something to become popular again. He's trying to bring back disco music. 2. to cause someone to remember something. That music always brings back happy memories. Related vocabulary: bring to mind someone/somethingPhr V bring back brings, bringing, brought bring back sth or bring sth back to make someone remember or think about something from the pastWe talked about our time together in Edinburgh and it really brought back memories.I spent a couple of hours looking at my old holiday photos and it brought it all back. (= it made me remember events from the past) to start to do or use something that used be done or used in the pastTrams have recently been brought back in Manchester.They're always campaigning to bring back the death penalty. bring back sb or bring sb back to give someone their previous job or positionHe resigned his post in 1987 but was brought back by the new administration. to make someone live again after they have diedMargaret was dead and no amount of grieving would bring her back.His heart stopped beating during the operation and the doctors tried to bring him back to life but they were too late. bring back1. To cause something to regain its former popularity. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "bring" and "back." Yeah, let's not bring back the leisure suit—it's not a good look for anyone. Several new artists seem to be bringing '80s pop back. 2. To return an item to its owner or to its original place. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "bring" and "back." You can borrow my textbook, but please bring it back tomorrow so I can study for the test. I need to bring back these books to the library by Thursday. 3. To bring someone to a particular place or person. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "bring" and "back." I'm taking my niece to the zoo tomorrow afternoon and then bringing her back to her dad's house afterward. You should bring back Dana to our house after your meeting, I want to talk to her. 4. To induce memories of one's past. That song brings back such fond memories of my childhood. 5. To reanimate a person or animal that has died. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "bring" and "back." I would give anything to bring my father back—he died far too young. Do you think we'll ever bring back the woolly mammoth? bring someone or something backto make someone or something return. (See also something back to life">bring something back to life.) Would you please bring the child back? Bring back my child! bring something back (to someone)to remind someone of something. The funeral brought memories back. The warm winds brought back the old feeling of loneliness that I had experienced so many times in the tropics. bring something backto restore an earlier style or practice. Please bring the good old days back. Bring back good times for all of us. |
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