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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/something
Phr V
bring back
brings, bringing, brought
bring back sth or bring sth back
to make someone remember or think about something from the past
We 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 past
Trams 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 position
He resigned his post in 1987 but was brought back by the new administration.
to make someone live again after they have died
Margaret 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.
phrasebring back1. bring back sth/sbbring 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 sthbring 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 formal3. bring back sthbring 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 formal4. bring back sthbring 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 sthbring 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: return6. bring back sbbring 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: reinstate7. bring sb backbring 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 backbring 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

1. 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 back

to 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 back

to 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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