bring

bring
(pastandpast participle brought )
  1. [with obj.and usu. with adverbial of direction]come to a place with (someone or something)
    带来,拿来,取来
    she brought Luke home from hospital.
    她把鲁克从医院带回家。
    [with two objs]Liz brought her a glass of water.
    莉姿给她端了杯水。
    ■cause (someone or something) to come to a place
    使…来
    what brings you here?.
    什么风把你吹来了?。
    a felony case brought before a jury.
    陪审团判的一起重罪案。
    his inner confidence has brought him through his ordeal.
    他内心的自信使他挺过了那段苦难。
    ■cause (someone or something) to move in a particular direction or way
    使朝某个方向运动
    he brought his hands out of his pockets.
    他把手拿出口袋。
    heavy rain brought down part of the ceiling.
    大雨淋垮了部分屋顶。
    ■cause (something)
    引起
    the bad weather brought famine.
    恶劣的天气造成了饥荒。
    her letter brought forth a torrent of criticism.
    她的信引起了激烈的批评。
    ■cause (someone or something) to be in or change to a particular state or condition
    使处于某状态(或境况)
    I'll give you an aspirin to bring down your temperature.
    我给你服片阿司匹林降降体温。
    his approach brought him into conflict with government.
    他的态度使他和政府之间发生了冲突。
    the thought brought him out in a cold sweat.
    这个想法使他出了身冷汗。
    ■(bring someone in)involve (someone) in a particular activity
    使参加(活动)
    he has brought in a consultancy company.
    他请了家咨询公司。
    ■initiate (legal action) against someone
    对(人)采取(法律)行动;起诉,控告
    riot and conspiracy charges should be brought against them.
    应该以暴动和阴谋罪控告他们。
    ■[usu. with negative](bring oneself to do something)force oneself to do something unpleasant or distressing
    勉强自己做
    she could not bring herself to mention it.
    她不能勉强自己提起这件事。
    ■cause someone to receive (an amount of money) as income or profit
    给…带来收入;使获利
    two important Chippendale lots brought £10,000 each.
    两件重要的奇彭代尔家具各拍卖了10,000英镑。
    [with two objs]five more novels brought him £150,000.
    另外五本小说又给他带来了15万英镑的收入。
常用词组
bring home the bacon
  1. 见 bacon
bring something home to someone
  1. 见 home
bring the house down
  1. make an audience respond with great enthusiasm, typically as shown by their laughter or applause
    博得全场喝彩
bring something into play
  1. cause something to begin operating or to have an effect; activate
    使运行;使生效;激活
bring something to bear
  1. exert influence or pressure so as to cause a particular result
    (为得到某结果而)施加(影响,压力)
    he was released after pressure had been brought to bear by the aid agencies.
    几家援助机构施加了压力之后他被释放了。
bring someone to book
  1. 见 book
bring something to light
  1. 见 light
bring someone/thing to mind
  1. cause one to remember or think of someone or something
    使想起,使记起
    all that marble brought to mind a mausoleum.
    所有那些大理石让人想起了陵墓。
bring something to pass
  1. (chiefly poetic/literary)cause something to happen
    (主诗/文)引起,导致
派生
bringer
noun
语源
  1. Old English bringan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brengen and German bringen
继承用法
bring something about
  1. cause something to happen
    引起,导致
    she brought about a revolution in psychoanalysis.
    她引发了心理分析领域的一场革命。
  2. cause a ship to head in a different direction
    使船转向
bring something back
  1. cause something to return
    使返回;使被忆起
    the smell of the tiny church brought back every memory of my childhood.
    小教堂的气息勾起了我对童年的丝丝回忆。
    ■reintroduce something
    重新引入;重新起用
    bringing back capital punishment would solve nothing.
    重新起用死刑不能解决任何问题。
bring someone down
  1. cause someone to fall over, especially in tackling them during a football or rugby match
    (尤指在足球、橄榄球比赛中阻截对手时)使绊倒
    ■cause someone to lose power
    使下台
    the vote will not bring down the government.
    这次选举不会使政府倒台。
    ■make someone unhappy
    使不开心
bring someone/thing down
  1. cause an animal or person to fall over by shooting them
    射倒,击倒(动物,人)
    ■cause an aircraft or bird to fall from the sky by shooting it
    射落;击落(飞机,鸟)
bring something forth
  1. (archaic or poetic/literary)give birth
    (古 或 诗/文)生,使出生
    why does Elsbeth not bring forth a child?.
    埃尔贝斯为什么不生孩子?。
bring something forward
  1. move a meeting or event to an earlier date or time
    使(会议或事件)提前
  2. [often as adj. brought forward](in bookkeeping) transfer a total sum from the bottom of one page to the top of the next
    (簿记用语)把总数从页末转入下页首
  3. propose a plan, subject, or idea for consideration
    提出(计划,主题,观点)
bring something in
  1. introduce something, especially a new law or product
    实施(新法律);引进(新产品)
    Congress brought in reforms to prevent abuse of presidential power.
    国会进行了新的改革,以防止总统滥用权力。
  2. make or earn a particular amount of money
    挣(钱);筹(钱)
    their fund-raising efforts have brought in more than $1 million.
    他们的募捐活动筹到了100多万美元。
  3. (of a jury) give a decision in court
    (陪审团)作出(判决)
    the jury brought in a unanimous verdict.
    陪审团作出一致判决。
bring someone off
  1. rescue someone from a ship in difficulties
    (从遇难船只中)营救,救出
  2. (vulgar slang)give someone or oneself an orgasm
    (粗俚)使经历性高潮
bring something off
  1. achieve something successfully
    做好,做成
    a good omelette is very hard to bring off.
    煎蛋卷是很难做好的。
bring someone on
  1. encourage someone who is learning something to develop or improve at a faster rate
    鼓励,激励
bring something on
  1. cause something, typically something unpleasant, to occur or develop
    引起,招致,惹
    ulcers are not brought on by a rich diet.
    溃疡并不是油腻饮食引起的。
    ■(bring something on /upon)be responsible for something, typically something unpleasant, that happens to (oneself or someone else)
    使遭受,对…负责(尤指发生在自己或别人身上的不愉快的事)
    he's brought it upon himself—he's not a victim.
    他咎由自取,不是别人害的。
  2. (of the weather) promote the growth of crops
    (天气)有利于农作物生长
bring someone out
  1. encourage someone to feel more confident
    鼓励
    she needs friends to bring her out of herself.
    她需要朋友的鼓励。
  2. (Brit.)cause someone to go on strike
    (英)使罢工
bring something out
  1. produce and launch a new product or publication
    推出(新产品或新书刊)
    the band are bringing out a video.
    这个乐队将推出新的录像带。
  2. make something more evident; emphasize something
    使更明显;衬托出,烘托出;强调
    the shawl brings out the colour of your eyes.
    这条围巾能衬托出你眼睛的颜色。
    playing for United will bring out the best in me.
    为联队打球会让我发挥最大的潜能。
bring someone round (或 around)
  1. restore someone to consciousness
    使苏醒
  2. persuade someone to do something, especially to adopt one's own point of view
    劝说某人做某事(尤指接受自己的观点)
    she's not keen, but I think I can bring her round.
    她并不是很热心,但我想我可以说服她。
bring someone to
  1. restore someone to consciousness
    使苏醒
bring something to
  1. cause a boat to a stop, especially by turning into the wind
    使船停止(尤指以转向逆风的方法)
bring up
  1. (chiefly of a ship) come to a stop
    (主要指船)停止
bring someone up
  1. look after a child until it is an adult
    把孩子抚养成人
    ■(be brought up)be taught as a child to adopt particular behaviour or attitudes
    (自小)接受教导
    he had been brought up to believe that marriage was forever.
    他从小就被灌输婚姻应天长地久的观念。
bring something up
  1. vomit something
    吐,呕吐
  2. raise a matter for discussion or consideration
    提出(以供讨论或考虑)
    she tried repeatedly to bring up the subject of money.
    她不断地试图提出钱这个话题。
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