| 单词 | bring |
| 释义 | bring (brɪŋ ) Word forms: brings , bringing , brought 1. verb A2 If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you. Remember to bring an apron or an old shirt to protect your clothes. [VERB noun] Come to my party and bring a friend with you. [VERB noun] Someone went upstairs and brought down a huge kettle. [VERB noun with adverb] My father brought home a book for me. [VERB noun + for] Synonyms: fetch, take, carry, bear 2. verb A2 If you bring something somewhere, you move it there. Reaching into her pocket, she brought out a key. [VERB noun with adverb] Her mother brought her hands up to her face. [VERB noun with adverb] 3. verb A2 If you bring something that someone wants or needs, you get it for them or carry it to them. He went and poured a brandy for Dena and brought it to her. [VERB noun + for] The stewardess kindly brought me a blanket. [VERB noun noun] 4. verb B2 To bring something or someone to a place or position means to cause them to come to the place or move into that position. I told you about what brought me here. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] ... an emotional acceptance speech that brought the crowd to its feet. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] She survived a gas blast which brought her home crashing down on top of her. [VERB noun verb-ing] 5. verb B2 If you bring something new to a place or group of people, you introduce it to that place or cause those people to hear or know about it. ...a brave reporter who had risked death to bring the story to the world. [VERB noun to noun] ...the drive to bring art to the public. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: introduce 6. verb B2 To bring someone or something into a particular state or condition means to cause them to be in that state or condition. He brought the car to a stop in front of the square. [VERB noun preposition] His work as a historian brought him into conflict with the political establishment. [VERB noun preposition] The incident brings the total of people killed to fifteen. [VERB noun preposition] They have brought down income taxes. [VERB noun with adverb] 7. verb B1+ If something brings a particular feeling, situation, or quality, it makes people experience it or have it. We should be deeply proud of their efforts to bring peace to these warzones. [VERB noun + to] Banks have brought trouble on themselves by lending rashly. [VERB noun + on] He brought to the job not just considerable experience but passionate enthusiasm. [VERB + to] Her three children brought her joy. [VERB noun noun] 8. verb B2 If a period of time brings a particular thing, it happens during that time. For Sandro, the new year brought disaster. [VERB noun] We don't know what the future will bring. [VERB noun] 9. verb If you bring a legal action against someone or bring them to trial, you officially accuse them of doing something illegal. He campaigned relentlessly to bring charges of corruption against members of the party. [VERB noun + against] The ship's captain and crew may be brought to trial and even sent to prison. [be VERB-ed + to] 10. verb If a television or radio programme is brought to you by an organization, they make it, broadcast it, or pay for it to be made or broadcast. [mainly British] You're listening to Science in Action, brought to you by the BBC World Service. [be VERB-ed + to] We'll be bringing you all the details of the day's events. [VERB noun noun] 11. verb When you are talking, you can say that something brings you to a particular point in order to indicate that you have now reached that point and are going to talk about a new subject. Which brings me to a delicate matter I should like to raise. [VERB noun to noun] And that brings us to the end of this special report from Germany. [VERB noun + to] 12. verb If you cannot bring yourself to do something, you cannot do it because you find it too upsetting, embarrassing, or disgusting. It is very tragic and I am afraid I just cannot bring myself to talk about it. [VERB pronoun-reflexive to-infinitive] 13. to bring something alive phrase If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive. The doctor's voice had come alive and his small eyes shone. ...the songs of birds that bring the garden alive. 14. to bring something to bear phrase If you bring something to bear on a situation, you use it to deal with that situation. British scientists have brought computer science to bear on this problem. 15. to bring the house down phrase If a person or their performance or speech brings the house down, the audience claps, laughs, or shouts loudly because the performance or speech is very impressive or amusing. [informal] It's really an amazing dance. It just always brings the house down. 16. to bring up the rear phrase If a person or vehicle is bringing up the rear, they are the last person or vehicle in a moving line of them. ...police motorcyclists bringing up the rear of the procession. [+ of] Phrasal verbs: bring about phrasal verb B2 To bring something about means to cause it to happen. One way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country. [VERB PARTICLE noun] bring along phrasal verb B1+ If you bring someone or something along, you bring them with you when you come to a place. They brought along Laura Jane in a pram. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Dad brought a notebook along to the beach, in case he was seized by sudden inspiration. [VERB noun PARTICLE] bring around regional note: in BRIT, also use bring round 1. phrasal verb If you bring someone around when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again. I'd passed out and he'd brought me round. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you bring someone around, you cause them to change their opinion about something so that they agree with you. We will do everything we can to bring parliament round to our point of view. [V n P to n] bring back 1. phrasal verb B2 Something that brings back a memory makes you think about it. Your article brought back sad memories for me. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Talking about it brought it all back. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B2 When people bring back a practice or fashion that existed at an earlier time, they introduce it again. A petition to bring back the hit TV show has been signed by 430,000 fans.. [VERB PARTICLE noun] bring down 1. phrasal verb When people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power. They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition. [VERB PARTICLE noun] ...a petition backing the Prime Minister against a minority of MPs who want to bring him down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B2 If someone or something brings down a person or aeroplane, they cause them to fall, usually by shooting them. Military historians may never know what brought down the jet. [VERB PARTICLE noun] bring forward 1. phrasal verb B1 If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned. He had to bring forward an 11 o'clock meeting so that he could get to the funeral on time. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The election date had to be brought forward by two months. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. phrasal verb If you bring forward an argument or proposal, you state it so that people can consider it. The Government will bring forward several proposals for legislation. [VERB PARTICLE noun] bring in 1. phrasal verb B2 When a government or organization brings in a new law or system, they introduce it. The government brought in a controversial law under which it could take any land it wanted. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb B2 Someone or something that brings in money makes it or earns it. I have three part-time jobs, which bring in about £14,000 a year. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb B2 If you bring in someone from outside a team or organization, you invite them to do a job or join in an activity or discussion. The firm decided to bring in a new management team. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb When a jury or inquest brings in a verdict, the verdict is officially decided. The jury took 23 hours to bring in its verdict. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] The inquest will bring in a verdict of suicide. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] bring off phrasal verb If you bring off something difficult, you do it successfully. They were about to bring off an even bigger coup. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He thought his book would change society. But he didn't bring it off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] bring on 1. phrasal verb B2 If something brings on an illness, pain, or feeling, especially one that you often suffer from, it causes you to have it. Severe shock can bring on an attack of acne. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Bob died of a heart attack, brought on by his lifestyle. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] 2. See bring it on! bring out 1. phrasal verb B2 When a person or company brings out a new product, especially a new book or CD, they produce it and put it on sale. A journalist all his life, he's now brought out a book. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb Something that brings out a particular kind of behaviour or feeling in you causes you to show it, especially when it is something you do not normally show. He is totally dedicated and brings out the best in his pupils. [VERB PARTICLE noun] bring round bring around bring to phrasal verb [VERB noun PARTICLE] If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again. bring up 1. phrasal verb B1 When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up. She brought up four children. [VERB PARTICLE noun] His grandmother and his father brought him up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He was brought up in North Yorkshire. [be V-ed P prep/adv] We'd been brought up to think that borrowing money was bad. [be V-ed P to-inf] I was brought up a Methodist. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you bring up a particular subject, you introduce it into a discussion or conversation. He brought up a subject rarely raised during the course of this campaign. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Why are you bringing it up now? [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If someone brings up food or wind, food or air is forced up from their stomach through their mouth. It's hard for the baby to bring up wind. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: bring something home to someone to make someone fully aware of how serious or important something such as a problem, danger, or situation is This new TV advert really brings home to people how badly some children are treated. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bring home the bacon to be the person in a family who goes out to work and earns enough money for the family to live on The question `Who brings up the baby and who brings home the bacon?' has become one of the most important of all political questions. [journalism] to win or do very well in sport But Reid and Duffield showed that, given the right horsepower, they are capable of bringing home the bacon in style. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bring someone to heel or call someone to heel to force or order someone to obey you In practice it's still not clear how the president will use his power to bring the republics to heel. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bring the curtain down on something to cause or mark the end of an event or situation Richardson brings the curtain down on one of the most amazing managerial careers of all-time this weekend. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bring someone to book [British] to punish someone officially for something wrong that they have done No-one has yet been brought to book for a crime which outraged Italy. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bring something to its knees to cause a country or organization to be in an extremely weak condition Britain was brought to its knees after a wave of paralysing strikes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bring the house down if a person or their performance brings the house down, the audience claps and cheers loudly for a long time because they liked the performance so much We had just one rehearsal and I was petrified but, as Lenny predicted, the sketch brought the house down. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bring something to the party to make a contribution to a particular activity or situation Johnson asked, `What do they bring to the party?' `They bring a lot to the party,' Cohen replied, `principally $3 billion in capital.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bring someone up to speed to give someone all the latest information about something I guess I should bring you up to speed on what's happened since I came to see you yesterday. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bring something up to speed to make something reach its highest level of efficiency The fear is that the system will not be cheap to bring up to speed. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bring a change A seismic quake which could bring the change football needs. The Sun The change of job, though, will not bring a change of personality. Times, Sunday Times High pressure may bring a change to more settled weather by next weekend — just don't expect it to stay dry for long. Times, Sunday Times Once you turn professional matters to your advantage, you'll be a lot happier looking at new possibilities that could bring a change in responsibilities. The Sun It aims to bring a change of behaviour in families. Times, Sunday Times Would you bring a charge if this happened to you? The Sun Lawyers believe the chances of a successful prosecution are over 50 per cent - the level needed to bring a charge. The Sun It would be far better for police to take longer to make their case, if necessary, and then bring a charge. Times, Sunday Times However, the citing officer can only bring a charge if he feels the incident warranted a red card. Times, Sunday Times So a 250 withdrawal abroad would bring a charge of 14.95. The Sun Droughts usually bring a halt to marriages as the herders have fewer animals to spare. Times, Sunday Times These were the same as the previous year, bringing a halt to year-on-year rises in the award of top grades since 2011. Times,Sunday Times This has brought a halt to people buying cheap apartments. Times, Sunday Times They lack 'standing' - the ability of a party to bring a lawsuit in court based upon their stake in the outcome. Times, Sunday Times Second, a private citizen can bring a lawsuit against a government body for failing to perform a non-discretionary duty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 First, a private citizen can bring a lawsuit against a citizen, corporation, or government body for engaging in conduct prohibited by the statute. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, a corporation has the personal right to bring a lawsuit (as well as the capacity to be sued) and, like a natural person, a corporation can be libeled. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The party bringing the lawsuit must be able to show that they are actually impacted by the law. Christianity Today The cuts bring the total job losses at the group to 22,500. Times, Sunday Times Two diamond ruffs in dummy and two club ruffs in hand bring the total to eight. Times, Sunday Times This year's bonuses bring the total awarded over the past five years to more than 13m. Times, Sunday Times The tax increase, which officials hope will generate about ¤1.5 billion a year, will bring the total tax rate on investment revenue to 30 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Other outlays, including legal fees, adoption costs and social workers' time, bring the total to at least 2.5m. Times, Sunday Times These are loaded with warm, moist sub-tropical air and can bring chaos to our weather. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Elsewhere wintry weather brought chaos across a wide area. The Sun (2008) For next year, buy hundreds of narcissi, alliums and tulips to plant in autumn and bring cheer to the spring garden. Times, Sunday Times Even if you only have space for a pot or a window box, a spring display of tulips will bring cheer. Times, Sunday Times The news will bring cheer to investors who have been abandoned over the past seven years because reliable payers have reduced or stopped payouts. Times, Sunday Times While our intent may be to bring cheer, it seldom works. Christianity Today It should also bring cheer to investors, because it puts both companies on the right side of a growing trend. Times, Sunday Times Doubt can bring clarity to what we believe by weakening wrong beliefs. Christianity Today Confirmation, or otherwise, of that point of view would bring clarity. Times, Sunday Times And elite managers make proper decisions which bring clarity to their teams. The Sun However, the initiative was criticised for failing to bring clarity to the array of agencies and schemes offering help to manufacturers and exporters. Times, Sunday Times They bring clarity to what matters most and stop you from getting lost or detoured on the journey. Christianity Today Please help bring closure to our family and justice for him. Times, Sunday Times It's very sad but the court case will help to bring closure. The Sun Eventually we did have to bring closure to it by taking a vote. Christianity Today It can only bring closure if we're all involved in making the decision. Times, Sunday Times I don't intend to bring closure. Christianity Today He added that generally, while non-executives bring expertise, they also need to bring 'balance' and be prepared to challenge executives. Times, Sunday Times An increasing number come from the medical, nursing, midwifery and other healthcare professions, all of whom bring expertise and perspective. Times, Sunday Times Members bring expertise in law, sociology, political science, psychology, anthropology, economics, history, and geography as well as in other related areas to the study of sociolegal phenomena. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The involvement of world-class scientists, engineers, and leaders from the technical community brings expertise and knowledge to the process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 New faculty members brought expertise in botany, horticulture, entomology, and irrigation engineering. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I guess they have challenges to their lives that we don't have - and those lives don't always bring happiness. Times, Sunday Times Wanted: director to bring happiness to the world. Times, Sunday Times Not quite all the romantic couplings bring happiness, it appears; one pair seem to be having trouble. Times, Sunday Times Then a wizard gave him magic crystals to bring happiness. Times, Sunday Times Economists who study joy have said that seven things reliably bring happiness: family, friends, work, wealth, health, freedom and personal values. Times, Sunday Times Our behavioural expert could bring harmony to your home. The Sun (2006) Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They bring harmony to your life. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He used a mallet to crack open a case of wine in a ritual said to bring harmony and good fortune. The Sun (2015) It will take a strong character to bring harmony. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They can also be grown in pots to bring indoors in bud and flower on light, cool windowsills. The Sun So how about one that you can grow in the garden and bring indoors each year? The Sun Place outside, covered with glass, to get frozen several times, then bring indoors. The Sun And the stems are long enough to cut and bring indoors to arrange in water. The Sun Source young plants or propagate from softwood cuttings and keep in a pot to bring indoors through the coldest months. Times, Sunday Times And there are fears the legal system itself could be brought into disrepute. The Sun And the game would not have been brought into disrepute. Times, Sunday Times If the employer has been brought into disrepute, the employee's behaviour could be classed as misconduct. Times, Sunday Times A tribunal panel found that his comments 'were a significant factor in causing the school to be brought into disrepute'. Times, Sunday Times The students had been brought into disrepute with the public. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Do you want to confront her and bring misery to both of you? The Sun To end it by forcing them into a marriage which will bring misery to their lives just doesn't make sense. The Sun It could bring misery to a lot of people. The Sun It would bring misery all round but it wouldn't change a thing. The Sun It will bring misery all round. The Sun This brought peace to the American colonies. Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995) He returned yesterday from Nigeria, where he began an initiative to bring peace between warring factions. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This is a commitment to keep trying to bring peace to my country. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We bring peace to our country. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Her pain is a reminder of the very dangerous but important job our troops are doing and their valiant efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan. The Sun (2009) If so, some anti-inflammatory tablets and a special diet will bring relief. The Sun (2012) In the final frantic seconds the goalkeeper threw himself into a two-fisted punch that brought relief for a day. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I still recall the smell of the ' goose grease', which was rubbed into my back and always brought relief. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They bring shame and disgrace on the religion. The Sun (2014) You have instead brought shame and disgrace. Times, Sunday Times (2008) And six in ten said he brought shame on them by ditching his old macho image. The Sun (2011) She said it could be applied if the 34-year-old prince's family decide he has brought shame on them. The Sun (2010) By stooping this low he has brought shame on our badge. The Sun (2006) It must also involve protecting property rights to bring the stability of contract law. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Ireland was also able to act quickly and decisively to bring stability to its banking sector by guaranteeing all deposits. Times, Sunday Times (2008) At home, he brought stability that turned into political paralysis. Times, Sunday Times (2011) To help bring stability and prosperity. The Sun (2012) You will bring the wrath of thousands of strangers down on your hapless head. Times, Sunday Times This seemingly childish game however, brought the wrath of evil forces upon the family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Similar public rituals were used in the cases of taboo breaches that endangered the whole community (bringing the wrath of mythical beings causing calamities). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They can give you access to information which you wouldn't normally have the resources to bring together. Times, Sunday Times As soon as the pastry starts to come together, tip onto the work surface and bring together in a ball. Times, Sunday Times Only a shop for vinyl enthusiasts could bring together the sort of customers we meet here. Times, Sunday Times He wanted them to bring together thinkers who could, collectively, change the way the networks collected and analyzed information. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Quickly pat and bring together with your hands, then wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for 1 hour. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 带来 Japanese: 持ってくる |
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