| 单词 | bring on |
| 释义 | bring onSEE SYNONYMS FOR bring on ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb)to induce or causethese pills will bring on labour slang to cause sexual excitement in; stimulate usage for bring onThe second sense of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use Words nearby bring onbring in, bringing-up, bring into line, bring into the world, bring off, bring on, bring out, bring over, bring round, bring the house down, bring to Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with bring onbring on Cause to happen, produce, as in His cold brought on an asthma attack. This usage was first recorded in John Milton's Samson Agonistes (1671): “These evils . . . I myself have brought them on.” Also see bring about. Cause to appear or bring into action, as in Bring on the jugglers. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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