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单词 bring something forward
释义

bring something forward

1Move a meeting or event to an earlier date or time: the congress has been brought forward by a year...
  • Recent events may well bring this date forward.
  • However, given today's tragic events it may be that that this meeting is brought forward.
  • The next meeting of the guild has been brought forward by one week and is taking place on Monday, December 10.
2 (often as adjective brought forward) (In bookkeeping) transfer a total sum from the bottom of one page to the top of the next: a profit and loss balance brought forward of £5,000,000...
  • The company's balance sheet to December 31, 2000 showed a loss brought forward of €3.23 million.
  • This statement shows two entries, with a balance brought forward of $104, 192.53.
  • He did not recollect checking the details on the second page, which amount was brought forward to the first page.
3Propose a plan or idea for consideration: I realize that when I bring forward proposals they will have to be judged on their merits...
  • The information you provide will let the editors know whom to contact when a story idea is brought forward.
  • When an idea for a song is brought forward by one of the members, additions to it are made by the other.
  • After approximately half an hour, each group was asked to bring their ideas forward.

Synonyms

propose, suggest, advance, raise, put forward, table, offer, present, move, submit, prefer, lodge, adduce, come up with;
propound, proffer, posit
See parent entry: bring
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