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单词 bring up the rear
释义

bring /bring/

transitive verb (pat and pap brought /bröt/)
  1. To fetch
  2. To cause to come
  3. To persuade or force (oneself)
  4. To bring forward, cite or institute (eg an argument, charge, action)
ORIGIN: OE bringan to carry, bring; perh related to bear1

bringˈer noun

bringˈing noun

bring about

  1. To bring to pass or effect
  2. To turn round

bring and buy sale

A charity sale at which those who attend both bring items to be sold, and buy other items

bring down

  1. To overthrow
  2. To lower
  3. To humble
  4. To shoot
  5. To sadden

bring forth

To give birth to or produce

bring forward

  1. To advance
  2. To present or suggest (an idea, etc)

bring home

  1. To prove
  2. To impress, convince

bring home the bacon see under bacon

bring in

  1. To introduce
  2. To yield as income
  3. To pronounce (a verdict)

bringings forth (Shakespeare)

The fruits of one's own actions

bringing up

Upbringing, rearing, training

bring off

  1. To bring away, eg by a boat from a ship
  2. To rescue
  3. To achieve, bring to a successful conclusion
  4. To induce an orgasm in (vulgar sl)

bring on

  1. To induce
  2. To cause to advance
  3. To advance the growth of (plants)

bring oneself to

To persuade or steel oneself to (do something unpleasant)

bring out

  1. To make clear or prominent
  2. To put (eg a book, play or singer) before the public
  3. To introduce (a young woman) formally into society as a debutante
  4. To encourage (a shy person) to be more outgoing
  5. To cause (workers) to come out on strike
  6. (of an allergy, etc) to make (a person) covered in (spots, etc)

bring over

To convert

bring round

  1. To restore from illness or unconsciousness
  2. To win over

bring the house down

To provoke or receive a general, enthusiastic burst of applause

bring to

  1. To restore to consciousness
  2. To bring to a standstill (nautical)

bring to bear see under bear1

bring under

To subdue

bring up

  1. To rear or educate
  2. To introduce to notice
  3. To make prominent
  4. To vomit

bring up short

To make stop suddenly

bring up the rear

To come last

brought forward (bookkeeping)

(of a subtotal) transferred to the head of the next column

rear1 /rēr/

noun
  1. The back or hindmost part or position, esp of an army or fleet
  2. A position behind
  3. The buttocks (euphemistic)
  4. A public or school, etc lavatory (also in pl; slang)
adjective
  1. Placed behind
  2. Hinder
transitive verb (Bunyan)

To attack in the rear

ORIGIN: Aphetic for arrear; also partly from OFr rere (Fr arrière)

rearˈmost adjective

  1. Last of all
  2. Nearest the back

rearˈward or rereˈward adjective

In or toward the rear

adverb
  1. Backward
  2. At the back
noun (archaic)
  1. Rear
  2. Rearguard (partly from Anglo-Fr rerewarde)

rear admiral noun

An officer next below a vice-admiral, orig one in command of the rear

rearˈ-arch, rearˈ-dorse, rearˈ-dos, rearˈ-dorter see under rere-

rearˈ-endˈ transitive verb

To hit the rear of (another motor vehicle) with the front of one's own vehicle

rearˈguard noun

  1. (OFr rereguarde) the rear of an army
  2. A body of troops protecting it

adjective

  1. From a defensive or losing position
  2. From the rear, as characteristic of a rearguard

rear lamp or rear light noun

A light attached to the back of a vehicle

rearˈ-rank noun

rear-view mirror noun

A mirror that shows what is behind a vehicle

rearˈ-wheel drive noun

A system in which the driving power of a vehicle is transmitted to the rear wheels

bring up the rear

To come last (in a procession, etc)
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