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bring /brɪŋ/ S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp brought /brɔːt $ brɒːt/) [transitiveT]

a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about 带来；拿来；领来 → take

Did you bring an umbrella?

你带伞了吗？

It was the first time Joey had ever brought a girl home.

那是乔伊第一次带女孩子回家。

They brought news of further fighting along the border.

他们带来消息，说边境再次发生了冲突。

bring somebody/something to somebody/something

Is it OK if I bring some friends to the party?

我带几个朋友来参加聚会行吗？

bring somebody/something with you

For some reason, Jesse had brought a tape recorder with him.

不知为什么，杰西带了一台盒式录音机来。

b) to get something for someone and take it to them 拿给，带给

bring somebody something

Can you bring me another beer?

你再给我拿一杯啤酒好吗？

Robert asked the waiter to bring him the check.

罗伯特叫服务生给他拿账单来。

While she was in prison, friends used to bring her books.

她在狱中时经常有朋友给她带书去。

bring somebody/something to somebody/something

He expects me to bring everything to him.

他指望我什么东西都给他带去。

► see thesaurus at take

2 CAUSE

a) to make a particular situation exist, or cause a particular feeling 引起〔某种情况或情感〕，造成，导致

efforts to bring peace to the region

给这个地区带来和平的种种努力

The strikes are expected to bring chaos.

预计罢工会造成混乱。

The senator’s speech brought an angry response from civil rights groups.

那名参议员的话引起了一些民权组织的愤怒。

b) to cause someone or something to reach a particular state or condition 使处于某种状况

bring something to an end/close/halt/conclusion (=make something stop) 使某事结束

The trial was swiftly brought to an end.

庭审匆匆就结束了。

It was the war that first brought him to power (=made him have power over a country).

是战争首次将他推上权力宝座。

So far the US has been unable to bring him to justice (=make him be punished for his actions).

至今美国还是未能将他绳之以法。

Bring the sauce to the boil (=heat it until it boils).

把调味汁煮沸。

The country had been brought to its knees (=caused to be in such a bad condition that it is almost impossible to continue).

这个国家已经陷入瘫痪。

3 [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to make something move in a particular direction 使朝某个方向移动

bring something up/down/round etc

Bring your arm up slowly until it’s level with your shoulder.

慢慢举起手臂到齐肩的高度。

The storm brought the old oak tree crashing down.

暴风雨把这棵老橡树刮倒了。

4 GO[always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] if something brings people to a place, it makes them go there 促使某人去…

The discovery of gold brought thousands of people to the Transvaal.

黄金的发现把成千上万的人引到了德兰士瓦。

what brings you here? (=used to ask why someone is in a particular place) 什么风把你给吹来了？

What brings you here on a night like this?

这样的晚上，是什么风把你吹来的？

5 to make something available for people to use, have, enjoy etc 带来〔可供人们使用、拥有或享受的东西〕；使得到；创造

The expansion of state education brought new and wider opportunities for working class children.

公立教育的普及为工人阶层出身的儿童带来了更多新的机会。

bring something to somebody/something

The government is launching a new initiative to bring jobs to deprived areas.

政府正在出台一个新的方案，为贫困地区创造就业机会。

bring somebody something

It’s a good sign – let’s hope it will bring us some luck.

这是一个好征兆——但愿会给我们带来好运。

6 if a period of time brings a particular event or situation, the event or situation happens during that time 〔某段时间〕带来；使发生

The 1930s brought unemployment and economic recession.

20世纪30年代带来了失业和经济衰退。

Who knows what the future will bring?

谁知道未来会发生什么？

7 bring charges/a lawsuit/a court case/a prosecution/a claim (against somebody) to begin a court case in order to try to prove that someone has done something wrong or is legally responsible for something wrong 起诉（某人），对（某人）提起诉讼

Survivors of the fire later brought a billion-dollar lawsuit against the company.

火灾的幸存者后来对该公司提起诉讼，索赔十亿美元。

The police say they are planning to bring charges against him.

警方说他们准备起诉他。

8 bring a smile to somebody’s lips/face to make someone smile 使某人唇边/脸上现出笑意

Her words brought a sudden smile to his lips.

她的话使他唇角突然上扬露出笑意。

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bring a smile to somebody’s lips/face• He and Stapleton can associate to their hearts' content and that's something to bring a smile to his face.• It brought a smile to her lips.• She invented a hundred little things to make him happy, to bring a smile to his face.• The thought brought a smile to his face.• Their screams of horror and cries for mercy only brought a smile to my face.• We thank him profusely, and manage to bring a smile to his face.• Nothing was more likely to bring a smile to his face than being told he was talked about.

9 bring tears to somebody’s eyes to make someone start to cry 使某人流泪

The pain brought tears to his eyes.

他痛得眼泪都出来了。

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bring tears to somebody’s eyes• Just remembering it brings tears to my eyes 20 years later.• His dumb loyalty brought tears to my eyes.• The pain of the short trip brought tears to my eyes.• The thought of his wasting all that training brought tears to my eyes.• The tune moved through her mind and body, bringing tears to her eyes.• The very word brings tears to your eyes.• This unexpected kindness brings tears to my eyes.• They brought tears to her eyes, but tears of pain soon welled up from an overwhelming sense of despair.

10 bring the total/number/score etc to something used when saying what the new total etc is 使总数/数字/得分等变成…

This brings the total to 46.

这样一来，总数就变成46了。

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bring the total/number/score etc to something• By the time it was eventually closed in 1988, new investors had brought the total to £116 million.• More than 30 square miles have been annexed into the city, bringing the total to 193.• The armed forces are said to have sent an extra 2,000 troops to the border area, bringing the total to 3,500.• Cruz also said Muni planned to hire at least 12 additional safety staffers, bringing the total to 72.• A $ 7 parking fee and an automatic $ 12. 15 tip brought the total to $ 93. 15.• Michael Forbes of New York, already had declared his opposition to Gingrich, bringing the total to four.• It is estimated that this element would bring the total to over 20,000.

11 cannot/could not bring yourself to do something CAN'Tto feel unable to do something because it would upset you or someone else too much 〔因为会让自己或某人非常难过而〕无法使自己做某事

She still can’t bring herself to talk about it.

她还是难以开口说这件事。

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cannot/could not bring yourself to do something• But I just couldn't bring myself to do it.• The New-York Historical Society couldn't bring itself to do that.• This little subterfuge the guard put into motion somehow he could not bring himself to do it.• She could not bring herself to fall down the house stairs.• He had died somewhere on the way to his next case, and Quinn could not bring himself to feel sorry.• The teakettle made a brisk whistling sound, but John Wade could not bring himself to move.• I debated with myself but in the end, I could not bring myself to pack up and leave.• Rain could not bring herself to put this to the test.

12 spoken used when saying that something is the next thing that you want to talk about 把…带入新话题，使…接下去谈到

that/this/which brings me to ...

This brings me to the main point of today’s meeting.

由此，我要谈到今天会议的重点。

13 if a programme is brought to you by a particular television or radio company, they broadcast it or make it 向…播出；为…制作〔电视或广播节目〕

something is brought to you by somebody

This programme is brought to you by the BBC.

本节目由英国广播公司为您播出。

14 bring something to bear (on/upon something) formal to use something, for example your power, authority, or your knowledge, in a way that will have a big effect on something or someone （对某事物）施加压力[影响]

The full force of the law was brought to bear on anyone who criticized the government.

凡是批评政府的，都要受到法律最严厉的惩罚。

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bring something to bear (on/upon something)• He resisted the pain, tried to bring the weapon to bear.• Mummy and I will bring our guns to bear.• Short of a hostile military intervention in Kosovo, there are other ways of bringing outside power to bear.• Workers have their own organisations which can bring pressure to bear on governments and make demands on the state.• He brought undue pressure to bear on his parents by giving them an entirely misleading account of the documents.• He could not bring his mind to bear on the distant world her handwriting suggested.• Campaigning can bring political influences to bear on the students that might affect them detrimentally. 3.• Employers brought maximum pressure to bear on workers in order to restore order: recalcitrant strikers faced lock-outs.

15. bring home the bacon informal to earn the money that your family needs to live 挣钱养家，养家糊口

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bring home the bacon• But, you know, we were the enemy, or something and he was out to bring home the bacon.• Local boys Hong Kong made good their pledge to bring home the bacon for retiring coach Jim Rowark.

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2:

nouns

bring peace/war

The treaty brought peace to both England and France.

bring chaos

A bomb scare brought chaos to the town centre yesterday.

bring somebody pleasure/joy/pain/grief etc

The decision brought him great relief.

phrases

bring something to an end/halt (=especially something bad)

It is our responsibility to discuss how this conflict can be brought to an end.

bring something to a close (=especially a meeting)

At last the meeting was brought to a close.

bring something to a conclusion (=used especially in law)

Juvenile cases need to be brought to a conclusion quickly.

bring somebody to power (=make someone have power over a country)

The revolution brought to power a communist government.

bring somebody to justice (=catch and punish someone for their actions)

The authorities swore that the killers would be brought to justice.

bring somebody into contact with somebody/something

The people of the island were suddenly brought into contact with the outside world.

bring something/somebody to their knees (=make it almost impossible for someone or something to continue)

A severe drought brought the country to its knees.

THESAURUS

bring to take something or someone to the place where you are now, or the place where you are going 带来；拿来；领来

Have you brought your ticket with you?

你带了票吗？

He asked his father if he could bring a friend to stay.

他问他父亲是否可以带个朋友来住。

take to move something to another place, or help someone go to another place 带（走），拿（走）；送（走）

I took a book with me to read on the train.

我带了本书在火车上看。

He was taken to hospital by ambulance.

他被救护车送往医院。

get (also fetch especially British EnglishBrE) to go to another place and come back with something or someone （去）拿来；（去）请来；（去）找来

I went upstairs to get my jacket.

我上楼去拿外套。

Joseph told me to fetch the doctor, so I ran to the village.

约瑟夫叫我去找医生，于是我向村子跑去。

PHRASAL VERBS

16 bring something ↔ about phrasal verbphr v HAPPENto make something happen 引起，导致，造成 SYN cause

How can we bring about a change in attitudes?

我们如何才能改变态度？

A huge amount of environmental damage has been brought about by the destruction of the rainforests.

毁掉热带雨林给环境造成了巨大的破坏。

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bring about• Caterina knew this was the way things were done; she glowed at her own craftiness at bringing it about.• In all these the discussion remains specific to the difficulty that brought it about.• Indeed, the expectation of such misfortunes quickly brings them about.• The problem is to discover the procedures by which high-level units bring this about.• This would indicate that the expectation of impotence in old age can play an important role in actually bringing it about.• Ursula wanted her daughter free at any price and did not mind what risks Maurice had to run to bring that about.• What had brought this change about she hardly knew, but whatever the cause she did not regret the consequence.• Their tremors pass through the planet like X rays through flesh and bone, bringing us clues about the rock they penetrate.

17 bring somebody/something ↔ along phrasal verbphr v to take someone or something with you when you go somewhere 带上，带来

You’re welcome to bring along a friend.

欢迎你带一个朋友来。

I’ve brought some pictures along to show you.

我带来一些照片给你看。

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bring along• It was my idea to bring it along.• And the only trouble was, she'd brought her mother along as well.• He has 14 goals and 29 points, but his efforts have been hampered because the Canadiens bring rookies along slowly.• George had brought him along to meet me when he joined the organisation.• These two mindless cads decided to bring the girl along to the East and have her foot the bill.• Can you recommend some manufacturers of baby carriers so that I can bring my son along too?• Keynes brought him along with his future bride, Lydia, on those journeys through London.

18 bring somebody/something around/round phrasal verbphr v

a) bring the conversation around/round to somethingINTRODUCE to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a conversation 把话题转移到某事上

I’ll try to bring the conversation around to the subject of money.

我会设法把话题转到钱上来。

b) CONSCIOUSto make someone become conscious again 使恢复知觉

I slapped his face a couple of times to try to bring him round.

我在他脸上拍了几下，想让他苏醒过来。

c) PERSUADEto manage to persuade someone to do something or to agree with you 说服〔某人〕；使同意

She won’t listen to me. Let’s see if Sue can bring her round.

她不听我劝，我们看看休能不能说服她。

I’m sure I can bring him around to our point of view.

我相信我可以说服他同意我们的观点。

d) TAKE/BRINGto bring someone or something to someone’s house 把…带过来〔到某人家里〕

I’ll bring the books around tomorrow.

我明天把书带过来。

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bring around/round• Its own fund-raising activities bring this up to around Â£200,000 perannum, a figure now insufficient to cover its present needs.• S. businesses, which bring in around 30 percent of all its revenues, a priority.• If I had a place of my own I'd have to bring Louisa around here.• Final edit and design. Bring the final round of comments to your next meeting.• But she'd obviously brought him round to her way of thinking.• Passing through humid cornfields back to town brings the mind around to separation.• With the rector, however, Arthur still can not bring the conversation around to the confession he once planned to make.• Just talk to the Twin brooks and just keep bringing them around to the subject of their son.

bring the conversation around/round to something• With the rector, however, Arthur still can not bring the conversation around to the confession he once planned to make.

bring to• He had twisted in that grip, tried to bring the gun round to bear on that monstrous maw.• But she'd obviously brought him round to her way of thinking.• In the evening I brought the text round to his hotel.• With the rector, however, Arthur still can not bring the conversation around to the confession he once planned to make.• Its owner who did not want, or did not dare, to bring his boat round to the jetty?• Just talk to the Twin brooks and just keep bringing them around to the subject of their son.• Which brings us neatly around to the subject of this report.

19 bring back phrasal verbphr v

a) bring something ↔ backSTART something/MAKE something START to start to use something again that was used in the past 再次使用，恢复〔某事物〕 SYN reintroduce

The city council has decided to bring back the old electric trams.

市政会决定恢复运营老式电车。

Bringing back the death penalty has done absolutely nothing to reduce crime.

恢复死刑对减少犯罪根本无济于事。

b) bring something ↔ backREMEMBER to make you remember something 使想起某事，使回忆起某事

The trip brought back a lot of happy memories.

这次旅行唤起了许多美好的回忆。

Seeing those pictures on TV brought it all back to me.

看到电视上的那些画面，我想起了过去的一切。

c) bring something ↔ backTAKE/BRING to take something or someone with you when you come back from somewhere 带某物回来

bring something back for somebody

Don’t forget to bring something back for the kids.

别忘了给孩子们带点东西回来。

bring somebody back something

If you’re going to the store, could you bring me back a six-pack?

你如果去商店，帮我带一提六罐装的啤酒回来好吗？

d) bring somebody ↔ back to return someone to their previous job or position of authority 使重返岗位，使恢复原职 SYN reinstate

Following their latest defeat, soccer fans are urging the club to bring back the former manager.

球队最近一次比赛失利以后，球迷们就敦促俱乐部把前任主教练请回来。

e) bring somebody back to somethingINTRODUCE if something that is said brings you back to a particular subject, it is connected with that subject, so you will start talking about it again 使某人回到某个话题

This brings us back to the question of funding.

这又使我们回到了资金的问题上。

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bring back• Macnab brought back a favourable reply from Berlin on 21 August.• But when I go to Dakar I won't just bring back broken shoes.• Some of those applications will be brought back by some people for assistance when they meet next Monday night.• They're talking about bringing back formal grammar teaching.• Bridges is a scientist working on dirt samples brought back from a Mars expedition.• Mrs Ali will bring you back from school today.• Why don't you bring Barbara back here?• We're going to bring back some beer with us -- do you want anything else?• They brought back some lovely cheese from France.• Do you think they should bring back the death penalty?• When can you bring back those books I lent you?• His solicitors were only told at 9am he was being brought back to court.• Thanks -- I promise I'll bring it back tomorrow.• I was going to ask if you could bring that pair of jeans back with you.

brought it all back• Hayling's invitation had brought it all back.• Talking to Leo had brought it all back, the hurt, the desperation, the painful break with her family.• She was sexually assaulted as a child and the recent publicity had brought it all back to her.

bring somebody back something• My dad brought me back a T-shirt from New York.

bring somebody back to something• She brings the papers back to her office and shuts the door.• He had felt ashamed the first time he put it on: it brought him back to his ugliness.• Polishing with a soft cloth will bring the surface back to life.• We must bring that cup back to Oxfordshire.• Which brings us back to red wine.• This brings us back to the expressive order.• Food brought me back to the human face.• Which brings us back to why this period is one of some urgency.

20 bring somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v

a) to reduce something to a lower level 降低；减少

The government hopes these measures will help to bring down inflation.

政府希望这些措施有助于减轻通货膨胀。

b) TTADOWNto fly a plane down to the ground 使〔飞机〕降落 SYN land

The pilot managed to bring the plane down safely.

飞行员终于成功地使飞机安全降落。

c) DOWNto make a plane, bird, or animal fall to the ground by shooting at it 击落〔飞机或鸟〕；击倒〔动物〕

A bomber had been brought down by anti-aircraft fire.

一架轰炸机被防空炮火击落了。

d) GET RID OFto force a government or ruler to stop ruling a country 使垮台，使下台

a crisis that could bring down the government

可使政府下台的一场危机

e) FALLto make someone fall over 使跌倒

He was brought down by the goalkeeper and awarded a penalty.

他被守门员绊倒，获得一个罚点球的机会。

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bring down• Intel is expected to reverse part of that charge this quarter, which will help bring expenses down.• The Clinton administration would not release oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help bring prices down.• This comeback brought the house down.• In Britain booming domestic sales of videocassette machines have brought the prices down and made them more attractive to institutions.• Mervyn brought the plane down on a farm track at the edge of the little village.• Reason says the same laws of economics that brought the market down should keep it from spiraling into the abyss.• The next evening, the Thursday, I was brought back down to earth with a bump.• How much are we willing to pay to bring the risk down to zero.

21 bring something ↔ down on/upon somebody phrasal verbphr v HAPPENto make something bad happen to someone, especially to yourself or to people connected with you 使〔坏事〕发生在…，使…落在〔某人自己或亲属〕身上

His recklessness brought down disaster on the whole family.

他的鲁莽给全家带来了灾难。

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bring down on/upon • This has brought criticism raining down on Mr Deby from all sides.

22 bring something ↔ forth phrasal verbphr v literary CAUSEto produce something or make it appear 使产生，使出现；生产

a tragic love affair that brought forth only pain

只带来痛苦的一场情爱悲剧

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bring forth• I bring it forth closed and immediately hide it under the coverlet.• There was a scrape as she brought a taper forth from a tin box and leaned towards the fire to light it.• He shall convert my soul: And bring me forth in the paths of righteousness.

23 bring something ↔ forward phrasal verbphr v

a) SOONto change an arrangement so that something happens sooner 将…提前

The meeting’s been brought forward to Thursday.

会议已被提前到星期四举行。

b) bring forward legislation/plans/policies etcPLAN to officially introduce plans etc for people to discuss 提出法规/计划/政策等

The government has brought forward new proposals to tackle the problem of increasing crime.

政府提出了解决犯罪率上升问题的新计划。

c) COUNT/CALCULATEto record the result of a calculation so that it can be used in a further calculation 结转〔账目〕

The balance brought forward is £21,765.

结转余额是21,765 英镑。

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bring forward• But time had brought it all forward.• The anticipation of future employment by women may bring births forward.• Well, maybe it would be a reason for bringing his marriage forward.• But they brought their arrangements forward after deciding to make the journey by ferry and coach.• Yesterday's announcement brings that plan forward by nine months.• Lord James promised to monitor the situation and to bring legislation forward if it were proved it was needed.• The Museum agreed to bring this exhibition forward to coincide with the National Gallery's.• They unsheathed together and brought their swords forward two-handed into guard.

bring to• The Museum agreed to bring this exhibition forward to coincide with the National Gallery's.

bring forward legislation/plans/policies etc• It will bring forward legislation in the coming parliamentary session to introduce student loans, partially replacing grants, from autumn 1990.• Following assessment of the responses to our discussion paper, we will bring forward legislation to achieve this.• Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke wants to bring forward plans to change the law in the new year.

24 bring somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v

a) to introduce a new law 推行，引入，提出〔新的法律〕

Harsh anti-trade union laws were brought in in the early 1980s.

20世纪80年代初期推行了严厉的反工会法。

b) ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto ask someone to become involved in a discussion or situation 请…参与〔讨论或某件事情〕

I’d like to bring in Doctor Hall here and ask him his views.

我想请霍尔博士上来，征求一下他的看法。

bring somebody in to do something

The police were brought in to investigate the matter.

警方已介入调查此案。

c) EARNto earn a particular amount or produce a particular amount of profit 使挣到；使赚到

The sale of the house only brought in about £45,000.

卖房子只赚了45,000英镑左右。

d) to attract customers to a shop or business 吸引〔顾客〕

We’ve got to bring in more business if we want the restaurant to survive.

餐馆若要生存下去，我们必须吸引更多的生意。

e) bring in a verdictSCT to say officially in a law court whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime 作出判决 SYN return a verdict

The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.

陪审团作出无罪裁决。

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bring in• He had not stirred since they brought him in.• Shall we bring the mayor in?• Would you bring it in at once?• The big Dalek Killer had seemed determined to bring the shuttle in at the top of the space station.• Wesleyan brought Barlow in contact with such luminaries as John Cage, Buckminster Fuller and Jerzy Kosinski.• A child was brought in in the last stages of diphtheria.• They had learned that every sin causes fresh sin; every wrong brings another in its train.• You just have to bring them back in two weeks, and then you can take three others.

bring somebody in to do something• In 1873, however, one was found on a trajectory that brought it in to cross the orbit of Mars.• Liartes brought his mount in to land on the turf a few yards away and dismounted casually.• Bullock can bring her fans in to see almost anything.• They've turned out very well and I have brought some in to show the girls at work.• Our main goal is to bring a little sunshine in to the lives of all disabled people.• The news hound was unsuccessful, but the note struck him enough that he brought it in to the office.• Our house was closest so they brought it in to us.• And they bring your food in to you.

bring in a verdict• The jury was unable to bring in a verdict on the remaining six defendants.

25 bring somebody/something into something phrasal verbphr v

a) to cause someone or something to be in a particular situation 使处于〔某种情形〕

Most of the land has now been brought into cultivation.

大部分土地现在都被用于耕种。

The work brought me into contact with a lot of very interesting people.

这个工作使我能接触到许多非常有趣的人。

b) to make someone become involved in a discussion or situation 使参与〔讨论或某件事情〕

The government is trying to bring teachers into the debate on education.

政府设法让教师参与讨论教育议题。

There is a danger that this could bring other countries into the war.

这样有可能会把其他国家卷进这场战争。

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bring into • A loaded revolver flying through the air brings extra instability into an already volatile situation.• In the meantime, Nosal said Amelio would be aggressive in bringing new people into Apple if need be.• It will bring greater clarity into choosing how to spend public money on health.• If the machine's speed is sufficient to bring it into contact with a target then it is considered to have charged.• What's more, you see, Jed's group is on the point of bringing Satan into corporeal existence.• He brought starkly into question all the guiding principles on which the Soviet system was based.• In all my years in the Civil Serviceno one has ever brought a camera into the office and started taking snapshots!• I brought nothing into this world and it is certain that I carry nothing out.

26 bring something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto succeed in doing something difficult 使成功；圆满完成〔困难的事〕 SYN pull off

They managed to bring off the most daring jewellery robbery in history.

他们精心实施了史上最大胆的珠宝抢劫案。

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bring off• Though that wasn't entirely true, for Maud would, and she would probably even bring it off.• The Vietminh had seemed to bring it off as if by a miracle.• I had done nothing to bring this off; but I was to be the identifiable face of the campaign.• Fumbling for the switch, he brought the lamp off its perch.• She hadn't been allowed to bring anything off the boat except her patchwork leather shoulder-bag which had been thoroughly searched first.• Sometimes the only answer is to bring it off the way it went on, layer by layer.

27 bring something ↔ on phrasal verbphr v

a) CAUSEto make something bad or unpleasant happen 引起，导致；惹来 SYN cause

Stress can bring on an asthma attack.

精神压力会引起哮喘发作。

What’s brought this on? Have I upset you somehow?

怎么啦？是不是我有什么事惹你生气了？

b) to help someone to improve or make progress 使提高；使进步

Teachers have to bring on the bright children and at the same time give extra help to those who need it.

教师需要培养聪明的孩子，同时给予有需要的学生更多的帮助。

c) DLGGROW/GET BIGGERto make plants or crops grow faster 促进〔植物或农作物〕生长

Keeping the young plants in a greenhouse will help bring them on.

在温室培养幼苗可以促进它们生长。

d) bring it on informal used to say that you are prepared and willing to deal with something bad that is likely to happen 就让它来吧〔表示已经准备好面对坏事〕

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bring on• If he didn't wear his glasses, he could bring one on.• Each processor is brought to bear on a problem at once.• As Joyce Umbima shows, the only way of bringing men on board is to show that change is in their interest.• Fenna is chaos as well as order, and brings, on fiery dragon breath, the full danger of the chasm.• Your mother, abandoned by your unknown father, had the job of bringing you up on her own.• He would have brought it on himself.• Undoubtedly, the Under-Secretary of State will bring us up to date on that.

28 bring something on/upon somebody phrasal verbphr v CAUSEto make something unpleasant happen to someone 引起，招来，惹来〔不愉快的事〕

You have brought disaster on the whole village!

你给整个村子招来了灾祸！

bring something on/upon yourself

I’ve got no sympathy for him – he’s brought this all on himself!

我一点也不同情他——他这是自作自受！

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bring on/upon • A few weeks ago, my wife needed to bring Nick on a plane to visit her mother.• Having a baby would mean leaving university and bringing shame on my family.• Shapiro said he brought Bailey in on the case because it would be tried in Florida.• This section brings discussion on the process of central government management reform up to date by reviewing developments since 1980.• Brown and Warne had an unenviable dilemma on their hands, even if they brought it on themselves.• I need to bring a thermometer on these trips.• This brings dependence on those who fix the price on the international market.• Dixie will move north into the city to bring new markets on, while you run the Isle of Dogs.

bring something on/upon yourself• And at the same time ashamed of the affliction that he had brought down on himself.• Brown and Warne had an unenviable dilemma on their hands, even if they brought it on themselves.• Conversely, it is easy to see how Blanche brings her problems on herself.• He's brought it upon himself.• He would have brought it on himself.• One way or another she brought it on herself.• This makes the illness even harder to bear, if you feel that you have brought it on yourself.• In part, he thought, Kathy had brought it on herself: she had a personality that lured him on.

29 bring somebody onto something phrasal verbphr v if something brings you onto a particular subject, it is a good time for you to start talking about it 使有机会谈到

This brings me onto the question of pay rises.

借此机会，我再谈谈加薪的问题。

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bring onto • This brings us onto comparing the trust remedies with those discussed before.• Only islanders and essential services are allowed to bring vehicles onto Iona.• Our eventual aim is to bring him onto thatching and so continue to expand.• This brings us onto the conditions in which the animals are kept.• The biggest thing is he brings an attitude onto the field that has helped our team a great deal.• Which brings me onto the new plans for Sunday cricket.• This brings us onto the question of how do organizations assess the effectiveness of their advertising?• This brings us onto thinking about how you can integrate video into your lesson.

30 bring something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v

a) IMPROVEto make something easier to see, taste, notice etc 使显现，使表现出

The spices really bring out the flavour of the meat.

这些香料果然能把肉的味道全带出来。

Fatherhood seems to have brought out the caring side of him.

当了父亲以后，他关心体贴的一面似乎都表现了出来。

b) SELLto produce something that will be sold to the public 生产；出版；推出

He’s bringing out a new album next month.

下个月他将推出一张新专辑。

c) to take something out of a place 把…拿出来

Jenny opened the cupboard and brought out a couple of bottles.

珍妮打开碗橱，拿出了几个瓶子。

d) bring out the best/worst in somebodyBEHAVE to make someone behave in the best or worst way that they can 把某人最好的一面显露出来/把某人最坏的一面暴露出来

Alcohol just brings out the worst in her.

喝酒把她最坏的一面暴露了出来。

e) bring somebody out of himself/herself to make someone feel more confident and able to talk to people 使某人更加自信

Changing schools has really brought her out of herself.

转学后，她变得活泼自信多了。

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bring out• I turn the box upside down and bring it out empty.• The editor's primary responsibility would be the tedious business of bringing the paper out every week.• That advance brought geophysicists out from under a mountain of paperwork.• Slowly I brought my feet out from under the chair.• Only one quality brings a reporter out in such a rash of exclamation marks.• Lewis, through collective bargaining, brought order out of chaos.• Yet these organizations bring women out of the family in ways that do not fundamentally challenge their traditional roles.• Part your hands, bring the arms out to your sides, and lower.

bring out the best/worst in somebody• Campaigns seem to bring out the worst in Bob Dole.• Yet it was not an unsuccessful attempt to bring out the best in his audience.• Ingram always seems to bring out the best in his players.• And Vince was obviously a great coach; he brought out the best in his team and whoever played him.• But, says Markert, there is something about one-way communication that can also bring out the worst in people.• But the Washington Wizards have a way of bringing out the best in their opponents.• It brings out the best in us.• Maybe something like they tend to bring out the best in us.• So, to bring out the best in your cooking make sure you use the purest soy sauce, Kikkoman Soy Sauce.

31 bring somebody out in something phrasal verbphr v MICAUSEif something brings you out in spots, it makes them appear on your skin 使长出〔斑点、疹子等〕

Any foods containing wheat bring him out in a rash.

他吃了任何含小麦的食物都会出疹子。

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bring out in • The very idea of such a thing has brought me out in a rash.• Just the prospect of being late was enough to bring her out in a sweat of fear.• She had no idea that any man could ever bring her out in goose-bumps, but this one had.

32. → bring somebody/something round → bring somebody/something around/round

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bring round• As a matter of fact, I nearly asked you not to bring this round.• I've asked the restaurant to bring you round a takeaway.• She brought her fist round and punched her mother in the shoulder.• Bring another round of cognac, immediately!• Bring the final round of comments to your next meeting.• But she'd obviously brought him round to her way of thinking.• He finishes at the front and brings the machine round to the back lawn where my sister is having her picnic.• They had been brought here to round up the escaped prisoners but fortunately no one was giving them any information.

33 bring somebody through (something) phrasal verbphr v HELPto help someone to successfully deal with a very difficult event or period of time 使脱离（险境）；使渡过（难关）

Both my children have brought me through extremely difficult times since my husband died.

丈夫过世以后，我的两个孩子帮助我度过了特别艰难的时期。

34 bring somebody ↔ together phrasal verbphr v

a) UNITEto arrange for people to meet and do something together 把…召集起来

We brought together researchers from three different universities to work on the project.

我们联合了三所大学的研究人员从事这个项目。

b) to make people have a better relationship or feel closer to each other 使联合起来，使团结起来

Any attack by a foreign power will inevitably bring the people of a country together.

任何外来侵略都必定会使全国人民团结起来。

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bring together• Both formal and informal networks tended to divide into sub-networks and problems arose when these were not brought closely together.• But more than anything, Bob Sheehy brought people together.• However, the Government unfortunately failed to bring the people together.• In such cases, neighbourhood rather than milieu may have brought people together.• Most of them simply release their eggs and sperm and rely on the surrounding water to bring them together.• Sportsbridge, a new nonprofit organization designed to promote athleticism for women, had brought the pair together.• The project brings them together and brings out their collective best.• He brought people together, people who had never imagined it.

35 bring somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v

a) MENTIONto mention a subject or start to talk about it 提起〔某个话题〕 SYN raise

Why did you have to bring up the subject of money?

你为什么一定要提钱这个话题？

b) TEACHto look after and influence a child until he or she is grown up 抚养，养育，教养 SYN raise

He was brought up by his grandparents.

他是由祖父母抚养长大的。

bring somebody up to do something

In my day, children were brought up to respect the law.

在我那个时代，孩子们从小就被教导要守法。

be brought up (as) a Catholic/Muslim etc

I was brought up a Catholic.

我从小受天主教的教育。

→ upbringing

c) to make something appear on a computer screen 把…调出来〔使显示在计算机屏幕上〕

Can you bring up the list of candidates again?

你把候选人名单再调出来好吗？

d) British EnglishBrESICK/VOMIT if you bring food up, it comes back up from your stomach and out of your mouth 吐出，呕出

I had a sandwich for lunch and promptly brought it up again.

我午饭吃了个三明治，可马上就吐了。

e) ACCUSEto charge someone with a particular crime and make them go to a court to be judged 提审，传讯，使出庭受审

before

He was brought up before a magistrate, charged with dangerous driving.

他因为危险驾驶遭起诉，受到治安法官的传讯。

f) bring somebody up short/with a start to surprise someone and make them suddenly stop talking or doing something 使某人突然停住

Her question brought me up short.

她的问题让我一下子顿住了。

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bring up• For us to be successful, I must regain my form, bring my game up.• Lord Rea revealed that his mother and her woman lover had brought him up.• Start with arms outstretched and curve sideways, bringing the arm up and over as far as possible.• How delicious smelling, were the baskets of fresh garlic when the farmer brought them up from the valley.• Weeping from fatigue when bringing coals up, singing for joy then going back with empty baskets.• He was always vague when I brought the subject up, so I never pushed it.• She looked at the bear and brought its nose up to her nose.• You bring the glass up to your lips, but suddenly you think: What am I doing?

be brought up (as) a Catholic/Muslim etc• I was brought up a Catholic and I know the value of honesty.• I was brought up a Catholic but I discarded it quite early on.

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bring• The painting brought $540,000 at the auction.• Everyone's bringing a bit of food and a bottle to the party.• Leland's secret of success was bringing a gun-maker's insistence on accuracy and precision to the production of car components.• The tourist industry brings a lot of money into the area.• This only brought a plague of crickets to the already upset humans of Bryan.• The article brought angry letters from readers.• I brought food for everyone.• Janine brought her hands slowly up to her face.• Now he is convinced it was a bad one and has already taken the first steps to bring him back.• When are you going to bring him in for his injections?• I hope he hasn't brought his brother with him.• In recent years this has been brought into sharp focus with growing public concern for a healthier and safer environment.• The only time we use the VCR is when they bring Joey to our house.• Thanks for bringing me to work.• I brought my Nikes - they're about the only decent shoes I have.• Adolescence brings physical and emotional changes.• Is it okay if I bring some clothes with me to wash?• I brought some work home and tried to get it finished in the evening.• We've brought someone to see you!• Always bring the car to a full stop at a stop sign.• The discovery of gold brought thousands of people to California in 1849.• They could only wait for the next report from Mission Controland wonder if Hal would bring up the subject himself.• Such a war, Cuevas predicted, would bring useless sacrifices and greater losses in territory.• For every skin that's dry before its time, Estée Lauder brings you Time Zone.• Did you bring your coat?

bring somebody something• Could you bring me a glass of water?

brought to its knees• The empire must be brought to its knees.• The Mafia was brought to its knees.• Our motor industry has been brought to its knees with redundancies at Rolls-Royce and Ford.

what brings you here?• But real estate is not what brings me here.• What brings you here, then?• What brings you here to court so hastily?

that/this/which brings me to ...• We get little enough music, and no glamour. Which brings me to a serious point, my dear.• Any sum, nomatterhow small, gratefully received. Which brings me to money.• And this brings me to my fourth point, and that is the notion of domestic - public opposition.• And that brings me to my good friend, Ian Adamson.• All this brings me to our getting here, to St-Jean.• But this brings me to the cardinal rule when buying - always choose a house which will be easy to sell.• I can feel my temperature rising-which brings me to thermometers and why can't I read them?• Costs were irrelevant. Which brings me to what may turn out to be the tragedy of this election.

something is brought to you by somebody• This program is brought to you by Pepsi.

From Longman Business Dictionary

bringbring /brɪŋ/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp brought /brɔːtbrɒːt/)

LAW bring a case/charge/suit/lawsuit to organize a legal case against someone

a string of lawsuits brought by jobseekers who think they’re the victims of discrimination

Company directors are meeting with law enforcement officials to determine whether to bring criminal charges.

→ bring something → down

→ bring something → forward

→ bring in

→ bring something → out

Origin bring

Old English bringan

单词	bring
释义	bring Word family nounbringerbringingverbbring bring /brɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp brought /brɔːt $ brɒːt/) [transitiveT] 1 a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about 带来；拿来；领来 → take Did you bring an umbrella? 你带伞了吗？ It was the first time Joey had ever brought a girl home. 那是乔伊第一次带女孩子回家。 They brought news of further fighting along the border. 他们带来消息，说边境再次发生了冲突。 bring somebody/something to somebody/something Is it OK if I bring some friends to the party? 我带几个朋友来参加聚会行吗？ bring somebody/something with you For some reason, Jesse had brought a tape recorder with him. 不知为什么，杰西带了一台盒式录音机来。 b) to get something for someone and take it to them 拿给，带给 bring somebody something Can you bring me another beer? 你再给我拿一杯啤酒好吗？ Robert asked the waiter to bring him the check. 罗伯特叫服务生给他拿账单来。 While she was in prison, friends used to bring her books. 她在狱中时经常有朋友给她带书去。 bring somebody/something to somebody/something He expects me to bring everything to him. 他指望我什么东西都给他带去。 ► see thesaurus at take 2 CAUSE a) to make a particular situation exist, or cause a particular feeling 引起〔某种情况或情感〕，造成，导致 efforts to bring peace to the region 给这个地区带来和平的种种努力 The strikes are expected to bring chaos. 预计罢工会造成混乱。 The senator’s speech brought an angry response from civil rights groups. 那名参议员的话引起了一些民权组织的愤怒。 b) to cause someone or something to reach a particular state or condition 使处于某种状况 bring something to an end/close/halt/conclusion (=make something stop) 使某事结束 The trial was swiftly brought to an end. 庭审匆匆就结束了。 It was the war that first brought him to power (=made him have power over a country). 是战争首次将他推上权力宝座。 So far the US has been unable to bring him to justice (=make him be punished for his actions). 至今美国还是未能将他绳之以法。 Bring the sauce to the boil (=heat it until it boils). 把调味汁煮沸。 The country had been brought to its knees (=caused to be in such a bad condition that it is almost impossible to continue). 这个国家已经陷入瘫痪。 3 [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to make something move in a particular direction 使朝某个方向移动 bring something up/down/round etc Bring your arm up slowly until it’s level with your shoulder. 慢慢举起手臂到齐肩的高度。 The storm brought the old oak tree crashing down. 暴风雨把这棵老橡树刮倒了。 4 GO[always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] if something brings people to a place, it makes them go there 促使某人去… The discovery of gold brought thousands of people to the Transvaal. 黄金的发现把成千上万的人引到了德兰士瓦。 what brings you here? (=used to ask why someone is in a particular place) 什么风把你给吹来了？ What brings you here on a night like this? 这样的晚上，是什么风把你吹来的？ 5 to make something available for people to use, have, enjoy etc 带来〔可供人们使用、拥有或享受的东西〕；使得到；创造 The expansion of state education brought new and wider opportunities for working class children. 公立教育的普及为工人阶层出身的儿童带来了更多新的机会。 bring something to somebody/something The government is launching a new initiative to bring jobs to deprived areas. 政府正在出台一个新的方案，为贫困地区创造就业机会。 bring somebody something It’s a good sign – let’s hope it will bring us some luck. 这是一个好征兆——但愿会给我们带来好运。 6 if a period of time brings a particular event or situation, the event or situation happens during that time 〔某段时间〕带来；使发生 The 1930s brought unemployment and economic recession. 20世纪30年代带来了失业和经济衰退。 Who knows what the future will bring? 谁知道未来会发生什么？ 7 bring charges/a lawsuit/a court case/a prosecution/a claim (against somebody) to begin a court case in order to try to prove that someone has done something wrong or is legally responsible for something wrong 起诉（某人），对（某人）提起诉讼 Survivors of the fire later brought a billion-dollar lawsuit against the company. 火灾的幸存者后来对该公司提起诉讼，索赔十亿美元。 The police say they are planning to bring charges against him. 警方说他们准备起诉他。 8 bring a smile to somebody’s lips/face to make someone smile 使某人唇边/脸上现出笑意 Her words brought a sudden smile to his lips. 她的话使他唇角突然上扬露出笑意。 Examples from the Corpus bring a smile to somebody’s lips/face• He and Stapleton can associate to their hearts' content and that's something to bring a smile to his face.• It brought a smile to her lips.• She invented a hundred little things to make him happy, to bring a smile to his face.• The thought brought a smile to his face.• Their screams of horror and cries for mercy only brought a smile to my face.• We thank him profusely, and manage to bring a smile to his face.• Nothing was more likely to bring a smile to his face than being told he was talked about. 9 bring tears to somebody’s eyes to make someone start to cry 使某人流泪 The pain brought tears to his eyes. 他痛得眼泪都出来了。 Examples from the Corpus bring tears to somebody’s eyes• Just remembering it brings tears to my eyes 20 years later.• His dumb loyalty brought tears to my eyes.• The pain of the short trip brought tears to my eyes.• The thought of his wasting all that training brought tears to my eyes.• The tune moved through her mind and body, bringing tears to her eyes.• The very word brings tears to your eyes.• This unexpected kindness brings tears to my eyes.• They brought tears to her eyes, but tears of pain soon welled up from an overwhelming sense of despair. 10 bring the total/number/score etc to something used when saying what the new total etc is 使总数/数字/得分等变成… This brings the total to 46. 这样一来，总数就变成46了。 Examples from the Corpus bring the total/number/score etc to something• By the time it was eventually closed in 1988, new investors had brought the total to £116 million.• More than 30 square miles have been annexed into the city, bringing the total to 193.• The armed forces are said to have sent an extra 2,000 troops to the border area, bringing the total to 3,500.• Cruz also said Muni planned to hire at least 12 additional safety staffers, bringing the total to 72.• A $ 7 parking fee and an automatic $ 12. 15 tip brought the total to $ 93. 15.• Michael Forbes of New York, already had declared his opposition to Gingrich, bringing the total to four.• It is estimated that this element would bring the total to over 20,000. 11 cannot/could not bring yourself to do something CAN'Tto feel unable to do something because it would upset you or someone else too much 〔因为会让自己或某人非常难过而〕无法使自己做某事 She still can’t bring herself to talk about it. 她还是难以开口说这件事。 Examples from the Corpus cannot/could not bring yourself to do something• But I just couldn't bring myself to do it.• The New-York Historical Society couldn't bring itself to do that.• This little subterfuge the guard put into motion somehow he could not bring himself to do it.• She could not bring herself to fall down the house stairs.• He had died somewhere on the way to his next case, and Quinn could not bring himself to feel sorry.• The teakettle made a brisk whistling sound, but John Wade could not bring himself to move.• I debated with myself but in the end, I could not bring myself to pack up and leave.• Rain could not bring herself to put this to the test. 12 spoken used when saying that something is the next thing that you want to talk about 把…带入新话题，使…接下去谈到 that/this/which brings me to ... This brings me to the main point of today’s meeting. 由此，我要谈到今天会议的重点。 13 if a programme is brought to you by a particular television or radio company, they broadcast it or make it 向…播出；为…制作〔电视或广播节目〕 something is brought to you by somebody This programme is brought to you by the BBC. 本节目由英国广播公司为您播出。 14 bring something to bear (on/upon something) formal to use something, for example your power, authority, or your knowledge, in a way that will have a big effect on something or someone （对某事物）施加压力[影响] The full force of the law was brought to bear on anyone who criticized the government. 凡是批评政府的，都要受到法律最严厉的惩罚。 Examples from the Corpus bring something to bear (on/upon something)• He resisted the pain, tried to bring the weapon to bear.• Mummy and I will bring our guns to bear.• Short of a hostile military intervention in Kosovo, there are other ways of bringing outside power to bear.• Workers have their own organisations which can bring pressure to bear on governments and make demands on the state.• He brought undue pressure to bear on his parents by giving them an entirely misleading account of the documents.• He could not bring his mind to bear on the distant world her handwriting suggested.• Campaigning can bring political influences to bear on the students that might affect them detrimentally. 3.• Employers brought maximum pressure to bear on workers in order to restore order: recalcitrant strikers faced lock-outs. 15. bring home the bacon informal to earn the money that your family needs to live 挣钱养家，养家糊口 Examples from the Corpus bring home the bacon• But, you know, we were the enemy, or something and he was out to bring home the bacon.• Local boys Hong Kong made good their pledge to bring home the bacon for retiring coach Jim Rowark. n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: nouns bring peace/war The treaty brought peace to both England and France. bring chaos A bomb scare brought chaos to the town centre yesterday. bring somebody pleasure/joy/pain/grief etc The decision brought him great relief. phrases bring something to an end/halt (=especially something bad) It is our responsibility to discuss how this conflict can be brought to an end. bring something to a close (=especially a meeting) At last the meeting was brought to a close. bring something to a conclusion (=used especially in law) Juvenile cases need to be brought to a conclusion quickly. bring somebody to power (=make someone have power over a country) The revolution brought to power a communist government. bring somebody to justice (=catch and punish someone for their actions) The authorities swore that the killers would be brought to justice. bring somebody into contact with somebody/something The people of the island were suddenly brought into contact with the outside world. bring something/somebody to their knees (=make it almost impossible for someone or something to continue) A severe drought brought the country to its knees. THESAURUS bring to take something or someone to the place where you are now, or the place where you are going 带来；拿来；领来 Have you brought your ticket with you? 你带了票吗？ He asked his father if he could bring a friend to stay. 他问他父亲是否可以带个朋友来住。 take to move something to another place, or help someone go to another place 带（走），拿（走）；送（走） I took a book with me to read on the train. 我带了本书在火车上看。 He was taken to hospital by ambulance. 他被救护车送往医院。 get (also fetch especially British EnglishBrE) to go to another place and come back with something or someone （去）拿来；（去）请来；（去）找来 I went upstairs to get my jacket. 我上楼去拿外套。 Joseph told me to fetch the doctor, so I ran to the village. 约瑟夫叫我去找医生，于是我向村子跑去。 PHRASAL VERBS 16 bring something ↔ about phrasal verbphr v HAPPENto make something happen 引起，导致，造成 SYN cause How can we bring about a change in attitudes? 我们如何才能改变态度？ A huge amount of environmental damage has been brought about by the destruction of the rainforests. 毁掉热带雨林给环境造成了巨大的破坏。 Examples from the Corpus bring about• Caterina knew this was the way things were done; she glowed at her own craftiness at bringing it about.• In all these the discussion remains specific to the difficulty that brought it about.• Indeed, the expectation of such misfortunes quickly brings them about.• The problem is to discover the procedures by which high-level units bring this about.• This would indicate that the expectation of impotence in old age can play an important role in actually bringing it about.• Ursula wanted her daughter free at any price and did not mind what risks Maurice had to run to bring that about.• What had brought this change about she hardly knew, but whatever the cause she did not regret the consequence.• Their tremors pass through the planet like X rays through flesh and bone, bringing us clues about the rock they penetrate. 17 bring somebody/something ↔ along phrasal verbphr v to take someone or something with you when you go somewhere 带上，带来 You’re welcome to bring along a friend. 欢迎你带一个朋友来。 I’ve brought some pictures along to show you. 我带来一些照片给你看。 Examples from the Corpus bring along• It was my idea to bring it along.• And the only trouble was, she'd brought her mother along as well.• He has 14 goals and 29 points, but his efforts have been hampered because the Canadiens bring rookies along slowly.• George had brought him along to meet me when he joined the organisation.• These two mindless cads decided to bring the girl along to the East and have her foot the bill.• Can you recommend some manufacturers of baby carriers so that I can bring my son along too?• Keynes brought him along with his future bride, Lydia, on those journeys through London. 18 bring somebody/something around/round phrasal verbphr v a) bring the conversation around/round to somethingINTRODUCE to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a conversation 把话题转移到某事上 I’ll try to bring the conversation around to the subject of money. 我会设法把话题转到钱上来。 b) CONSCIOUSto make someone become conscious again 使恢复知觉 I slapped his face a couple of times to try to bring him round. 我在他脸上拍了几下，想让他苏醒过来。 c) PERSUADEto manage to persuade someone to do something or to agree with you 说服〔某人〕；使同意 She won’t listen to me. Let’s see if Sue can bring her round. 她不听我劝，我们看看休能不能说服她。 to I’m sure I can bring him around to our point of view. 我相信我可以说服他同意我们的观点。 d) TAKE/BRINGto bring someone or something to someone’s house 把…带过来〔到某人家里〕 I’ll bring the books around tomorrow. 我明天把书带过来。 Examples from the Corpus bring around/round• Its own fund-raising activities bring this up to around Â£200,000 perannum, a figure now insufficient to cover its present needs.• S. businesses, which bring in around 30 percent of all its revenues, a priority.• If I had a place of my own I'd have to bring Louisa around here.• Final edit and design. Bring the final round of comments to your next meeting.• But she'd obviously brought him round to her way of thinking.• Passing through humid cornfields back to town brings the mind around to separation.• With the rector, however, Arthur still can not bring the conversation around to the confession he once planned to make.• Just talk to the Twin brooks and just keep bringing them around to the subject of their son. bring the conversation around/round to something• With the rector, however, Arthur still can not bring the conversation around to the confession he once planned to make. bring to• He had twisted in that grip, tried to bring the gun round to bear on that monstrous maw.• But she'd obviously brought him round to her way of thinking.• In the evening I brought the text round to his hotel.• With the rector, however, Arthur still can not bring the conversation around to the confession he once planned to make.• Its owner who did not want, or did not dare, to bring his boat round to the jetty?• Just talk to the Twin brooks and just keep bringing them around to the subject of their son.• Which brings us neatly around to the subject of this report. 19 bring back phrasal verbphr v a) bring something ↔ backSTART something/MAKE something START to start to use something again that was used in the past 再次使用，恢复〔某事物〕 SYN reintroduce The city council has decided to bring back the old electric trams. 市政会决定恢复运营老式电车。 Bringing back the death penalty has done absolutely nothing to reduce crime. 恢复死刑对减少犯罪根本无济于事。 b) bring something ↔ backREMEMBER to make you remember something 使想起某事，使回忆起某事 The trip brought back a lot of happy memories. 这次旅行唤起了许多美好的回忆。 Seeing those pictures on TV brought it all back to me. 看到电视上的那些画面，我想起了过去的一切。 c) bring something ↔ backTAKE/BRING to take something or someone with you when you come back from somewhere 带某物回来 bring something back for somebody Don’t forget to bring something back for the kids. 别忘了给孩子们带点东西回来。 bring somebody back something If you’re going to the store, could you bring me back a six-pack? 你如果去商店，帮我带一提六罐装的啤酒回来好吗？ d) bring somebody ↔ back to return someone to their previous job or position of authority 使重返岗位，使恢复原职 SYN reinstate Following their latest defeat, soccer fans are urging the club to bring back the former manager. 球队最近一次比赛失利以后，球迷们就敦促俱乐部把前任主教练请回来。 e) bring somebody back to somethingINTRODUCE if something that is said brings you back to a particular subject, it is connected with that subject, so you will start talking about it again 使某人回到某个话题 This brings us back to the question of funding. 这又使我们回到了资金的问题上。 Examples from the Corpus bring back• Macnab brought back a favourable reply from Berlin on 21 August.• But when I go to Dakar I won't just bring back broken shoes.• Some of those applications will be brought back by some people for assistance when they meet next Monday night.• They're talking about bringing back formal grammar teaching.• Bridges is a scientist working on dirt samples brought back from a Mars expedition.• Mrs Ali will bring you back from school today.• Why don't you bring Barbara back here?• We're going to bring back some beer with us -- do you want anything else?• They brought back some lovely cheese from France.• Do you think they should bring back the death penalty?• When can you bring back those books I lent you?• His solicitors were only told at 9am he was being brought back to court.• Thanks -- I promise I'll bring it back tomorrow.• I was going to ask if you could bring that pair of jeans back with you. brought it all back• Hayling's invitation had brought it all back.• Talking to Leo had brought it all back, the hurt, the desperation, the painful break with her family.• She was sexually assaulted as a child and the recent publicity had brought it all back to her. bring somebody back something• My dad brought me back a T-shirt from New York. bring somebody back to something• She brings the papers back to her office and shuts the door.• He had felt ashamed the first time he put it on: it brought him back to his ugliness.• Polishing with a soft cloth will bring the surface back to life.• We must bring that cup back to Oxfordshire.• Which brings us back to red wine.• This brings us back to the expressive order.• Food brought me back to the human face.• Which brings us back to why this period is one of some urgency. 20 bring somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v a) to reduce something to a lower level 降低；减少 The government hopes these measures will help to bring down inflation. 政府希望这些措施有助于减轻通货膨胀。 b) TTADOWNto fly a plane down to the ground 使〔飞机〕降落 SYN land The pilot managed to bring the plane down safely. 飞行员终于成功地使飞机安全降落。 c) DOWNto make a plane, bird, or animal fall to the ground by shooting at it 击落〔飞机或鸟〕；击倒〔动物〕 A bomber had been brought down by anti-aircraft fire. 一架轰炸机被防空炮火击落了。 d) GET RID OFto force a government or ruler to stop ruling a country 使垮台，使下台 a crisis that could bring down the government 可使政府下台的一场危机 e) FALLto make someone fall over 使跌倒 He was brought down by the goalkeeper and awarded a penalty. 他被守门员绊倒，获得一个罚点球的机会。 Examples from the Corpus bring down• Intel is expected to reverse part of that charge this quarter, which will help bring expenses down.• The Clinton administration would not release oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help bring prices down.• This comeback brought the house down.• In Britain booming domestic sales of videocassette machines have brought the prices down and made them more attractive to institutions.• Mervyn brought the plane down on a farm track at the edge of the little village.• Reason says the same laws of economics that brought the market down should keep it from spiraling into the abyss.• The next evening, the Thursday, I was brought back down to earth with a bump.• How much are we willing to pay to bring the risk down to zero. 21 bring something ↔ down on/upon somebody phrasal verbphr v HAPPENto make something bad happen to someone, especially to yourself or to people connected with you 使〔坏事〕发生在…，使…落在〔某人自己或亲属〕身上 His recklessness brought down disaster on the whole family. 他的鲁莽给全家带来了灾难。 Examples from the Corpus bring down on/upon • This has brought criticism raining down on Mr Deby from all sides. 22 bring something ↔ forth phrasal verbphr v literary CAUSEto produce something or make it appear 使产生，使出现；生产 a tragic love affair that brought forth only pain 只带来痛苦的一场情爱悲剧 Examples from the Corpus bring forth• I bring it forth closed and immediately hide it under the coverlet.• There was a scrape as she brought a taper forth from a tin box and leaned towards the fire to light it.• He shall convert my soul: And bring me forth in the paths of righteousness. 23 bring something ↔ forward phrasal verbphr v a) SOONto change an arrangement so that something happens sooner 将…提前 to The meeting’s been brought forward to Thursday. 会议已被提前到星期四举行。 b) bring forward legislation/plans/policies etcPLAN to officially introduce plans etc for people to discuss 提出法规/计划/政策等 The government has brought forward new proposals to tackle the problem of increasing crime. 政府提出了解决犯罪率上升问题的新计划。 c) COUNT/CALCULATEto record the result of a calculation so that it can be used in a further calculation 结转〔账目〕 The balance brought forward is £21,765. 结转余额是21,765 英镑。 Examples from the Corpus bring forward• But time had brought it all forward.• The anticipation of future employment by women may bring births forward.• Well, maybe it would be a reason for bringing his marriage forward.• But they brought their arrangements forward after deciding to make the journey by ferry and coach.• Yesterday's announcement brings that plan forward by nine months.• Lord James promised to monitor the situation and to bring legislation forward if it were proved it was needed.• The Museum agreed to bring this exhibition forward to coincide with the National Gallery's.• They unsheathed together and brought their swords forward two-handed into guard. bring to• The Museum agreed to bring this exhibition forward to coincide with the National Gallery's. bring forward legislation/plans/policies etc• It will bring forward legislation in the coming parliamentary session to introduce student loans, partially replacing grants, from autumn 1990.• Following assessment of the responses to our discussion paper, we will bring forward legislation to achieve this.• Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke wants to bring forward plans to change the law in the new year. 24 bring somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v a) to introduce a new law 推行，引入，提出〔新的法律〕 Harsh anti-trade union laws were brought in in the early 1980s. 20世纪80年代初期推行了严厉的反工会法。 b) ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto ask someone to become involved in a discussion or situation 请…参与〔讨论或某件事情〕 I’d like to bring in Doctor Hall here and ask him his views. 我想请霍尔博士上来，征求一下他的看法。 bring somebody in to do something The police were brought in to investigate the matter. 警方已介入调查此案。 c) EARNto earn a particular amount or produce a particular amount of profit 使挣到；使赚到 The sale of the house only brought in about £45,000. 卖房子只赚了45,000英镑左右。 d) to attract customers to a shop or business 吸引〔顾客〕 We’ve got to bring in more business if we want the restaurant to survive. 餐馆若要生存下去，我们必须吸引更多的生意。 e) bring in a verdictSCT to say officially in a law court whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime 作出判决 SYN return a verdict The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. 陪审团作出无罪裁决。 Examples from the Corpus bring in• He had not stirred since they brought him in.• Shall we bring the mayor in?• Would you bring it in at once?• The big Dalek Killer had seemed determined to bring the shuttle in at the top of the space station.• Wesleyan brought Barlow in contact with such luminaries as John Cage, Buckminster Fuller and Jerzy Kosinski.• A child was brought in in the last stages of diphtheria.• They had learned that every sin causes fresh sin; every wrong brings another in its train.• You just have to bring them back in two weeks, and then you can take three others. bring somebody in to do something• In 1873, however, one was found on a trajectory that brought it in to cross the orbit of Mars.• Liartes brought his mount in to land on the turf a few yards away and dismounted casually.• Bullock can bring her fans in to see almost anything.• They've turned out very well and I have brought some in to show the girls at work.• Our main goal is to bring a little sunshine in to the lives of all disabled people.• The news hound was unsuccessful, but the note struck him enough that he brought it in to the office.• Our house was closest so they brought it in to us.• And they bring your food in to you. bring in a verdict• The jury was unable to bring in a verdict on the remaining six defendants. 25 bring somebody/something into something phrasal verbphr v a) to cause someone or something to be in a particular situation 使处于〔某种情形〕 Most of the land has now been brought into cultivation. 大部分土地现在都被用于耕种。 The work brought me into contact with a lot of very interesting people. 这个工作使我能接触到许多非常有趣的人。 b) to make someone become involved in a discussion or situation 使参与〔讨论或某件事情〕 The government is trying to bring teachers into the debate on education. 政府设法让教师参与讨论教育议题。 There is a danger that this could bring other countries into the war. 这样有可能会把其他国家卷进这场战争。 Examples from the Corpus bring into • A loaded revolver flying through the air brings extra instability into an already volatile situation.• In the meantime, Nosal said Amelio would be aggressive in bringing new people into Apple if need be.• It will bring greater clarity into choosing how to spend public money on health.• If the machine's speed is sufficient to bring it into contact with a target then it is considered to have charged.• What's more, you see, Jed's group is on the point of bringing Satan into corporeal existence.• He brought starkly into question all the guiding principles on which the Soviet system was based.• In all my years in the Civil Serviceno one has ever brought a camera into the office and started taking snapshots!• I brought nothing into this world and it is certain that I carry nothing out. 26 bring something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto succeed in doing something difficult 使成功；圆满完成〔困难的事〕 SYN pull off They managed to bring off the most daring jewellery robbery in history. 他们精心实施了史上最大胆的珠宝抢劫案。 Examples from the Corpus bring off• Though that wasn't entirely true, for Maud would, and she would probably even bring it off.• The Vietminh had seemed to bring it off as if by a miracle.• I had done nothing to bring this off; but I was to be the identifiable face of the campaign.• Fumbling for the switch, he brought the lamp off its perch.• She hadn't been allowed to bring anything off the boat except her patchwork leather shoulder-bag which had been thoroughly searched first.• Sometimes the only answer is to bring it off the way it went on, layer by layer. 27 bring something ↔ on phrasal verbphr v a) CAUSEto make something bad or unpleasant happen 引起，导致；惹来 SYN cause Stress can bring on an asthma attack. 精神压力会引起哮喘发作。 What’s brought this on? Have I upset you somehow? 怎么啦？是不是我有什么事惹你生气了？ b) to help someone to improve or make progress 使提高；使进步 Teachers have to bring on the bright children and at the same time give extra help to those who need it. 教师需要培养聪明的孩子，同时给予有需要的学生更多的帮助。 c) DLGGROW/GET BIGGERto make plants or crops grow faster 促进〔植物或农作物〕生长 Keeping the young plants in a greenhouse will help bring them on. 在温室培养幼苗可以促进它们生长。 d) bring it on informal used to say that you are prepared and willing to deal with something bad that is likely to happen 就让它来吧〔表示已经准备好面对坏事〕 Examples from the Corpus bring on• If he didn't wear his glasses, he could bring one on.• Each processor is brought to bear on a problem at once.• As Joyce Umbima shows, the only way of bringing men on board is to show that change is in their interest.• Fenna is chaos as well as order, and brings, on fiery dragon breath, the full danger of the chasm.• Your mother, abandoned by your unknown father, had the job of bringing you up on her own.• He would have brought it on himself.• Undoubtedly, the Under-Secretary of State will bring us up to date on that. 28 bring something on/upon somebody phrasal verbphr v CAUSEto make something unpleasant happen to someone 引起，招来，惹来〔不愉快的事〕 You have brought disaster on the whole village! 你给整个村子招来了灾祸！ bring something on/upon yourself I’ve got no sympathy for him – he’s brought this all on himself! 我一点也不同情他——他这是自作自受！ Examples from the Corpus bring on/upon • A few weeks ago, my wife needed to bring Nick on a plane to visit her mother.• Having a baby would mean leaving university and bringing shame on my family.• Shapiro said he brought Bailey in on the case because it would be tried in Florida.• This section brings discussion on the process of central government management reform up to date by reviewing developments since 1980.• Brown and Warne had an unenviable dilemma on their hands, even if they brought it on themselves.• I need to bring a thermometer on these trips.• This brings dependence on those who fix the price on the international market.• Dixie will move north into the city to bring new markets on, while you run the Isle of Dogs. bring something on/upon yourself• And at the same time ashamed of the affliction that he had brought down on himself.• Brown and Warne had an unenviable dilemma on their hands, even if they brought it on themselves.• Conversely, it is easy to see how Blanche brings her problems on herself.• He's brought it upon himself.• He would have brought it on himself.• One way or another she brought it on herself.• This makes the illness even harder to bear, if you feel that you have brought it on yourself.• In part, he thought, Kathy had brought it on herself: she had a personality that lured him on. 29 bring somebody onto something phrasal verbphr v if something brings you onto a particular subject, it is a good time for you to start talking about it 使有机会谈到 This brings me onto the question of pay rises. 借此机会，我再谈谈加薪的问题。 Examples from the Corpus bring onto • This brings us onto comparing the trust remedies with those discussed before.• Only islanders and essential services are allowed to bring vehicles onto Iona.• Our eventual aim is to bring him onto thatching and so continue to expand.• This brings us onto the conditions in which the animals are kept.• The biggest thing is he brings an attitude onto the field that has helped our team a great deal.• Which brings me onto the new plans for Sunday cricket.• This brings us onto the question of how do organizations assess the effectiveness of their advertising?• This brings us onto thinking about how you can integrate video into your lesson. 30 bring something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v a) IMPROVEto make something easier to see, taste, notice etc 使显现，使表现出 The spices really bring out the flavour of the meat. 这些香料果然能把肉的味道全带出来。 Fatherhood seems to have brought out the caring side of him. 当了父亲以后，他关心体贴的一面似乎都表现了出来。 b) SELLto produce something that will be sold to the public 生产；出版；推出 He’s bringing out a new album next month. 下个月他将推出一张新专辑。 c) to take something out of a place 把…拿出来 Jenny opened the cupboard and brought out a couple of bottles. 珍妮打开碗橱，拿出了几个瓶子。 d) bring out the best/worst in somebodyBEHAVE to make someone behave in the best or worst way that they can 把某人最好的一面显露出来/把某人最坏的一面暴露出来 Alcohol just brings out the worst in her. 喝酒把她最坏的一面暴露了出来。 e) bring somebody out of himself/herself to make someone feel more confident and able to talk to people 使某人更加自信 Changing schools has really brought her out of herself. 转学后，她变得活泼自信多了。 Examples from the Corpus bring out• I turn the box upside down and bring it out empty.• The editor's primary responsibility would be the tedious business of bringing the paper out every week.• That advance brought geophysicists out from under a mountain of paperwork.• Slowly I brought my feet out from under the chair.• Only one quality brings a reporter out in such a rash of exclamation marks.• Lewis, through collective bargaining, brought order out of chaos.• Yet these organizations bring women out of the family in ways that do not fundamentally challenge their traditional roles.• Part your hands, bring the arms out to your sides, and lower. bring out the best/worst in somebody• Campaigns seem to bring out the worst in Bob Dole.• Yet it was not an unsuccessful attempt to bring out the best in his audience.• Ingram always seems to bring out the best in his players.• And Vince was obviously a great coach; he brought out the best in his team and whoever played him.• But, says Markert, there is something about one-way communication that can also bring out the worst in people.• But the Washington Wizards have a way of bringing out the best in their opponents.• It brings out the best in us.• Maybe something like they tend to bring out the best in us.• So, to bring out the best in your cooking make sure you use the purest soy sauce, Kikkoman Soy Sauce. 31 bring somebody out in something phrasal verbphr v MICAUSEif something brings you out in spots, it makes them appear on your skin 使长出〔斑点、疹子等〕 Any foods containing wheat bring him out in a rash. 他吃了任何含小麦的食物都会出疹子。 Examples from the Corpus bring out in • The very idea of such a thing has brought me out in a rash.• Just the prospect of being late was enough to bring her out in a sweat of fear.• She had no idea that any man could ever bring her out in goose-bumps, but this one had. 32. → bring somebody/something round → bring somebody/something around/round Examples from the Corpus bring round• As a matter of fact, I nearly asked you not to bring this round.• I've asked the restaurant to bring you round a takeaway.• She brought her fist round and punched her mother in the shoulder.• Bring another round of cognac, immediately!• Bring the final round of comments to your next meeting.• But she'd obviously brought him round to her way of thinking.• He finishes at the front and brings the machine round to the back lawn where my sister is having her picnic.• They had been brought here to round up the escaped prisoners but fortunately no one was giving them any information. 33 bring somebody through (something) phrasal verbphr v HELPto help someone to successfully deal with a very difficult event or period of time 使脱离（险境）；使渡过（难关） Both my children have brought me through extremely difficult times since my husband died. 丈夫过世以后，我的两个孩子帮助我度过了特别艰难的时期。 34 bring somebody ↔ together phrasal verbphr v a) UNITEto arrange for people to meet and do something together 把…召集起来 We brought together researchers from three different universities to work on the project. 我们联合了三所大学的研究人员从事这个项目。 b) to make people have a better relationship or feel closer to each other 使联合起来，使团结起来 Any attack by a foreign power will inevitably bring the people of a country together. 任何外来侵略都必定会使全国人民团结起来。 Examples from the Corpus bring together• Both formal and informal networks tended to divide into sub-networks and problems arose when these were not brought closely together.• But more than anything, Bob Sheehy brought people together.• However, the Government unfortunately failed to bring the people together.• In such cases, neighbourhood rather than milieu may have brought people together.• Most of them simply release their eggs and sperm and rely on the surrounding water to bring them together.• Sportsbridge, a new nonprofit organization designed to promote athleticism for women, had brought the pair together.• The project brings them together and brings out their collective best.• He brought people together, people who had never imagined it. 35 bring somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v a) MENTIONto mention a subject or start to talk about it 提起〔某个话题〕 SYN raise Why did you have to bring up the subject of money? 你为什么一定要提钱这个话题？ b) TEACHto look after and influence a child until he or she is grown up 抚养，养育，教养 SYN raise He was brought up by his grandparents. 他是由祖父母抚养长大的。 bring somebody up to do something In my day, children were brought up to respect the law. 在我那个时代，孩子们从小就被教导要守法。 be brought up (as) a Catholic/Muslim etc I was brought up a Catholic. 我从小受天主教的教育。 → upbringing c) to make something appear on a computer screen 把…调出来〔使显示在计算机屏幕上〕 Can you bring up the list of candidates again? 你把候选人名单再调出来好吗？ d) British EnglishBrESICK/VOMIT if you bring food up, it comes back up from your stomach and out of your mouth 吐出，呕出 I had a sandwich for lunch and promptly brought it up again. 我午饭吃了个三明治，可马上就吐了。 e) ACCUSEto charge someone with a particular crime and make them go to a court to be judged 提审，传讯，使出庭受审 before He was brought up before a magistrate, charged with dangerous driving. 他因为危险驾驶遭起诉，受到治安法官的传讯。 f) bring somebody up short/with a start to surprise someone and make them suddenly stop talking or doing something 使某人突然停住 Her question brought me up short. 她的问题让我一下子顿住了。 Examples from the Corpus bring up• For us to be successful, I must regain my form, bring my game up.• Lord Rea revealed that his mother and her woman lover had brought him up.• Start with arms outstretched and curve sideways, bringing the arm up and over as far as possible.• How delicious smelling, were the baskets of fresh garlic when the farmer brought them up from the valley.• Weeping from fatigue when bringing coals up, singing for joy then going back with empty baskets.• He was always vague when I brought the subject up, so I never pushed it.• She looked at the bear and brought its nose up to her nose.• You bring the glass up to your lips, but suddenly you think: What am I doing? be brought up (as) a Catholic/Muslim etc• I was brought up a Catholic and I know the value of honesty.• I was brought up a Catholic but I discarded it quite early on. Examples from the Corpus bring• The painting brought $540,000 at the auction.• Everyone's bringing a bit of food and a bottle to the party.• Leland's secret of success was bringing a gun-maker's insistence on accuracy and precision to the production of car components.• The tourist industry brings a lot of money into the area.• This only brought a plague of crickets to the already upset humans of Bryan.• The article brought angry letters from readers.• I brought food for everyone.• Janine brought her hands slowly up to her face.• Now he is convinced it was a bad one and has already taken the first steps to bring him back.• When are you going to bring him in for his injections?• I hope he hasn't brought his brother with him.• In recent years this has been brought into sharp focus with growing public concern for a healthier and safer environment.• The only time we use the VCR is when they bring Joey to our house.• Thanks for bringing me to work.• I brought my Nikes - they're about the only decent shoes I have.• Adolescence brings physical and emotional changes.• Is it okay if I bring some clothes with me to wash?• I brought some work home and tried to get it finished in the evening.• We've brought someone to see you!• Always bring the car to a full stop at a stop sign.• The discovery of gold brought thousands of people to California in 1849.• They could only wait for the next report from Mission Controland wonder if Hal would bring up the subject himself.• Such a war, Cuevas predicted, would bring useless sacrifices and greater losses in territory.• For every skin that's dry before its time, Estée Lauder brings you Time Zone.• Did you bring your coat? bring somebody something• Could you bring me a glass of water? brought to its knees• The empire must be brought to its knees.• The Mafia was brought to its knees.• Our motor industry has been brought to its knees with redundancies at Rolls-Royce and Ford. what brings you here?• But real estate is not what brings me here.• What brings you here, then?• What brings you here to court so hastily? that/this/which brings me to ...• We get little enough music, and no glamour. Which brings me to a serious point, my dear.• Any sum, nomatterhow small, gratefully received. Which brings me to money.• And this brings me to my fourth point, and that is the notion of domestic - public opposition.• And that brings me to my good friend, Ian Adamson.• All this brings me to our getting here, to St-Jean.• But this brings me to the cardinal rule when buying - always choose a house which will be easy to sell.• I can feel my temperature rising-which brings me to thermometers and why can't I read them?• Costs were irrelevant. Which brings me to what may turn out to be the tragedy of this election. something is brought to you by somebody• This program is brought to you by Pepsi. From Longman Business Dictionary bringbring /brɪŋ/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp brought /brɔːtbrɒːt/) LAW bring a case/charge/suit/lawsuit to organize a legal case against someone a string of lawsuits brought by jobseekers who think they’re the victims of discrimination Company directors are meeting with law enforcement officials to determine whether to bring criminal charges. → bring something → down → bring something → forward → bring in → bring something → out Origin bring Old English bringan
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