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bring obj CAUSEbrINv [T]past brought HbrO:t, $brA:tto cause, result in or produce (a state)导致，引起Her presence has brought us so much happiness. / Her presence has brought so much happiness to us. [+ two objects]她的到来给我们带来了极大的快乐。The explosion brought the whole building crashing to the ground. [+ obj + v-ing]爆炸将整座建筑夷为平地。Few politicians are in favour of bringing back hanging (= causing it to come into use again). [M]极少有政治家愿意恢复绞刑。That music always brings back happy memories (= causes them to be thought of). [M]那音乐总能带来美好的回忆。Several trees were brought down (= made to fall) by the storms. [M]一些树被暴风雨刮倒了。The people succeeded in bringing down the dictator (= causing him or her to lose power). [M]人民终于推翻了独裁者。When is the government going to bring down inflation (= cause it to become less)? [M]政府何时能降低通货膨胀率？(Br) The elections were brought forward (= caused to happen earlier) by three months. [M]选举提前了三个月。The documentary brought home to him (= made him aware of) the seriousness of the situation.纪录片使他意识到情况的严重性。(Br) The government is bringing in a law (= making a new law) to reduce junior doctors'working hours. [M]政府正制定法律来减少初级医生的工作时间。The restaurant chain brings in (= produces) a profit of millions of pounds a year. [M]联锁餐馆每年有数百万英镑的利润。(law) The jury brought in (= produced) a verdict of not guilty. [M]陪审团做出无罪的裁决。A new type of electronic encyclopedia has been brought into being (= made to exist). [M]新型的电子百科词典已经面世。The loud music brought on (= caused) another one of his headaches. [M]过响的音乐声再次使他头痛。You'll only bring trouble on yourself (= cause trouble for yourself) if you disobey.你不听命令的话，就会自找麻烦。I see they've brought out (= produced for general sale) a new lap-top word processor. [M]我得知他们已经生产出新的便携式文字处理器面市。A crisis can bring out (= produce) the best and the worst in people. [M]危难中出精英也出败类。The closure of the factory brought poverty to the town (= resulted in it becoming poor).工厂的关闭导致了该镇的贫困。Her remarkable achievements have brought fame to her small home town (= resulted in it becoming famous).她杰出的成就给故乡小镇带来了声誉。What could have brought him to (= caused him to feel) this state of despair?是什么令他绝望？His parents brought a lot of pressure to bear on him (= strongly tried to influence him) to improve his grades.他父母对他施加了许多压力，促使他提高成绩。Bring the water (Br and Aus)to the boil / (Am) to a boil (= make it start boiling).把水烧开。The actor suddenly brought the interview to an end (= caused it to end).那个男演员突然终止了采访。The sharp pain brought tears to my eyes (=made me cry).剧痛使我流出了眼泪。Another investigation may bring to light (= cause to be known) other corrupt practices.再次调查也许能揭露其他腐败行为。Your perfume brought to mind (= made me remember) the evening we spent in Monte Carlo this year.你的香水味儿令我回忆起今年在蒙特卡罗度过的夜晚。I was running for the bus when I was brought up short (= made to stop suddenly) by someone calling my name.我正在赶公共汽车，突然听到有人喊我的名字我便马上停了下来。
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