bring
verb/brɪŋ/
/brɪŋ/
bring somebody/somethingVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bring | /brɪŋ/ /brɪŋ/ |
| he / she / it brings | /brɪŋz/ /brɪŋz/ |
| past simple brought | /brɔːt/ /brɔːt/ |
| past participle brought | /brɔːt/ /brɔːt/ |
| -ing form bringing | /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/ |
- to come to a place with somebody/something
带…到某处；带来；取来 - bring somebody/something (with you) Don't forget to bring your books with you.
别忘了把书带来。 - Can we bring the children?
我们可以带小孩吗？ - bring somebody/something to something She brought her boyfriend to the party.
她带着男朋友去参加聚会。 - bring something for somebody Bring a present for Helen.
给海伦带件礼物来。 - bring somebody something Bring Helen a present.
给海伦带件礼物来。
Extra Examples- Did you bring anything back with you?
你带东西回来了吗？ - I brought a couple of things from home to brighten the place up.
我从家里带了一些东西来照亮这个地方。 - I've brought something to show you.
我带了件东西来给你看。 - Remember to bring your books with you.
别忘了把书带来。 - The ferries brought tourists in their hundreds.
渡轮载来数百名游客。
- bring somebody/something (with you) Don't forget to bring your books with you.
- to give or provide somebody/something with something
提供；供给 - bring somebody/something sth They brought us some good news.
他们给我们带来了好消息。 - We'll bring you the election results as soon as we have them.
我们一收到选举结果就会立即向您提供。 - His writing brings him $10 000 a year.
写作每年为他赚 1 万美元。 - bring something to somebody/something The team's new manager brings ten years' experience to the job.
该队的新主教练到任时已有十年的相关经验。
Extra Examples- The novel took her eight years to write and brought her instant fame.
这部小说花了她八年时间写成，使她一举成名。 - We're itching to bring you stories that will intrigue, inspire and stimulate you.
我们渴望为您带来能够引起您兴趣、启发和刺激的故事。
- bring somebody/something sth They brought us some good news.
- to cause something
使发生；造成；导致 - bring something The revolution brought many changes.
这场革命导致很多变化。 - bring something to something The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry).
这个消息使他不禁流下泪来。 - bring something with it Retirement often brings with it a massive drop in income.
收入常随退休而大幅下降。
- bring something The revolution brought many changes.
- to cause somebody/something to be in a particular condition or place
使处于某种状况；使到某地 - bring somebody/something to something to bring a meeting to an end
结束会议 - to bring an end to the conflict
结束冲突 - No one has worked harder to bring peace to the region.
没有人比谁更努力地为该地区带来和平。 - Bring the water to the boil.
把水烧开。 - They have taken on six more staff, bringing the total to 45.
他们又增加了 6 名员工，使员工总数达到 45 人。 - The issue was only brought to my attention this morning.
这个问题直到今天早晨才引起我的注意。 - Mismanagement had brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
由于管理不善，公司一度濒临破产。 - bring somebody/something into something His travels brought him into contact with many famous artists.
他在旅行中接触到许多著名的艺术家。 - Publication of the article brought her into conflict with the authorities.
这篇文章的发表使她与当局发生了冲突。 - bring somebody/something + adv.prep. Hello Simon! What brings you here?
你好，西蒙！什么风把你吹来了？
- bring somebody/something to something to bring a meeting to an end
- bring somebody/something to something used to move a speech or piece of writing on from one point to the next
（在演讲或写作中）使转到 - This brings me to the second point I'd like to make:…
由此，我将说到第二点：…
- This brings me to the second point I'd like to make:…
- to make somebody/something move in a particular direction or way
使朝（某方向或按某方式）移动 - bring somebody/something + adv./prep. The judge brought his hammer down on the table.
法官在桌子上敲下他的木槌。 - bring somebody/something running Her cries brought the neighbours running (= made them run to her).
邻居们听到她的叫喊声便纷纷赶来。
- bring somebody/something + adv./prep. The judge brought his hammer down on the table.
- to start legal action against somebody/something; to make somebody/something answer a case in court
对某人提起（诉讼）；控告 - bring something against somebody to bring charges/legal action/proceedings against somebody
控告某人；对某人提起诉讼；控告某人 - bring something The decision comes in a case brought by the residents of a small town in Alabama.
这是对阿拉巴马州一小镇的居民提起的诉讼的判决。
- bring something against somebody to bring charges/legal action/proceedings against somebody
- bring yourself to do something to force yourself to do something
强迫自己做某事 - She could not bring herself to tell him the news.
她难以开口把这个消息告诉他。
More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objects- bet
- bring
- build
- buy
- cost
- get
- give
- leave
- lend
- make
- offer
- owe
- pass
- pay
- play
- post
- promise
- read
- refuse
- sell
- send
- show
- sing
- take
- teach
- tell
- throw
- wish
- write
- She could not bring herself to tell him the news.
come with somebody/something
give/provide
cause
make somebody/something move
legal action
force yourself
Word OriginOld English bringan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brengen and German bringen.
Idioms Most idioms containing bring are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example bring somebody/something to heel is at heel.
bring it (informal)
- to make a great effort and perform well
导致；引起 - We'll show you how Canada brings it!
我们将向您展示加拿大如何做到这一点！
- We'll show you how Canada brings it!
bring it on!
(also bring it!)
- (informal) used to express confidence about a challenge
来吧，放马过来（用于面对挑战时表达自信） - We've trained hard and we're ready. Bring it on!
我们训练刻苦，准备充分。来吧！
- We've trained hard and we're ready. Bring it on!