bring
/brɪŋ/- come to a place with (someone or something)带来, 拿来, 取来：
she brought Luke home from hospital
她把鲁克从医院带回家
with two objs Liz brought her a glass of water.利兹给她端了杯水。
- cause (someone or something) to come to a place使来：
what brings you here?
什么风把你吹来了？
a felony case brought before a jury
陪审团判的一起重罪案
figurative 〈喻〉his inner confidence has brought him through his ordeal.
他内心的自信使他挺过了那段苦难。
- cause (someone or something) to move in a particular direction or way使朝某个方向运动：
he brought his hands out of his pockets
他把手拿出口袋
heavy rain brought down part of the ceiling.
大雨淋垮了部分屋顶。
- cause (something)引起：
the bad weather brought famine
恶劣的天气造成了饥荒
her letter brought forth a torrent of criticism.
她的信引起了激烈的批评。
- cause (someone or something) to be in or change to a particular state or condition使处于某状态（或境况）：
I'll give you an aspirin to bring down your temperature
我给你服片阿司匹林降降体温
his approach brought him into conflict with government
他的态度使他和政府之间发生了冲突
the thought brought him out in a cold sweat.
这个想法使他出了身冷汗。
bring someone in
involve (someone) in a particular activity使参加（活动）：he has brought in a consultancy company.
他请了家咨询公司。
- initiate (legal action) against someone对（人）采取（法律）行动; 起诉, 控告：
riot and conspiracy charges should be brought against them.
应该以暴动和阴谋罪控告他们。
- usu. with negative
bring oneself to do something
force oneself to do something unpleasant or distressing勉强自己做： she could not bring herself to mention it.
她不能勉强自己提起这件事。
- cause someone to receive (an amount of money) as income or profit带来（收益）：
two important Chippendale lots brought £10,000 each
两件重要的奇彭代尔式家具各拍卖了10,000英镑
with two objs five more novels brought him £150,000.另外五本小说又给他带来了15万英镑的收入。
bring home the bacon
- 见BACON.
bring something home to someone
- 见HOME.
bring the house down
- make an audience respond with great enthusiasm, typically as shown by their laughter or applause博得全场喝彩。
bring something into play
- cause something to begin operating or to have an effect; activate使运行; 使生效; 激活。
bring something to bear
- exert influence or pressure so as to cause a particular result（为得到某结果而）施加（影响, 压力）：
he was released after pressure had been brought to bear by the aid agencies.
几家援助机构施加了压力之后他被释放了。
bring someone to book
- 见BOOK.
bring something to light
- 见LIGHT1.
bring someone/thing to mind
- cause one to remember or think of someone or something使想起, 使记起：
all that marble brought to mind a mausoleum.
所有那些大理石让人想起了陵墓。
bring something to pass
- chiefly poetic/literary cause something to happen〈主诗/文〉引发, 导致。
bringer
nounbring something about
- cause something to happen引发, 导致：
she brought about a revolution in psychoanalysis.
她引发了心理分析领域的一场革命。
- cause a ship to head in a different direction使船转向。
bring something back
- cause something to return使返回; 使回忆起：
the smell of the tiny church brought back every memory of my childhood.
小教堂的气息勾起了我对童年的丝丝回忆。
- reintroduce something重新引入; 重新起用：
bringing back capital punishment would solve nothing.
重新起用死刑不能解决任何问题。
bring someone down
- cause someone to fall over, especially in tackling them during a football or rugby match（尤指在足球、橄榄球比赛中阻截对手时）绊倒。
- cause someone to lose power使下台：
the vote will not bring down the government.
这次选举不会使政府倒台。
- make someone unhappy使不开心。
bring someone/thing down
- cause an animal or person to fall over by shooting them射倒, 击倒（动物, 人）。
- cause an aircraft or bird to fall from the sky by shooting it射落; 击落（飞机, 鸟）。
bring something forth
- archaic or poetic/literary give birth〈古或诗/文〉生; 使出生：
why does Elsbeth not bring forth a child?
埃尔斯贝特为什么不生个孩子？
bring something forward
- move a meeting or event to an earlier date or time使（会议或事件）提前。
- often as adj. brought forward(in bookkeeping) transfer a total sum from the bottom of one page to the top of the next（簿记用语）把总数从页末转入下页首。
- propose a plan, subject, or idea for consideration提出（计划, 主题, 观点）。
bring something in
- introduce something, especially a new law or product实施（新法律）; 引进（新产品）：
Congress brought in reforms to prevent abuse of presidential power.
国会进行了新的改革, 以防止总统滥用权力。
- make or earn a particular amount of money挣（钱）; 筹（钱）：
their fund-raising efforts have brought in more than $1 million.
他们的募捐活动筹到了100多万美元。
- (of a jury) give a decision in court（陪审团）作出（判决）：
the jury brought in a unanimous verdict.
陪审团作出一致判决。
bring someone off
- rescue someone from a ship in difficulties（从遇难船只中）营救, 救出。
- vulgar slang give someone or oneself an orgasm〈粗俚〉使经历性高潮。
bring something off
- achieve something successfully做好, 做成：
a good omelette is very hard to bring off.
煎蛋卷是很难做好的。
bring someone on
- encourage someone who is learning something to develop or improve at a faster rate鼓励, 激励。
bring something on
- cause something, typically something unpleasant, to occur or develop引起, 招致, 惹：
ulcers are not brought on by a rich diet.
溃疡并不是油腻饮食引起的。
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bring something on /upon
be responsible for something, typically something unpleasant, that happens to (oneself or someone else)使遭受, 对…负责（尤指发生在自己或别人身上的不愉快的事）： he's brought it upon himself - he's not a victim.
他咎由自取, 不是别人害的。
- (of the weather) promote the growth of crops（天气）有利于农作物生长。
bring someone out
- encourage someone to feel more confident鼓励：
she needs friends to bring her out of herself.
她需要朋友的鼓励。
- Brit. cause someone to go on strike〈英〉使罢工。
bring something out
- produce and launch a new product or publication推出（新产品或新书刊）：
the band are bringing out a video.
这个乐队将推出一张唱片。
- make something more evident; emphasize something使更明显; 衬托出, 烘托出; 强调：
the shawl brings out the colour of your eyes
这条围巾能衬托出你眼睛的颜色
playing for United will bring out the best in me.
为联队打球会让我发挥最大的潜能。
bring someone round（或around）
- restore someone to consciousness使苏醒。
- persuade someone to do something, especially to adopt one's own point of view劝说某人做某事（尤指接受自己的观点）：
she's not keen, but I think I can bring her round.
她并不是很热心, 但我想我可以说服她。
bring someone to
- restore someone to consciousness使苏醒。
bring something to
- cause a boat to a stop, especially by turning into the wind（尤指以转向逆风的方法）使船停止。
bring up
- (chiefly of a ship) come to a stop（主要指船）停止。
bring someone up
- look after a child until it is an adult把孩子抚养成人。
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be brought up
be taught as a child to adopt particular behaviour or attitudes（自小）接受教导： he had been brought up to believe that marriage was forever.
他从小就被灌输婚姻应天长地久的观念。
bring something up
- vomit something吐, 呕吐。
- raise a matter for discussion or consideration提出（以供讨论或考虑）：
she tried repeatedly to bring up the subject of money.
她不断地试图提出钱这个话题。