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*bring /brɪŋ; brɪŋ/
v [T] brought /brɔt; brɔːt/, brought, bringing
1 to take something or someone with you when you come to a place or person 拿来; 带来:
I brought these pictures to show you. 我带了这些照片来给你看。
bring sb/sth with you She brought her children with her to the party. 她带着自己的孩子去参加聚会。
bring sb sth (=bring it for them) 为某人拿来某物: Rob brought her a glass of water. 罗伯给她拿来一杯水。
2 bring sth out/up/down etc to move something somewhere 把某物拿出来/放上去/拿下来等:
He put his hand in his pocket and brought out a knife. 他把手放进口袋，拿出一把刀。
3 to make something happen or cause a reaction 造成，引起，导致:
an enthusiastic welcome that brought a smile to her face 令她笑逐颜开的热烈欢迎
4 can't bring yourself to do sth to not be able to do something, especially because it is unpleasant 实在不忍心做某事:
I couldn't bring myself to kill the poor creature. 我实在不忍杀掉那可怜的动物。
5 bring sth to an end to make something stop or finish 使某事结束:
We hope that the peace process will bring this violence to an end. 我们希望和平进程能结束这种暴力事件。
6 bring sth to sb's attention formal to tell someone about something 【正式】 提醒某人注意某事:
Thank you for bringing the problem to our attention. 谢谢你提醒我们注意这个问题。
7 bring sth to bear formal to use your power, influence etc to try to persuade people to do something or change a situation 【正式】 敦促…做某事，对…施加压力:
The US and Britain brought pressure to bear on Iraq to allow UN inspections. 美国和英国向伊拉克施压，促使它同意接受联合国核查。
8 to make someone come to a place 使〔某人〕来到〔某地〕:
The fair brings a lot of people to the town. 展销会把很多人吸引到镇上。
bring sth ↔ aboutto make something happen 造成，引起，导致:
The war brought about huge social and political changes. 这场战争引起了巨大的社会和政治变动。
bring sb/sth around/round
1 bring the conversation round/around to to deliberately and gradually change the subject of a conversation 转移话题:
Helen tried to bring the conversation around to the subject of marriage. 海伦试图将话题转到婚姻方面。
2 to make someone conscious again 使〔某人〕恢复知觉
bring sth/sb ↔ back
1 to return from somewhere with something or someone 把…带回来:
These are a few souvenirs I brought back from India. 这几件是我从印度带回来的纪念品。
2 to start using something again that was used in the past 恢复使用〔某物〕:
Many states have voted to bring back the death penalty. 许多州已表决通过恢复死刑。
3 to make someone remember something 使想起，使忆起:
The smell of cut grass brought back memories of the summer. 那些割下来的草的气味使我想起夏天的日子。
bring sb/sth down
1 to make something or someone fall 使落下，使倒下:
An enemy plane was brought down by rocket launchers. 一架敌机被火箭筒击落。
2 to reduce the number or amount of something 降低，减少〔数量〕:
Improved farming methods have brought down the price of food. 改良的耕种方法降低了食物的价格。
3 bring down a government/president etc to force a government etc to stop governing a country 推翻政府/总统等
bring sth ↔ forward
1 to arrange for something to happen at an earlier time than was originally planned 将…提前:
The meeting had been brought forward to Wednesday. 会议已提前至星期三举行。
2 to suggest a new plan or idea 提出〔新计划、新主张〕:
Mayor Daley brought forward a plan to fight urban crime. 戴利市长提出了一个打击城市犯罪的新方案。
bring sb/sth ↔ in
1 to ask someone to take part in something in order to help with a problem 请〔某人〕参与〔以帮助解决问题〕:
The police had to bring in the FBI to help with their search. 警方不得不请联邦调查局参与，以协助搜寻。
2 to earn or produce an amount of money 获利; 赚钱:
sales that will bring in more than ￡2 million 盈利将超过二百万英镑的销售总量
3 to officially start a new system, method, or rule for the first time 引进，推行:
The city council will bring in new regulations to restrict parking. 市政会将推出限制停车的新规定。
bring sth ↔ off
to succeed in doing something difficult 圆满完成〔困难的事〕:
She'll get a promotion if she brings off this deal. 如果她做成这笔生意就会得到提升。
bring sth ↔ on
to cause a pain or illness 引起，导致〔痛苦、疾病〕:
a bad cold brought on by going out in the rain 因冒雨外出导致的重感冒
bring sth ↔ out
1 to produce and begin to sell a new product 推出〔新产品〕:
The National Tourist Organization has just brought out a new guide book. 国家旅游局刚推出一本新的导游手册。
2 bring out the best/worst in sb to make someone show the best or worst part of their character 使某人最好的方面/最丑陋的一面显露出来:
Becoming a father has brought out the best in Dan. 当了父亲把丹的优秀品质都诱发出来了。
3 to make something easier to notice 使…明显:
a new shampoo that really brings out the highlights in your hair 真正能把头发的挑染部分突显出来的新型洗发剂
bring sb/sth round
BRING AROUND 转移〔话题〕; 使恢复知觉
bring sb/sth ↔ up
1 to look after children until they are adults 养育，教养〔孩子〕:
Rachel had been brought up by her grandmother. 蕾切尔是由她祖母养育成人的。
well/badly brought up (=behaving well or badly because of the way you were brought up) 受过良好/不好的教养
2 to start to talk about something 提出〔话题〕:
She wished she'd never brought up the subject of money. 她真希望她从没有提过钱这个话题。
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