bring /brɪŋ/ CET4 TEM4 ( bringing, brought, brings )

• 1. 

  V-T If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you. 带来

  例：

  Remember to bring an apron or an old shirt to protect your clothes.

  记着带一条围裙或一件旧衬衫来保护你的衣服。

  例：

  Someone went upstairs and brought down a huge kettle.

  有人上楼拿下来一个巨大的水壶。

• 2. 

  V-T If you bring something somewhere, you move it there. 把…移动到

  例：

  Reaching into her pocket, she brought out a cigarette.

  她把手伸进口袋，拿出一根香烟。

• 3. 

  V-T If you bring something that someone wants or needs, you get it for them or carry it to them. 拿给

  例：

  He went and poured a brandy for Dena and brought it to her.

  他去给德娜倒了杯白兰地并拿给了她。

• 4. 

  V-T To bring something or someone to a place or position means to cause them to come to the place or move into that position. 把…引到

  例：

  I told you about what brought me here.

  我告诉过你是什么把我引到这里来的。

  例：

  The shock of her husband's arrival brought her to her feet.

  丈夫的到来惊得她不由自主地站了起来。

• 5. 

  V-T If you bring something new to a place or group of people, you introduce it to that place or cause those people to hear or know about it. 把…引入 (某地); 把…介绍给 (某些人)

  例：

  ...the drive to bring art to the public.

  …把艺术介绍给大众的动力。

• 6. 

  V-T To bring someone or something into a particular state or condition means to cause them to be in that state or condition. 使处于 (某种状态、情势等)

  例：

  He brought the car to a stop in front of the square.

  他在广场前把车停了下来。

  例：

  They have brought down income taxes.

  他们已经降低了所得税。

• 7. 

  V-T If something brings a particular feeling, situation, or quality, it makes people experience it or have it. 带来

  例：

  He called on the United States to play a more effective role in bringing peace to the region.

  他呼吁美国在给该地区带来和平的问题上发挥更加有效的作用。

  例：

  Her three children brought her joy.

  她的3个孩子给她得带来了快乐。

• 8. 

  V-T If a period of time brings a particular thing, it happens during that time. 带来

  例：

  For Sandro, the new year brought disaster.

  对桑德罗来说，新年给他带来了灾难。

• 9. 

  V-T When you are talking, you can say that something brings you to a particular point in order to indicate that you have now reached that point and are going to talk about a new subject. 带入 (某话题)

  例：

  And that brings us to the end of this special report from Germany.

  那我们就此结束这篇来自德国的特别报道。

• 10. 

  V-T If you cannot bring yourself to do something, you cannot do it because you find it too upsetting, embarrassing, or disgusting. 使自己 (做某事) [with brd-neg]

  例：

  It is all very tragic and I am afraid I just cannot bring myself to talk about it at the moment.

  太悲惨了，恐怕我现在还无法让自己去谈论它。

• 11. 

  to bring something alive →see alive

• 12. 

  to bring the house down →see house

• 13. 

  to bring up the rear →see rear