单词 | bring to light |
释义 | bringverb ˈbriŋ brought ˈbrȯt ; bringing ˈbriŋ-iŋ transitive verb 1 a : to convey, lead, carry, or cause to come along with one toward the place from which the action is being regarded brought a bottle of wine to the party b : to cause to be, act, or move in a special way: such as (1) : attract her screams brought the neighbors (2) : persuade, induce try to bring them to his way of thinking (3) : force, compel was brought before a judge (4) : to cause to come into a particular state or condition bring water to a boil c dialect : escort, accompany May I bring you home? d : to bear as an attribute or characteristic brings years of experience to the position 2 : to cause to exist or occur: such as a : to be the occasion of winter brings snow b : to result in the drug brought immediate relief brought tears to her eyes c : institute bring legal action d : adduce bring an argument 3 : prefer whether to bring legal charges against him 4 : to procure in exchange : sell for should bring a high price at auction intransitive verb chiefly Midland US : yield, produce bringer noun bring to light phraseas in disclose to make known (as information previously kept secret) The investigation brought to light several new facts about the case. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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