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单词 bring
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bring

verb
 
/brɪŋ/
/brɪŋ/
bring somebody/something
Verb Forms
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/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    come with somebody/something

  1.  
    to come to a place with somebody/something
    • bring somebody/something (with you) Don't forget to bring your books with you.
    • Can we bring the children?
    • bring somebody/something to something She brought her boyfriend to the party.
    • bring something for somebody Bring a present for Helen.
    • bring somebody something Bring Helen a present.
    Extra Examples
    • Did you bring anything back with you?
    • I brought a couple of things from home to brighten the place up.
    • I've brought something to show you.
    • Remember to bring your books with you.
    • The ferries brought tourists in their hundreds.
  2. give/provide

  3.  
    to give or provide somebody/something with something
    • bring somebody/something sth They brought us some good news.
    • We'll bring you the election results as soon as we have them.
    • His writing brings him $10 000 a year.
    • bring something to somebody/something The team's new manager brings ten years' experience to the job.
    Extra Examples
    • The novel took her eight years to write and brought her instant fame.
    • We're itching to bring you stories that will intrigue, inspire and stimulate you.
  4. cause

  5.  
    to cause something
    • bring something The revolution brought many changes.
    • bring something to something The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry).
    • bring something with it Retirement often brings with it a massive drop in income.
    Topics Change, cause and effecta2
  6.  
    to cause somebody/something to be in a particular condition or place
    • bring somebody/something to something to bring a meeting to an end
    • to bring an end to the conflict
    • No one has worked harder to bring peace to the region.
    • Bring the water to the boil.
    • They have taken on six more staff, bringing the total to 45.
    • The issue was only brought to my attention this morning.
    • Mismanagement had brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
    • bring somebody/something into something His travels brought him into contact with many famous artists.
    • Publication of the article brought her into conflict with the authorities.
    • bring somebody/something + adv.prep. Hello Simon! What brings you here?
  7.  
    bring somebody/something to something used to move a speech or piece of writing on from one point to the next
    • This brings me to the second point I'd like to make:…
  8. make somebody/something move

  9. to make somebody/something move in a particular direction or way
    • bring somebody/something + adv./prep. The judge brought his hammer down on the table.
    • bring somebody/something running Her cries brought the neighbours running (= made them run to her).
  10. legal action

  11. to start legal action against somebody/something; to make somebody/something answer a case in court
    • bring something against somebody to bring charges/legal action/proceedings against somebody
    • bring something The decision comes in a case brought by the residents of a small town in Alabama.
  12. force yourself

  13. bring yourself to do something to force yourself to do something
    • She could not bring herself to tell him the news.
    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
  14. 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)
  1. to make a great effort and perform well
    • We'll show you how Canada brings it!
bring it on!
(also bring it!)
  1. (informal) used to express confidence about a challenge
    • We've trained hard and we're ready. Bring it on!
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