bring
verb[T]
uk/brɪŋ/us/brɪŋ/brought|broughtbringverb[T](TOWARDS PLACE)
A2
to take orcarrysomeone or something to aplaceor aperson, or in thedirectionof thepersonspeaking:
拿来，带来；带到"Shall I bring anythingtotheparty?" "Oh, just abottle."“我要不要带点东西参加聚会?”“噢，带瓶酒就行。”
[+ two objects]Bring me thatknife/Bring thatknifetome.把那把刀递给我。
Can youhelpme bringintheshopping(= take it into thehouse)?你能帮我把买的东西拿进屋里吗？
Thepolicebrought several menin forquestioning(= took them to thepolicestationbecause they might have beeninvolvedin acrime).警方带了几个人回警局问话。
When theyvisitus they always bringtheirdogwiththem.他们来看我们时总是把狗带来。
to take something somewhere
- takeAre you allowed to take your phone to school?
- bringCould someone bring me a cup of coffee?
- takeSomeone's taken my pen.
- removeCan someone please remove this ugly plant?
- take awayWhen you've finished your meal, the waiter takes the plates away.
- take outShe opened her bag and took out a small notebook.
- I'llseeif Louisa will bring herguitarto theparty.
- Pleaserememberto bring amatand atowelwith you to the nextaerobicsclass.
- Is itokayif I bring afriendto theparty?
- Thewaiterbrought themenuand thewinelist.
- I brought him somesandwichesbecause Ithoughthe might behungry.
Transferring and transporting objects
- bear
- bearer
- bike
- bike rack
- bore
- borne
- budge
- bus
- call forsomeone
- cargo
- convey
- haul
- post-delivery
- putsomething/someonedown
- redeliver
- redelivery
- retransfer
- transplant
- transport
- transportation
bringverb[T](CAUSE)
B1
tocause,resultin, orproduceastateorcondition:
导致，引起[+ two objects]She's brought us so muchhappinessover theyears.这些年来她给我们带来了很多快乐。
[+ -ing verb]Theexplosionbrought thewholebuildingcrashingto theground.爆炸将整座建筑物夷为平地。
Severaltreeswere broughtdown(= made tofall)by thestorm.有几棵树被暴风雨刮倒了。
Theclosureof thefactorybroughtpovertytothetown(=resultedin itbecomingpoor).工厂的倒闭使那个镇陷入了贫困。
Bring thewaterto theboil(= make itstartboiling).把水烧开。
Shesuddenlybrought theinterviewto an end.她突然中止了面试。
Hertragicstorybroughttearstomyeyes(= made mecry).她的悲惨故事惹得我伤心落泪。
Whatwill thefuturebring for theserefugees?这些难民将来会怎样呢？
Synonyms
cause
inflict
visitsomethingon/uponsomeoneold useorformal
wreakformal
bringsomeonetosomething
tocausesomeone to come to aparticularplaceor thing:
把…引到（某一话题、地点）Thissubjectbrings me to the secondpartof thediscussion.这个话题让我谈到了讨论的第二部分。
- It took them twohoursto bring thefireundercontrol.
- Diplomacy has sofarfailedto bring an end to thefighting.
- Fewobserversbelievethat thetreatywill bring alastingpeaceto theregion.
- It'sniceto beableto bring asmileto people'sfaces.
- Decemberbrought someseasonablesnowshowers.
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- instate
- pioneer
- realization
- realize
- reattribute
- reawaken
- reimpose
- render
- seed
- spark
bringverb[T](LAW)
to make orbeginaspartof anofficiallegalprocess:
提起（诉讼）；起诉He wasarrestedforfighting, but thepolicehavedecidednot to bringcharges.他因斗殴被捕，但警方决定不予起诉。
to accuse someone of something
- accuseHe was accused of statutory rape.
- make an accusation againstShe was arrested for making false accusations against her former employer.
- level an accusation againstFerguson was furious at the accusations levelled against his player.
- level a charge againstShe denied all the charges levelled against her.
- hurl accusations atShe hurled accusations at her ex-husband across the courtroom.
- charge someone withHe was charged with three counts of fraud.
Taking legal action
- abatement order
- accuse
- ambulance-chasing
- appear forsomeone
- cease
- cease and desistidiom
- court martial
- indictment
- instruct
- litigation
- litigious
- litigiousness
- locus standi
- make legal historyidiom
- prosecutorial
- reindict
- reindictment
- retry
- specimen charge
- summons
Grammar
Bring,takeandfetch
Bring means moving something or someone. The movement is either from where the listener is to where the speaker is, or from the speaker to the listener.…Bring
Bring means moving something or someone. The movement is either from where the listener is to where the speaker is, or from the speaker to the listener.…Take
Take means movement with something or someone from where the speaker or listener is to a different place:…Bringortake?
seen from the viewpoint of the doer – she…Fetch
Fetch means to go to another place to get something or someone and return with the thing or the person. We use it for people and things that are not here but that we need or are due to be here. We can usually use get instead of fetch:…Bring, takeandfetch: typical errors
We don’t use take when something is seen from the receiver’s viewpoint:…Idioms
bringsomeoneto book
bringsomeoneup short
bring home the bacon
bring the house down
bring up the rear
not bringyourselfto do something
Phrasal verbs
bringsomethingabout
bringsomeone/somethingalong
bringsomeonearound
bringsomethingback
bringsomeonedown
bringsomethingdown
bringsomethingforward
bringsomethingin
bringsomeonein
bringsomethingoff
bringsomeoneon
bringsomethingon
bringsomeoneout
bringsomethingout
bringsomeoneout insomething
bringsomeoneround
bringsomeoneto
bringsomeone/somethingtogether
bringsomeoneup
bringsomethingup