1、bring about 引起,实现,导致。
如:What brought about his illness?
他的病是怎样引起的?
2、bring (a)round
(1) 使改变观点或看法。
如:They tried to bring him round to their views.
他们试图让他改变看法同意他们的意见。
(2) 使苏醒。
如:I am sure our doctors will bring him around in no time.
我相信医生会很快把他治好。
(3) 顺便把某人带来串门。
如:Why don’t you bring your wife around to see us sometime.
为什么不把你妻子哪天带来玩玩
3、bring back
(1) 送还,带回。
如:Please bring back the book tomorrow.
请明天送还这本书。
(2) 使想起,使恢复。
如:The old photo brought back many memories.
这张旧照片引起了许多回忆。
4、bring down
(1) 击落或打落(飞机、飞鸟等)。
如:We managed to bring down three of the enemy planes.
我们设法击落了三架敌机。
(2) 打死或打伤(野兽、动物等)。
如:He aimed, fired and brought down the antelope.
他瞄准羚羊射击,把它打倒了。
(3) 使倒下,推翻。
如:The wind brought down a number of trees.
大风吹倒了一些树。
(4) 降低(温度、价格、费用等)。
如:The government tried to bring down the price.
政府设法降低价格。
5、bring forth 产生,引起,结果。
如:Trees bring forth fruit.
树结果实。
6、bring in
(1) 收获(庄稼等)。
如:We brought in a good harvest last year.
我们去年获得了好的收成。
(2) 获利,(使)得到(收入)。
如:The sale of the house only brought in about $45,000.
房子只卖了大约45000美元。
(3) 介绍,引进。
如:He brought in six new members last month.
他上个月介绍了六位新会员。
(4) 聘请。
如:They’ve brought in experts to advise on the scheme.
他们已聘请专家对这项计划提出意见。
(5) 逮捕,抓入警察局。
如:体>Two suspicious characters were brought in.
两个可疑的人被逮捕。
7、 bring off
(1) 从船上救出。
如:The lifeboat brought off all the crew.
救生船把船上所有船员都救了出来。
(2) 成功,设法做成。
如:It was a difficult task but I brought it off.
那是项困难的工作,但我还是终于把它完成了。
8、bring over 说服,使改变(思想等)。
如:You can’t bring me over by such an argument.
你这样的论点不能改变我的看法。
9、bring through 使度过(困难,危机等)。
如:They brought him through the cold winter. 他们帮他度过严冬。
10、 bring together 使和解。
如:I’m not sure that John and his wife can be brought together.
我不敢说约翰与他妻子能和好如初。