Nghĩa là gì: bring

bring /briɳ/

(bất qui tắc) ngoại động từ brought/brɔ:t/
- cầm lại, đem lại, mang lại, xách lại, đưa lại
  - bring me a cup of tea: đem lại cho tôi một tách trà
  - bring him with you to see me: đưa anh ta lại thăm tôi
- đưa ra
  - to bring a charge: đưa ra lời buộc tội
  - to bring an argument: đưa ra một lý lẽ
- làm cho, gây cho
  - to bring tears to someone's eyes: làm cho ai phát khóc, làm cho ai chảy nước mắt
  - to bring someone to see something: làm cho ai thấy được cái gì
- to bring about
  - làm xảy ra, dẫn đến, gây ra
- to bring back
  - đem trả lại, mang trả lại
- làm nhớ lại, gợi lại
- to bring down
  - đem xuống, đưa xuống, mang xuông
- hạ xuống, làm tụt xuống
  - to bring down the prices of goods: hạ giá hàng hoá
- hạ, bắn rơi (máy bay, chim)
- hạ bệ, làm nhục (ai)
- mang lại (sự trừng phạt...) cho (ai)
  - to bring down ruin on somebody: mang lại lụn bại cho ai
- to bring forth
  - sản ra, sinh ra, gây ra
- to bring forward
  - đưa ra, nêu ra, đề ra, mang ra
- can you bring forward any proofs of what you say?: anh có thể đưa ra chứng cớ về những điều anh nói ra không?
- bring the matter forward at the next meeting!: cuộc họp sau đưa vấn đề đó ra!
- (kế toán) chuyển sang
- to bring in
  - đưa vào, đem vào, mang vào
- thu; đem lại (lợi tức...); đưa vào (thói quen)
- to bring off
  - cứu
- to bring off the passengers on a wrecked ship: cứu các hành khách trên chiếc tàu bị nạn
- (thông tục) đưa đến thành công
- to bring on
  - dẫn đến, gây ra
- làm cho phải bàn cãi
- to bring out
  - đưa ra, mang ra, đem ra
- nói lên
- xuất bản
  - to bring out a book: xuất bản một cuốn sách
- làm nổi bật, làm lộ rõ ra
  - to bring out the meaning more clearly: làm nổi bật nghĩa
- giới thiệu (một thiếu nữ để cho mời dự các cuộc chiêu đãi, khiêu vũ...)
- to bring over
  - làm cho thay đổi lối suy nghĩ, thuyết phục
- to bring round
  - làm cho tỉnh lại, làm cho hồi lại
- to bring round to: làm cho thay đổi ý kiến theo
- to bring through
  - giúp vượt qua khó khăn hiểm nghèo
- to bring to
  - dẫn đến, đưa đến (một tình trạng nào); làm cho
- to bring to terms: đưa đến chỗ thoả thuận; đưa đến chỗ phải nhận điều kiện
- to bring to light: đưa ra ánh sáng; khám phá
- to bring to pass: làm cho xảy ra
- to bring to an end: kết thúc, chấm dứt
- to someone to his senses: làm cho ai phải thấy trái, làm cho ai phải biết điều
- (hàng hải) dừng lại, đỗ lại
- to bring together
  - gom lại; nhóm lại, họp lại
- kết thân (hai người với nhau)
- to bring under
  - làm cho vào khuôn phép, làm cho ngoan ngoãn, làm cho vâng lời, làm cho phục tùng
- to bring up
  - đem lên, mang lên, đưa ra
- nuôi dưỡng, giáo dục, nuôi nấng, dạy dỗ
- to be brought up in the spirit of communism
  - được giáo dục theo tinh thần cộng sản
- làm ngừng lại; ngừng lại, đỗ lại; (hàng hải) thả neo
- lưu ý về (vấn đề gì); nêu (vấn đề)
- làm cho (ai) phải đứng lên phát biểu
- đưa ra toà
- to bring down the house
  - làm cho cả rạp vổ tay nhiệt liệt
- to bring home to
  - làm cho nhận thấy, làm cho thấy rõ, làm cho hiểu
- to bring home a truth to someone: làm cho ai hiểu một sự thật
- to bring into play
  - phát huy
- to bring to bear on
  - dùng, sử dụng
- to bring presure to bear on someone: dùng sức ép đối với ai
- hướng về, chĩa về
  - to bring guns to bear on the enemy: chĩa đại bác về phía quân thù

bring Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

bring an end to

(See put an end to)

bring around/round

restore to health or consciousness, cure The medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.

bring home the bacon

bring home a paycheque, support a family Stan is disabled, so Louise brings home the bacon.

bring home the importance of something to someone

make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.

bring it off

manage it successfully, carry it off Don't worry about the project. Mr. Ho can bring it off.

bring off

perform successfully We were unable to bring off the deal to buy the new computer system for our company.

bring some new facts to light

discover some new facts, make some new facts known The lawyers were able to bring some new facts to light in the trial of the killer.

bring someone into line

persuade someone to agree with you He was finally able to bring the other members of the committee into line.

bring something on

cause to develop rapidly I don

bring the house down

cause much laughter in the audience The comedian brought the house down with his jokes about the lost dog.

bring to

restore to consciousness, wake from sleep/anesthesia/hypnosis/fainting etc The woman was brought to soon after the car accident.

bring to a close

conclude, finish, wrap up Now, to bring my presentation to a close, I'll tell you a story.

bring to mind

recall something Her perfect acting brought to mind some of the great actresses of the past.

bring to terms

make someone agree or do something At first it seemed impossible for the two sides to settle their dispute but we were finally able to bring them to terms.

bring up

vomit, puke Did the baby bring up his breakfast? Let me wipe it up.

bring up the rear

be at the end of the line or in the last position The runner from the other school was bringing up the rear in the school relay race.

bring you up short

cause you to stop and think, rebuke you When I began to criticize Jan, Mother brought me up short.

be bringin' on the raucous

to be doing the best possible at something:"After that damn all nighter for ORGO yesterday... I'm bringin' the raucous!"

bring about

produce；cause to arise or happen 产生；导致；促成
Many new changes will be brought about in China's industry．中国的工业将产生许多新的变化。
I offered to act as mediator and try to bring about a reconciliation between the two parties．我自愿担任调解人，试图使争执双方和解。
The accident was brought about by John's carelessness．这场事故是由于约翰的粗心造成的。
The heavy spring rains brought about the flood．特大的春雨造成了这场水灾。

bring along

carry 带着
Why don't you bring your gun along with you？We'll perhaps go hunting．你为什么不把枪带来？我们也许会去打猎的。

bring around

1．persuade sb．to change his opinion劝告某人改变主意
At first he stuct to his own opinion stubbornly but we brought him around to our way of thinking．开始他顽固地坚持自己的意见，但最后我们使他接受了我们的思路。
We must bring them around to our point of view．我们必须劝告他们接受我们的观点。
In a strike situation，workers try to bring the management around to their view by refusing to work．罢工时，工人们企图通过拒绝上班来迫使资方接受他们的要求。
2．bring sb．to an agreed place 带某人到（约定的场所）
He brought the visitors around to the exhibition hall．他把参观者带到了展览厅。
3．cause to recover from fainting or illness 使苏醒；使复原
Two girls fainted in the heat but we soon brought them around．有两个女孩因中暑昏过去了，可是我们很快便使她们恢复了知觉。
The doctor brought the man round shortly after the accident．医生在事故发生后不久就使那人苏醒过来了。
4．direct（a conversation or discussion）to one's favourite subject把（话题或讨论）引向自己爱好的题目
By talking about the Women's Day he managed to bring the conversation around to the women's liberation movement．谈到妇女节时，他就把话题转到妇女解放运动上来了。

bring back

1．return 送还；归还；退还
These books must be brought back within a week．这些书必须在一周内送还。
If you don't like the dress you bought，you can always bring it back．如果你不喜欢你买的衣服，你随时都可以退回来。
2．recall；bring to mind 回想起；记起
The smell of the flower brings back her memories．花香唤起了她对往事的回忆。

bring down

1．reduce；make low 减少（价格）；使跌落
After much hard bargaining he brought the trader down to ＄100for the carpet．经过激烈的讨价还价之后，他使卖主的地毯降到100美元。
Some countries demand to bring down the price of petroleum．一些国家要求降低石油价格。
Sellers at last agreed to bring down the prices by 5%．卖方最终同意降低5%的价格出售。
2．defeat；cause to come down 推翻；击落
The opposition party planned to bring the government down．反对党谋划推翻政府。
This scandal could well bring him down．这件丑事很有可能使他垮台。
He brought down 9 enemy aircraft during the Korean War．在朝鲜战场上他击落了9架敌机。
3．cause to be in low spirits；dePress；deflate 使情绪低落；使沮丧；使泄气
The temporary setback seemed to have brought them down completely．暂时的挫折似乎使他们完全失去了信心。
Even the failure did not bring him down．甚至失败也没有使他沮丧。

bring forth

1．produce 生产；产生；提出
His vegetable garden brings forth a great number of watermelons every year．他的菜园里每年生产大量的西瓜。
He brought forth a new plan，just as unworkable as the old one．他提出了一个新计划，跟老计划一样行不通。
2．give rise to 引起
Idleness and luxury bring forth poverty and want．懒惰和奢侈导致贫困和匮乏。
Polluted water might bring forth a host of diseases．污染的水可能会引起许多疾病。
His carelessness brought forth an accident．他的粗心大意惹出了意外事故。
3．reveal泄露
Don't bring forth the secret．切勿泄露这个秘密。

bring forward

1．introduce；propose提出
She brought forward a new proposal．她提出了一项新的建议。
The matter will be brought forward at the next meeting．这个问题将在下次会上提出来。
They have brought forward a plan to reform the curricula of our department．他们提出了一个改革我系课程设置的计划。
2．advance in time提前
They have brought the meetingforward to this Friday．他们已把会议提前到本周五召开。
This warm weather will bring the crops forward．这种暖和的天气会促使庄稼早熟。

bring home to

make realize；persuade sb．to believe使明白；使相信
You must bring home to John where the difficulties lie．你必须使约翰认识到困难所在。
Its importance has been brought home to me very strongly．我已非常深刻地认识到它的重要性。
We should bring home to the public mind the practical importance of practising economy．我们应使公众清楚地认识到勤俭节约的重要性。
How can we bring home to him the seriousness of his conduct？我们怎样才能使他清楚地认识到他的行为所导致的严重后果呢？

bring in

1．gather（crop）收（庄稼）
The farmers are busy bringing in the wheat．农民们正忙着收小麦。
2．introduce引入，引进（话题、风尚等）；提出（法案）
The newcomers bring in new customs and new habits．新来者带来新风俗、新习惯。
They've brought in experts to advise on the scheme．他们请来了专家当该项目的顾问。
The government has brought in a bill to deal with the matter．政府通过了一项法案来处理那个问题。
You will have to bring in some outside help or you will never get the job finished in time．你必须借助一些外来的帮助，否则是不能按时完成这项工作的。
3．give a verdict判决
The jury brought him in guilty．陪审团判他有罪。
4．yield（a profit）赚；赢
In addition to his salary，he has investments which bring in about five hundred pounds a year．除了工资外，他的投资每年还有大约500英镑的红利。

bring into being

cause to be produced 使产生
Reforms have brought great social and economic changes into being．改革带来了社会和经济的巨大变化。

bring into effect

cause sth．to operate使生效；实现
The workers of this factory have put many new measures for health protection into effect．这家工厂的工人们实行了很多新的保健措施。
We must put this policy into effect．我们必须把这个政策付诸实施。

bring into focus

make very clear讲清楚
We touched on too many topics，so the group leader brought all of them into focus by summarizing our discussion．我们谈及了许多话题，因此组长通过总结把所有讨论的问题谈清楚了。
The new government of that country is too disorganized to bring its problems into focus and slove them．那个国家的新政府组织能力太差，根本不能把它的问题搞清楚并且解决好。

bring into force

cause sth．such as law to begin to operate使生效
The new law will be brought into force from July．新的法律将从7月开始生效。

bring into play

make use of；bring…into action 发挥作用；调动（积极性）
Now we have every opportunity to bring our talents into full play．现在我们有各种机会来发挥我们的才能。
He brought all his strength into play to move the rock．他使出全身力气来搬走那块石头。

bring into the open

reveal；expose（a secret）揭露；揭示；公布于众
The police investigation brought the crime into the open．警察的调查揭露了犯罪事实。
The husband brought his feelings about their marriage into the open．丈夫公布了他对于他们婚事的看法。

bring on

1．cause to arise or occur；cause to develop or advance 引起；发生；使发展
Living in damp surroundings may bring on rheumatism．生活在潮湿的环境里会引发风湿病的。
He has brought all the trouble on himself．麻烦都是他自找的。
The rain helped to bring on the crops．这场雨有助于农作物的生长。
2．serve（food）up；introduce （usu．on a stage）端上（饭菜等）；介绍（通常在舞台上）
She'll bring on our lunch right away．她马上把午饭端上来。
He brought on the guest speaker to the audience．他向听众介绍了请来的演讲人。

bring out

1．reveal clearly；present；bring to light；develop暴露；显露；发展，发挥
Difficulties can bring out a person's best qualities．艰难困苦方能显示出一个人的优秀品质。
The teacher helped to bring out the meaning of the poem．教师帮助阐释这首诗的含义。
This kind of work brings out the best in him．这种工作最能发挥他的才干。
2．publish；produce or sell出版；发行
They try to bring out one new book each month．他们争取每月出版一本新书。
An old college friend of mine has brought out a book on English poetry．我大学期间的一位老朋友出版了一本英文诗歌方面的书。
3．produce生产
They are bringing out a new brand of soap powder next month．他们要在下月投放市场一种新牌洗衣粉。
The factory is bringing out a new type of recorder．这家工厂正在生产一种新型录音机。

bring over

1．cause（sb．）to come with one 带某人来
She has just brought her family over from Shanghai．她刚把她一家从上海接来。
It was brought over from China to Japan．它是从中国传入日本的。
2．convert（sb．）to a different way of thinking，to a cause，etc．使某人改变想法
With some difficulty，I brought my son over to my way of thinking．经过一番努力，我终于使我儿子同意我的看法。
Most of his classmates were brought over to support him．他的大部分同班同学已被争取过来支持他。
They tried their best to bring the engineer over to their side．他们竭尽全力把工程师争取到他们这边来了。

bring round

bring through

save（sb．）；conduct safely through 使（某人）脱险；使安全结束
I am sure the doctor will bring him through．我相信医生一定会使他脱离险境的。
The peasants have brought all the newly transplanted seedlings through．农民已使所有这些刚插的秧苗成活了。
It was courage and confidence that brought us through the crisis．是勇气和信心使我们度过了困境。
He brought his party through without accidents．他顺利地结束了他的聚会，没有发生任何意外事故。

bring to an end

end；conclude 使…结束
The teacher brought the discussion to an end．老师中止了这场讨论。
I hope we'll bring our quarrel to an end as soon as possible．我希望我们尽快结束这场争吵。

bring to light

disclose；reveal暴露出；揭发
The trial brought to light many unknown details of the crime．这次审讯揭露了许多未被人发现的与这罪行有关的细节。
After several months'investigation，the special committee brought to light some facts unknown to the outside world．经过数月的调查，特别委员会揭露了一些鲜为人知的事实。

bring under

1．gain control of；defeat控制；压制；镇压
The firemen soon brought the fire under control．消防队不久就把大火扑灭了。
Those who opposed his wishes were brought under．所有违背他意愿的人都遭到了镇压。
2．include in 包括在内
Your suggestions can be brought under four headings．你的建议可包括在4个标题内。

put/bring into effect

bring sth to light

Idiom(s): bring sth to light

Theme: REVELATION

to make something known; to discover something.
• The scientists brought their findings to light.
• We must bring this new evidence to light.

bring sth to a head

Idiom(s): bring sth to a head

Theme: CAUSES

to cause something to come to the point when a decision has to be made or an action taken.
• The latest disagreement between management and the union has brought matters to a head. There will be an all-out strike now.
• It's a relief that things have been brought to a head. The disputes have been going on for months.

bring sth off

Idiom(s): bring sth off

Theme: CAUSES

to make something happen; to produce a great event.
• She managed to bring the party off with no difficulty.
• She brought off a similar party last season.

bring sth into question

Idiom(s): bring sth into question

Theme: SUSPICION

to question something; to express suspicion about something.
• It was necessary to bring your part in this matter into question.
• The city council brought the building project into question.

bring sth home to

Idiom(s): bring sth home to sb

Theme: TRUTH

to cause someone to realize the truth of something.
• Seeing the starving refugees on television really brings home the tragedy of their situation.
• It wasn't until she failed her test that the importance of studying was brought home to her.

bring sth crashing down around one

Idiom(s): bring sth crashing down (around one)

Theme: RUIN

to destroy something that one has built; to destroy something that one has a special interest in.
• She brought her whole life crashing down around her.
• Bob's low grade in English brought everything crashing down.

bring sth about

Idiom(s): bring sth about

Theme: CAUSES

to make something happen.
• Is she clever enough to bring it about?
• Oh, yes, she can bring about anything she wants.

bring sb to

Idiom(s): bring sb to

Theme: AWAKEN

to bring someone to consciousness; to wake someone up.
• The nurse brought the patient to.
• She's hurt! Come on, help me bring her to.

More Idioms/Phrases

bring sth to light bring sth to a head bring sth off bring sth into question bring sth home to bring sth crashing down around one bring sth about bring sb to bring sb around bring out in droves bright-eyed and bushy-tailed bright and early bricks and mortar