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bring upbring up1.■把…带到楼上〔更高处〕When the doctor arrives, bring him up.医生来时, 带他到楼上。2.■教育, 养育(孩子)My aunt brought up four children.我姑姑养了四个孩子。3.■提及〔提出〕…Mr. Chairman, I should like to bring up the question of the reorganization of the committee.主席先生, 我想提出改组委员会的问题。4.■恶心; 呕吐(食物)The greedy child brought up all he had eaten.这个贪吃的孩子把吃下去的东西全部吐了出来。5.■使突然停住He brought the car up short when the light changed to red.红灯一亮, 他突然把车停住。The horse is running away. Can't you bring him up?马跑开了, 你勒不住吗?John was about to enter the room when he was brought up by a note on the door.约翰刚要迈进房间, 突然看见门上的纸条, 立刻止住了脚步。

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bring up1.■抚养，养育；培养，教育，(尤指在举止风度方面)教养；使成长：My parents brought me up to respect others.我父母教育我要尊重他人。The teachers brougth the pupils up on stories about the Old East.教师们用古老的东方冒险故事来教诲小学生们。2.■提出(供讨论或促使注意)，提出…以供考虑；提出…以便(协商等)；提供(证据)：He brought up a question for discussion.他提出问题讨论。3.■谈到，向…提及：I didn't want to bring up the matter to him last night.昨晚我不想向他提及这件事。4.■咳出；呕吐：He brought up everything he ate.他把吃的东西都吐出来了。5.■使(人、车、马、讲话或某一行动)急停，突然停住，急停，(使)很快地停止：He brought up the car at the curb.他在路缘把汽车急停下来。6.■突然停止，突然制止(常与short连用)：He started to complain, I brought him up short.他开始抱怨起来，于是我立即制止他。Her scream brought me up short.她的尖叫使我大吃一惊。7.■【航海学】(船等)停下，(船)停止航行；使(船)停止航行，(船)在航程终点停船，(船)抛锚，抵达终点：The ship brought up at a port in New York.这艘船抵达纽约一港口。8.■使出庭受审；传讯：be brought up on a charge of drunken driving因酒醉驾车而受审9.■【军事】调动或运送(部队、辎重等)至前线，把(军队)调上来(至前线)，把…召往前线；把(警察、部队等)调(至出事地点)：We need to bring up more troops.我们需要调更多的部队来前线。10.■把(饭菜等)端上来：The waiter brought up the next dish.服务员把下一碟菜端了上来。11.■使靠近；使(总数)达到(to)：This sum will bring to total up to $500 exactly.这笔款将使总额恰好达到500美元。12.■提高，达到(to)：I brought her proficiency up to the required level.我把她的熟练程度提高到所规定的水平。13.■举起，竖起，把…举高；使升上：She brought her hands up.她扬起双手。14.■带(或拿)上楼，带到(高的地方)：When the guest arrives, bring him up.来宾到时，把他引上楼来。15.■[英国口语]严厉地说；训斥；责骂：The teacher brought him up for his mistake.老师因他的错误对其进行训斥。16.■使面临：The flood brought us up against serious difficulties.洪水使我们面临着严重的困难。

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