bring sth to an end/a close/a conclusionto end sth 结束;终止◆She brought the meeting to a close with thanks to all who had attended. 她宣布会议结束,并向与会者表示感谢。
to make sb/sth come to a particular place, level, etc. 使…到达◆December's figures brought overall sales for the year to 3.97 million vehicles. 十二月份的数字使这年度车辆总销售量达到 397 万辆。◆We cannot afford mistakes if we are to bring our products to market on time. 如果要将产品按时推向市场,我们就不能出错。
●bring sth into ˈforceto cause a law, rule, etc. to start being used 使(法律、规定等)开始生效➡ idiom at control noun, question noun ●ˈbring sb/sth before sb () to present sb/sth for discussion or judgement 将某人/某事提交讨论或审判◆The case will be brought before the bankruptcy judge today. 这件案子今天将送交破产法官审判。●ˌbring sb/sth ˈdownto end sb/sth's period of success or power 打垮;击败◆Shareholders' loss of confidence finally brought down the company. 股东信心的丧失终於弄垮了这家公司。●ˌbring sth ˈdownto reduce sth 减少◆We need to look at ways to bring down costs. 我们必须研究降低成本的方法。●ˌbring sth ˈforward
to move sth to an earlier date or time 将(…的日期或时间)提前,提早◆The board meeting was brought forward by two days to discuss the crisis. 提前两天召开董事会会议以讨论这场危机。➡ see note at postpone
to suggest sth for discussion 提出讨论◆The environment minister brought forward new proposals to reduce pollution. 环境部长提出了减少污染的新建议。
() to move a total sum from the bottom of one page or column of numbers to the top of the next 把账目转入次页;承前页;承上期
●ˌbring sb ˈinto ask sb to do a particular job or to be involved in sth, especially to help or advise 请…做,让…参与(尤指给予协助或建议)◆The CEO brought in a team of consultants to sort out the company's problems. 总裁请来一个顾问小组来解决公司的问题。●ˌbring sth ˈin
to make a new product or service available to people for the first time 引进,推出(新产品或服务)◆We plan to bring in a new range of vans next year. 我们计划明年推出一款新的小型货车系列。SYNintroduce
to introduce a new law, rule, etc. 提出(新法案、新规则)◆They are bringing in limits on overtime from June. 他们将提出从六月起限制加班的议案。SYNintroduce
to attract sb/sth to a place of business 吸引;引入◆Our new website should bring in a lot of new business. 我们的新网站应该能够吸引大量的新生意。
() to give a decision in a court 宣布,作出(裁决)◆The jury brought in a verdict of guilty. 陪审团作出有罪的判决。
●ˌbring ˈin sth●ˌbring sb ˈin sthto make or earn a particular amount of money 赚,挣(钱)◆The marketing campaign brought in over €6 million in sales. 这项营销活动带来了 600 多万欧元的销售额。●ˌbring sth ˈout
to produce sth; to publish sth 生产;出版◆They are bringing out the next version of the software next month. 他们下月将推出新版软件。
to make sth appear 使显现;使表现出◆A good manager is able to bring out the best in people. 好的经理能够促使员工表现特别出色。
●ˌbring sth ˈup
to mention a subject or start to talk about it 提出(讨论)◆Bring it up at the meeting. 将此事在会上提出。SYNraise
to make sth appear on a computer screen 使显示在计算机屏幕上;调出◆Typing in ‘Portugal industries’ brought up over 350 000 links on one search engine. 在一个搜索引擎上键入 Portugal industries 可调出 350 000 个链接。