词组讲解
1. bring home the bacon *赚生活费,赚钱养家
解 俚语;词义溯源:给[家里(home)]带来[腌猪肉(bacon)]
例 Su Dong? Oh, he doesn't have a job—he's a kind of “househusband. ” His wife's the one
who brings home the bacon. She's a CPA at some international
accounting1 firm. I've heard her pay
is over $70,000 a year.
2. bring sb. or sth. around ***带来(使能见面);使恢复意识
解 短语动词;词义溯源:把某人带到[周围(around)]
例 Hey Chris, why don't you bring your baseball card collection around sometime? I'd really
like to see it. Maybe you could introduce us all to your hobby at the next company picnic. What do
you say?
3. bring sb. or sth. back / bring back sb. or sth. ***归还,还原
解 短语动词;词义溯源:将某人或某物[向后、往回(back)]带
例 NOTICE: Whoever took my Whitney Houston CD, I'd appreciate it if you would bring it
back. Just slide it into my mailbox downstairs and I won't ask any questions. If I don't have it by
Friday, I'm going to inform the dormitory
security2 that someone stole it. Thanks, Bob.
4. bring sb. or sth. out / bring out sb. or sth. ***使显示出;说出;(介绍女子)正式在
社交界出道;出版(书籍),推出(新商品等)
解 短语动词;词义溯源:把某人或某物带到[外面(out)]
例 He was so excited that he could hardly bring out a thank-you.
5. bring sb. or sth. up / bring up sb. or sth. ***提起,谈到;养育孩子或动物
解 短语动词;词义溯源:将某人或某物带到[上方(up)]
例 Unless someone brings it up, let's not talk about Carl's family problems. I would hope
everyone will respect his
privacy3 and not ask him to talk about something so sensitive in a public
meeting. Things like this should be discussed in private.
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