brimful /’brimful/ adj. ~
of sth completely full of sth
^ • • • $J; : She’s
certainly brimful of energy.
MMli/jAnA
0 a jug brimful of cream brim-stone /’brimstaun; NAmE
-stoun/ noun (old use) the chemical element
marks of another colour ( sjLftifh ) $jf
brine /brain/ noun
[U] very salty water, used especially for preserving food S/jc ( ) —see also
BRINY
bring Otw /brirj/ verb (brought, brought /bro:t/)
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COME WITH SB/STHA A 1 ~ sb/sth
(with you) | ~ sth (for
sb) | ~ (sb) sth to come to a place with sb/sth A ■ • ■ iij
A IjtA; IXA: [VN] Don’t forget to bring your books with you. £lJ^T lE45?l?Ao 0 She brought her boyfriend to the party. (W##§!)!;££#0 [VN,
VNN] Bring a present for Helen. L$?l A° 0 Bring Helen a
present.
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PROVIDE JUf' 2 ~ sb/sth sth |
~ sth to sb/sth to provide
sb/sth with sth $1 {*; {*££: [VNN] His writing brings
him $10 000 a year. 1 7jAo <> [VN] The
team’s new manager brings
ten years’ experience to the job.
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CAUSE ErA 3 [VN] to cause sth 'ftM: The revolution
brought many changes. &^ i SStfit#
^ ft 0 0
The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry).
& 4"M A^ St ~F SAo 0 Retirement
usually brings
with it a massive drop in
income.
A
M A c 4 [VN +adv./prep.\ to cause sb/sth to be in a particular condition
or place {$ A ; {£ M ®
Jfe:
to bring a meeting to an end o
Bring the
water to the boil. fEA^SJFo
0 The article brought her into conflict with the authorities.
o Hello Simon! What
brings you here? j$W,
nW\ ffAMfE#i&A7?
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MAKE SB/STH MOVE 5 to make sb/sth move
in a
particular direction or way f£f]
( it )_
^
ijj : [VN +adv./prep.]
The judge brought his hammer
down on the table. 0
[VN
-ing] Her cries brought the
neighbours running (= made them run to her).
£EAo
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ACCUSATION 4tf -tn 6 [VN] ~ sth (against sb) to officially
accuse sb of a crime &
iff: to
bring a charge/a legal
action/an accusation against sb A ftA; )M^A^
Af; g^ftA
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FORCE YOURSELF &L& 0 d 7 [VN to inf]
~ yourself to do
sth to force yourself to do sth | She
could not bring herself to
tell him the news. ftfe)itUI4ER
fT*T7n Idioms containing bring are at the entries for the nouns and
adjectives in the idioms, for example bring sb/sth to heel is at heel. A bring ^ ilf, f|$ A 4E if
kWh ft 3\, in bring
sb/sth to heel ^isJA heel T0 Idihlfi ,bring sth<-*a‘bout to make sth happen ^ Wt;
41 ^ HOEJ
cause : What
brought about the change in
his attitude? jtft
bring sb a’round (NAmP) = bring sb round .bring sth
a’round (NAmE)
= bring sth round
.bring sb/sth<-’back to return sb/sth
JE--M0; ©15: Please bring back all library books by the end of the week,
ifAM® 0
He brought
me back (= gave me a ride
home) in his car. ffeflAJE^c MlslMc .bring sth~back 1 to make sb remember sth or think about it
again [0 jZ ; fi£ $1 ^ : The
photographs brought back many
pleasant memories.
S
M ft *£ A^ AiS^ 64 0tZZ 2 to make sth that
existed before be introduced
again tl; Jrfrillif! H771 reintroduce : Most people are against bringing
back the death penalty. ^EJPJo .bring
sb sth--’back | .bring sth~’back (for sb) to return with sth for
sb ( in • • • ) ^ 0 : What did you bring the
kids back from
0 I brought a
T-shirt back for Mark, lie 5;
A '4?
0 A --- T tfM0o
‘bring
sb/sth before sb (formal) to present sb/sth for
discussion or judgement # •••SlAi4i£
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