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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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- bring out
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1.
vt.
[tr, adverb]
to produce or publish or have published
- when are you bringing out a new dictionary?
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2.
vt.
to expose, reveal, or cause to be seen
- she brought out the best in me
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3.
vt.
to encourage (a shy person) to be less reserved (often in the phrase bring (someone) out of himself or herself)
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4.
vt.
[Brit]
(of a trade union, provocative action by management, misunderstanding, etc) to cause (workers) to strike
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5.
vt.
[
foll by in] to cause (a person) to become covered (with spots, a rash, etc) -
6.
vt.
[Brit]
to introduce (a girl) formally into society as a debutante
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1.
vt.
[tr, adverb]
to produce or publish or have published
Examples
- to bring out the best/worst in sb
- 使某人最好/最坏的一面显现出来 → bring out
- to bring out the anger implicit in the argument → implicit
- babies bring out the woman in her → the woman
- All you have to do is bring the water to a boil; then add the spaghetti, but take it out in less than 8 minutes.
- 你所需要做的就是把水烧开，将意大利面条放进去，但要在八分钟内把它捞出来。 → boil
- 充分发挥潜力
- fully bring out latent potentialities; bring the potential into full play → 潜力
- 寥寥数笔，就把这高利贷者贪婪的嘴脸勾画出来了。
- A few words successfully bring out the greediness of the usurer. → 勾画
- 在这部作品中，作者企图表现的主题并不突出。
- The theme which the author has intended to bring forth in the book does not stand out. → 企图
- 把问题摆到桌面上来
- place problems on the table; bring problems out into the open → 桌面上
- 提纲挈领
- take a net by the headrope or a coat by the collar—concentrate on the main points; bring out the essentials → 挈
- 这件紧身儿很适合她穿, 显得她身材很好。
- This skin-tight dress suits her perfectly and can bring out her elegant figure. → 紧身儿
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