bring up

phrasal verb
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bring somebody up
  1. [often passive] to care for a child, teaching him or her how to behave, etc.抚养;养育;教养 synonym raise
    • She brought up five children.她抚育了五个孩子。🔊🔊
    • He was brought up by his aunt.他是由姨妈带大的。🔊🔊
    • a well/badly brought up child有教养/缺乏教养的孩子
    • bring somebody up to do something They were brought up to (= taught as children to) respect authority.他们从小就被教导尊敬权威。🔊🔊
    • bring somebody up (as) something I was brought up (as) a Catholic.我从小就受教养成为天主教徒。🔊🔊
    related noun upbringingTopics Life stagesb2
  2. (law法律) to make somebody appear for trial使出庭受审;传讯
    • He was brought up on a charge of drunken driving.他因酒后开车而受到传讯。🔊🔊
bring something up
  1. to mention a subject or start to talk about it提出(讨论等) synonym raise
    • Bring it up at the meeting.请将此事在会议上提出。🔊🔊
  2. to vomit呕吐
    • to bring up your lunch把午饭吐出来
  3. to make something appear on a computer screen使显示在计算机屏幕上;调出
    • Click with the right mouse button to bring up a new menu.单击鼠标的右键,调出一个新选单。🔊🔊