| 短语 | bring sb up short / with a start |
| 释义 | bring sb up short / with a start to surprise someone and make them suddenly stop talking or doing something使某人突然停住:•Her question brought me up short.她的问题使我突然停住了。 CHOICE bring , take , get , fetch:bring means to carry something or come with someone to the place where you are or to the place where you are talking about.bring 的意思是“拿来，带来”，即拿到你或带到所在或所说的地方:•Would you like me to bring anything to the party?要我带点什么东西到派对上来吗？•She brought her Spanish friend into class.她把她的西班牙朋友带到了班上。take means to carry something or go with someone to another place, away from where you are or where you are talking about.take 的意思是“拿走，带走”，即拿到或带到别处去，不是你所在或所说的地方:•Don't forget to take your umbrella.别忘了带伞。•I'll take you home.我送你回家。get means to go to another place and come back with something or someone.get 的意思是去别处拿来或带来:•I went upstairs to get my jacket.我上楼去拿夹克了。In British English, you can also use fetch.英国英语中还可以用 fetch:•Will you fetch Susan from the airport?你去机场接苏珊好吗？In American English, you only use fetch to talk about a dog getting something.美国英语中只有讲到狗去拿什么东西的时候才用 fetch。 |
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