bring up
撫養,培養,養育;吐出,嘔吐;提出,提高
bring up /(ˈ)brɪŋˈəp/ 及物動詞
bring up
v 1: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the
specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the
air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from
the mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke,
evoke, stir, call down, arouse, put forward,
call forth]
2: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear,
raise, nurture, parent]
3: promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was
brought up to the major league"
4: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
"Lift a load" [syn: raise, lift, elevate, get up]
[ant: lower]
5: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in
shock"
6: put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the
question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
[syn: raise]
7: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, cite, name,
refer]
8: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial
processes; "boot your computer" [syn: boot, reboot]