bring up A. [bring somebody up, bring up somebody] transitive verb 1. (rear) 抚养 fǔyǎng ‹child›well/badly brought up 有/没教养 to bring [somebody] up to do [something] 从小教育某人做某事 I was brought up on a farm 我是在农场长大的 my parents brought me up very strictly 我父母对我管教很严 2. (escort from lower place) 带上来 dài shanglai 3. (cause to stop) 使急停 shǐ jítíng his remark brought her up short 他的话把她噎了回去 the sight of the gun brought us up sharply 我们一看到枪就停下脚步 4. Law (present for judgement) 传讯 chuánxùn to bring [somebody] up before the judge 传讯某人到法官面前 he was brought up on a charge of drunken driving 他因被控酒醉驾驶受到传讯 B. [bring something up, bring up something] transitive verb 1. (carry from lower place) 把…拿上来 bǎ… ná shanglai to bring [something] up with one 随身把某物拿上来 to bring [somebody] up [something], to bring [something] up for [somebody] 把某物给某人拿上去 can you bring me up a glass? 给我拿个杯子上来好吗? 2. (improve) 改进 gǎijìn ‹work›; 提高 tígāo ‹standard, salary›to bring [something] up to standard 使某事物达标 3. (vomit) 呕出 ǒuchū ‹food, meal›4. (mention) 提出 tíchū ‹question, subject›I'm sorry, I won't bring it up again 对不起,我不会再提这件事了 5. Computing (cause to appear) 调出 diàochū ‹menu›