break with .  同…断绝关系

He advised her to break with her boyfriend．他劝她和她的男友断绝关系。

He broke with his former friends when he became rich．当他成了有钱人时，就同以前的朋友断绝了关系。

break with . 放弃（行为、习惯）

It is not easy for the old to break with their old ideas．老年人放弃旧观点是不容易的。

break one's word .eat one's word . go back on one's word；fail to fulfil a promise 食言

A man who often breaks his word is one not to be trusted．一个常常食言的人是不可信赖的人。

Don't believe him；he always breaks his word．不要相信他，他总是食言。

breathe out . exhale；emit by breathing 呼气；呼出

He breathed out．他呼了口气。

He breathed out whisky fumes．他呼出一股威士忌酒气。

breathe out .whisper 低声说出

He breathed out the secret．他低声地说出了这个秘密。

He breathed out their names just before he died．他临死前低声说出了他们的名字。

bridge over. .overcome；link with a bridge 克服；度过；搭桥通车

This sum of money is sure to bridge over their difficulties．这笔钱肯定会帮助他们度过难关的。

The river has been bridged over．河上已架起了桥。

brighten up .become bright  放晴

The sky brightened up after the storm passed．暴风雨过后，天空放晴了。

brighten up .make more cheerful  使…愉快；使…增辉

His face brightened up．他脸上露出了喜色。

They brightened the party up with music and dancing．他们的歌舞活跃了晚会的气氛。

bring about . produce；cause to arise .  产生；导致；促成

Many new changes will be brought about in China's industry．中国的工业将产生许多新的变化。

I offered to act as mediator and try to bring about a reconciliation between the two parties．我自愿担任调解人，试图使争执双方和解。

The accident was brought about by John's carelessness．这场事故是由于约翰的粗心造成的。

The heavy spring rains brought about the flood．特大的春雨造成了这场水灾。

bring along . carry 带着

Why don't you bring your gun along with you？We'll perhaps go hunting．你为什么不把枪带来？我们也许会去打猎的。

bring around . bring round  .劝告某人改变主意

at first he stuck to his own opinion stubbornly but we brought him around to our way of thinking．开始他顽固地坚持自己的意见，但最后我们使他接受了我们的思路。

We must bring them around to our point of view．我们必须劝告他们接受我们的观点。

In a strike situation，workers try to bring the management around to their view by refusing to work．罢工时，工人们企图通过拒绝上班来迫使资方接受他们的要求。

bring around . bring round  . 带某人到（约定的场所）

He brought the visitors around to the exhibition hall．他把参观者带到了展览厅。

bring around . bring round  . 使苏醒；使复原

Two girls fainted in the heat but we soon brought them around．有两个女孩因中暑昏过去了，可是我们很快便使她们恢复了知觉。

The doctor brought the man round shortly after the accident．医生在事故发生后不久就使那人苏醒过来了。

bring around . bring round  .把（话题或讨论）引向自己爱好的题目

by talking about the Women's Day he managed to bring the conversation around to the women's liberation movement．谈到妇女节时，他就把话题转到妇女解放运动上来了。

bring back . return 送还；归还；退还

These books must be brought back within a week．这些书必须在一周内送还。

If you don't like the dress you bought，you can always bring it back．如果你不喜欢你买的衣服，你随时都可以退回来。

bring back .  recall；bring to mind 回想起；记起

The smell of the flower brings back her memories．花香唤起了她对往事的回忆。

bring down  . reduce；make low 减少（价格）；使跌落

After much hard bargaining he brought the trader down to one hundred dollars for the carpet．经过激烈的讨价还价之后，他使卖主的地毯降到一百美元。

Some countries demand to bring down the price of petroleum．一些国家要求降低石油价格。

Sellers at last agreed to bring down the prices by five percent．卖方最终同意降低百分之五的价格出售。

bring down  .defeat；cause to come down 推翻；击落

The opposition party planned to bring the government down．反对党谋划推翻政府。

This scandal could well bring him down．这件丑事很有可能使他垮台。

He brought down nine enemy aircrafts during the Korean War．在朝鲜战场上他击落了9架敌机。

bring down  .cause to be in low spirits；depress；deflate 使情绪低落；使沮丧；使泄气

The temporary setback seemed to have brought them down completely．暂时的挫折似乎使他们完全失去了信心。

Even the failure did not bring him down．甚至失败也没有使他沮丧。