bring (someone) around:to cause (someone) to come around: such as使回来;使苏醒
a :to cause (someone) to accept and support something (such as an idea) after opposing it使回心转意;说服
She still says she won't support us, but we'll bring her around eventually. [=we'll convince/persuade her to support us eventually]她还是说不会支持我们,不过,我们最终会说服她的。
— often + to
I'm sure we can bring her around to our way of thinking.我确信我们能够让她接受我们的思维方式。
b :to cause (someone) to become awake again after being unconscious使苏醒;使恢复知觉
The boxer was knocked out and it took the doctor several minutes to bring him around. [=bring him to]拳击手被打昏了,医生花了好几分钟才使他苏醒过来。
c :to come with (someone) for a social visit带(某人)串门
Why don't you bring your friend around (to my house) after work today?今天下班后,你不妨带上朋友到我家来坐坐吧。
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bring (something) around:to cause (something, such as a conversation) to go to a desired subject or area使(话题等)导向;使转到 — + to
We gradually brought the conversation around to the subject of his unpaid bills.我们逐渐将话题转到他的未付账单上。