bring someone up
phrasal verb with bring verb [ T ] uk/brɪŋ/ us/brɪŋ/ brought | brought
B1 养育,抚养;教养
to care for a child until he or she is an adult, often giving him or her particular beliefs
She was brought up by her grandmother. 她是她祖母养大的。
They brought her up (as/to be) a Catholic. 他们把她从小培养成为天主教徒。
[ + to infinitive ] David was brought up to respect authority. 戴维从小就被教育要尊重权威。
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- He was brought up on a diet of political propaganda from birth.
- My father was a real authoritarian so we were brought up very strictly.
- She brought up her children in just the same way her mother did.
- Ann was born and brought up in Ealing.
- He's got some funny ideas about how to bring up children.