bring home

bring home — phrasal verb

  • bring homebase form
  • brings home3rd person singular
  • bringing home-ing form
  • brought homepast simple

1. to take a person, animal, or thing to the place where you live — your house, fla

1.片語動詞及物B1
釋義

to take a person, animal, or thing to the place where you live — your house, flat, or the area you call home.

例句

Yuna brought home a stray kitten she found near the station.

bring + [sth] + home (separated)

After the match, Pedro brought his teammates home for a homemade meal.

bring + [sb] + home

同義詞
  • fetch home

    more old-fashioned; implies going out specifically to collect and return with something

  • carry home

    focuses on the physical act of holding and transporting, not the destination

文法句型

bring + [sb/sth] + home

bring home + [sb/sth]

用法筆記

Separable phrasal verb. When the object is a pronoun, it must sit between 'bring' and 'home': 'brought her home' (not 'brought home her').

常見錯誤

❌She brought home me after the party.
✅She brought me home after the party.
💡pronoun objects must go between 'bring' and 'home'.
❌I took home a stray puppy' (when you are at home speaking).
✅I brought home a stray puppy.
💡'bring' means movement towards where the speaker is now; 'take' means movement away.

2. to make someone fully grasp the truth, seriousness, or real impact of a situatio

2.片語動詞及物C1
釋義

to make someone fully grasp the truth, seriousness, or real impact of a situation — often by experiencing it directly rather than just hearing about it.

例句

Seeing the flooded streets brought home the real danger of the storm.

bring home + [noun phrase]

The doctor's stern tone brought home to Adina that her smoking had to stop.

bring home to + [sb] + that-clause

同義詞
  • drive home

    more forceful; often implies the speaker is deliberately emphasizing a point through repetition

  • hammer home

    more aggressive; suggests repeated, forceful statements until the message is accepted

  • bring into sharp relief

    more formal and literary; emphasizes the contrast between before and after understanding

文法句型

bring home + [message/reality/importance]

bring home to + [sb] + that/how-clause

用法筆記

Subject is typically an experience, event, or piece of news rather than a person. When a person is the subject, the pattern 'bring [sth] home to [sb]' is more natural than bare 'bring home [sth]'.

常見錯誤

❌The news brought home.
✅The news brought home the danger of the situation.
💡this sense always needs an object explaining what was made clear.
❌I brought home to her.
✅I brought home to her how serious the problem was.
💡the 'to [sb]' pattern must be followed by a clause or noun phrase stating what was understood.