Born into a family with three brothers, David was brought up to value the sense of sharing.

【高考试题】

Born into a family with three brothers, David was ______ to value the sense of sharing. (2011福建卷)

A. brought up            B. turned down         C. looked after          D. held back

【答案解析】

答案为A。bring up在此表示“养育”“教育”。句意为：出身在一个有三兄弟的家庭，戴维被教育要重视与人分享。

四个选项的用法如下：

◆bring up

(1) 提出，提起。如：

Why brought that up again? 又提它干吗？

In the course of study they brought up many questions. 在学习过程中他们提出了许多问题。

(2) 抚养，培养。如：

He was brought up in the country. 他在农村长大。

She brought up five children. 他抚养了五个孩子。

(3) 呕吐。如：

He was so ill that he brought up everything. 他病得很重，什么都吐了出来。

◆turn down

(1) 拒不接受(采纳)。如：

He turned down our invitation. 他拒绝了我们的邀请。

He tried to join the army but was turned down because of poor health. 他想参军，但因身体不好而被拒绝。

(2) 关小(收音机等的音量)。如：

The radio is pretty loud. Can you turn it down a little? 收音机声音太大了，能开小一点吗？

◆look after 照顾，照料，关心。如：

I can look after myself. 我能照顾自己。

Who is looking after the luggage? 谁在照看行李？

◆hold back

(1) 阻碍，阻止。如：

No difficulty can hold us back. 任何困难也阻止不了我们。

The dam was not strong enough to hold back the flood waters. 水坝不太坚固，挡不住洪水。

(2) 忍住，控制。如：

Hearing the news she couldn’t hold back her tears. 听到这消息她忍不住哭了。

He just managed to hold back his anger. 他总算抑制住了自己的愤怒情绪。

(3) 隐瞒。如：

We must have the whole story, don’t hold (anything) back. 我们必须知道全部事实真相，不要有什么隐瞒。