Bring sb. to book
大学 College[法] 要求某人解释自己的行为, 谴责某人
🧩 词语组成解析
bring
[brɪŋ]
vt. 带来，引来;促使，引起;提供;导致;
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
book
[bʊk]
n. 书;卷;课本;账簿;
vt.& vi. 预订;
vt. 登记;（向旅馆、饭店、戏院等）预约;立案（控告某人）;订立演出契约;
adj. 书的;账簿上的;得之（或来自）书本的;按照（或依据）书本的;
🗣️ 情景例句
Many business people turn off their pagers and cell phones during their leisure time.
许多商人在他们的休息时间里都把传呼机和移动电话关掉。
When I came in, he was reading.
当我进来的时候，他在读书。
In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk.
尽管有上述种种说法，但游客们还是照常摘树叶和把他们的名字刻在树干上。