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bear·ing /ˈbeərɪŋ/ n. | a.
I n.
1. 举止；风度
a sedate and dignified bearing 稳重端庄的举止
a man of erect and soldierly bearing 身子挺得笔直具有军人风度的男子
2. 生育(期)；结果实(期)；结的果实，收成
child bearing 生儿育女
The pear trees have come into bearing this year. 今年梨树结果实了。
an older woman past bearing 已过生育年龄的女人
three bearings in a year 一年三熟
3. 压力；推力
4. 支承；承座；【机】轴承
5. (梁等)搁在支承物上的部分
a lintel with four inches of bearing upon the wall 有4英寸搁在墙上的过梁
6. 忍耐，忍受
be insolent beyond bearing 蛮横无礼得令人难以忍受
7. (盾形纹章面上的)图案
The lion is a frequent heraldic bearing. 狮是盾形纹章上常见的图案。
8. 【测】(从某一参考方向起算的)方向角，象限角；定向，测(方)位
Taking a compass, he took a bearing. 他拿起罗盘，进行方位测定。
9. [bearings] (船等的)方位；方向感；对自己处境(或所在环境)的认识
The pilot radioed his bearings. 机师用无线电报告了自己的方位。
I wandered around for a while, getting my bearings. 我徘徊了一会，设法辨明自己所处的位置。
lose one's bearings in a violent storm (in a mass of facts) 在一场暴风雨中(在一大堆事实面前)迷失方向
They were waking up from a sleep and still didn't have their bearings. 他们刚从睡梦中醒来，还没有弄清自己身在何处。
10. 关系，关联
He might have information that has a bearing on the case. 他也许掌握着与本案有关的情况。
It has some bearing on the matter under discussion. 那与正在讨论的问题有一些关系。
11. 意义；意思
What is the precise bearing of the word in this passage? 在这段文章里这个词的确切意义是什么?
the bearing of a remark 一句话的意思
12. 方面
We must consider the matter in all its bearings. 我们必须从各方面考虑这一问题。
II a.
1. 承受重量的
a bearing wall 承重墙
2. 丰产的
a bearing year 丰年
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