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bear¹ /beə(r)/ vt. | vi. | phr. (过去式 bore /bɔː(r)/ 或〈古〉bare /beə(r)/, 过去分词 born 或 borne /bɔːn/)
❶ vt.
1. 承受；支承
The ice is too thin to bear your weight. 冰太薄，承受不住你的重量。
a table bearing several vases 放着几只花瓶的桌子
a banner borne aloft 高高举起的旗帜
2. 承担，负担
bear the cost (responsibility) 承担费用 (责任)
3. 忍受；[一般用于否定句或疑问句]忍，受；愿
He bore the pain bravely. 他勇敢地忍着疼痛。
I can't bear your nagging. 我受不了你的唠叨。
He cannot bear to look at suffering. 他不忍看到别人受罪。
I couldn't bear any trouble to come to you through me. 我不愿因为我而使你遭到麻烦。
Could you bear your favourite child to be ruined? 你能忍心看着你最喜爱的孩子完蛋吗?
4. 经得起(考验等)
a work that will not bear close examination 经不起仔细检查的作品
The consequences do not bear thinking about. 后果不堪设想。
Polyester bears washing. 涤纶耐洗。
Their vanity could ill bear this blow. 他们的虚荣心经不起这一打击。
5. 容许
The accident bears two explanations. 这一事故的原因可以有两种说法。
6. 需要；值得；适宜于
This is a trend that bears watching. 这是一种需要加以密切监视的倾向。
I don't know if the story is good enough to bear completing. 我不知道这个短篇是否写得还可以，值得写完它。
His language won't bear repeating. 他的用语不宜复述。
7. 扛，抬；负载；运输，运送
The dead king was borne from the room. 君王的遗体被抬出房间。
A voice was borne upon the wind. 风中传来人语声。
goods borne in neutral ships 中立国船只运输的货物
The vehicle bore me to London. 那车把我载到伦敦。
8. 携带；佩带
a woman bearing an outsize bag 手拎一个特大提包的女人
the right to bear a sword in the king's presence 在君主面前佩剑的权利
9. 带有；具有；拥有
Her hands bore traces of coarse work. 她的双手带有干粗活的痕迹。
a word bearing many meanings 多义词
What he says bears no relation to what he does. 他的言和行是两码事。
bear the stamp of 有…的特征
She bears a remarkable resemblance to her father. 她酷似她的父亲。
bear a good reputation 有好名声
He bears the name of John. 他名叫约翰。
10. 写有；刻有；印有；绘有
The letter bears no date. 信上没有写日期。
a cornerstone bearing a Latin inscription 刻有拉丁铭文的奠基石
The papers bore reports of attacks on the town by guerrillas. 报上载有游击队袭击该镇的报道。
11. 怀有(感情等)
bear a grudge against sb. (或 bear sb. a grudge) 对某人怀恨在心
They bore no love to the Tsarist regime. 他们对沙皇政权绝无好感。
I bear no malice (或 ill will) towards anybody. 我对任何人都不怀恶意。
He bore the horse much affection. 他钟爱那匹马。
12. 带领；护送
bear sb. to his quarters 领某人去住宿处
13. 传达，传递；散布(流言蜚语等)
They killed the runner bearing the orders. 他们杀死了传递命令的差役。
bear a message 传口信
14. 提供
bear false witness 提供伪证
bear sb. company 给某人作伴
15. [bear oneself] 表现
bear oneself with dignity 举止庄重
bear oneself well in battle 在战斗中表现良好
16. 猛推，推挤；冲
The crowd bore us along. 人群簇拥着我们向前去。
The rushing waves bore all before them. 奔腾的波涛把面前的一切统统席卷而去。
17. 生(孩子、幼畜)
She bore him two sons. 她给他生 (育) 了两个儿子。
She has borne two children. 她已生 (育) 了两个孩子。
several children borne by a woman 一个女人所生 (育) 的几个孩子
He was born to a shoemaker's wife in a small cottage. 他出身于一所小村舍，母亲是鞋匠的妻子。
He was born into an aristocratic family of statesmen. 他出生于一个政治家辈出的贵族之家。
a wolf puppy born in captivity 在兽笼中出生的狼崽 (注意：作“生 (育)”解时过去分词用 borne; 作“出生”解时过去分词用 born)
18. 结(果实)；长出(花、叶)
This tree bears fine apples. 这棵树结的苹果品种优良。
a bush bearing red flowers 开红花的灌木
19. (土地等)产(庄稼)；(地层等)大量含有；生(利息)
This soil bears good cotton. 这种土壤能长出良种棉花。
an oil-bearing shale 含油页岩
a bond that bears interest 有息债券
20. [只用于被动语态]产生(某种结果)
The custom was born almost accidentally. 这种习俗的发端几乎纯属偶然。
21. 〈古〉行使(职权等)；实行(统治)
bear one's power wisely 英明地行使权力
❷ vi.
1. 结果实
Next year the tree will bear. 明年这树将结果。
2. 承受重量；经受住压力
Will the ice bear? 这冰承受得住吗?
These small joists will not bear. 这几根小梁承受不住压力。
3. 压；挤；用力推
bear heavily on a stick 把全身重量倚在手杖上
Bear back so that the ambulance may pass. 往后挤，让救护车过去。
I bore on the steering oar and took the nose of the boat round. 我使劲扳动舵桨，把船头掉了过来。
4. (朝某一方向)延伸；行进；拐弯
a stream bearing south for several miles 向南延展数英里的溪流
The ship bore east. 船向东开。
He bore straight across the street and almost got himself run over. 他径直穿街而过，几乎被车撞倒。
The blizzards bore in straight off Lake Erie. 暴风雪直接从伊利湖上袭来。
bear (to the) right 向右拐弯
5. 位于
The land bore due east of the ship. 陆地位于船的正东方。
[<ME beren<OE beran] phr. bear a hand 见 hand
bear and forbear 一忍再忍
bear a part in 见 part
bear arms 见 arm²
bear away 1. 带走；夺得，赢得(奖品等)
2. 【海】改变航线顺风行驶
bear down 1. 把…压下去；压倒，击败
branches of a tree borne down by the heavy yield 被沉甸甸的果实压得下垂的树枝
be borne down by ill health 被疾病拖垮了身体
bear down all opposition 压倒所有的反对派势力
2. 竭尽全力
You will have to bear down if you expect to pass the examination. 你要是指望考试及格的话，就得加一把劲。
3. (产妇)用力产出胎儿
The nurse will tell you when to bear down. 护士会告诉你分娩过程中什么时候用力。
bear down on (或 upon) 1. 加压力于；靠在…上；沉重地压在…上，使难以承受负荷
Don't bear down so hard on your pencil. 不要把你的铅笔按得那么用力。
taxes that bear down on the poor people 沉重地压在穷人身上的捐税
2. 对…施加压力；严厉对待
If he bears down on others, it is because he is borne down on. 如果他对别人施加压力，那是因为他自己受到了压力。
The sergeant bears down on lazy soldiers. 军士严厉处置偷懒的士兵。
bear down hard on criminals 狠狠打击犯罪分子
3. 向…进逼；(气势汹汹地)冲向
The cavalry bore down on the enemy's left flank. 骑兵队向敌人的左翼进逼。
Huge seas bore down on the freighter. 巨大的海浪冲击货轮。
4. 对…全力以赴，努力从事于
He began to bear down on his studies and within a year was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. 他开始刻苦学习，不到一年就被选为PBK联谊会会员。
5. 着重，强调
a lecture that bore down on economic causes 一堂着重讲解经济原因的课
bear fruit 见 fruit
bear in hand 见 hand
bear in mind 见 mind
bear in with 驶向
bear off1. 带走；夺得，赢得(奖品等)
2. 使离开，把…驶(或推)开以免摩擦
bear off a boat 把船驶开以免碰擦
3. 驶离；驶离陆地
He set both sails, bearing off the wind a bit. 他张起双帆，使船稍稍偏离风向。
bear on (或 upon) 1. (捐税等)压在…上，使难以承受负荷
The new law will bear hard on fishermen. 这项新法律将使渔民们承受巨大负担。
Grief bears heavily on her. 她承受着巨大的悲伤。
2. 对准；向…瞄准
The searchlight bore on the enemy plane. 探照灯对准了敌机。
3. 对…有影响；和…有关
Constant reshuffles of staff bear unfavourably on the quality of teaching. 经常调换教师对教学质量有不利影响。
This legislation bears on the interests of labour. 这项立法影响劳方利益。
Your remarks do not bear on the matter in hand. 你的话和眼下的事无关。
bear out 证实(报道等)；证实…的话(或报道等)
Research bore out his theory. 研究证实了他的学说。
The facts bear me out. 事实证明我是对的。
bear up 1. 承受；支承；经受住压力
The old bridge can hardly bear up its own weight any more. 这座年代久远的桥难以支承自身的重量了。
This boat will bear up under hurricane winds. 这艘船经得住飓风。
2. 激励，使振作；撑持下去；振作起来
He was borne up by patriotism and determination. 爱国热情和决心激励着他。
He tried to bear up her spirits. 他试图使她的情绪好起来。
At this sad news she could bear up no longer. 听到这使人悲痛的消息她再也支持不住了。
She bore up well at the funeral. 葬礼上她表现得很坚强。
3. 始终忠于(to)
The policemen bore up to their duty in the face of the mob. 面对暴民，警察始终忠于职守。
4. 【海】向下风偏转
5. 收缰勒马
bear up for (尤指顺风)驶向
bear with 忍受；容忍，对…有耐心
I couldn't bear with his violent temper. 我受不了他那种暴烈的脾气。
Please bear with me while I point out a mistake you have made. 请耐心听我指出你所犯的一个错误。
be borne away 1. 被带走；被赢去；被运走；被冲走
2. 被激动
be borne in on (或 upon) sb. 被某人认识到
The reality of his position was eventually borne in on him. 他终于认识到他现实的处境。
It has been borne in upon him that even sages err. 他认识到了即使圣人也犯错误。
bring to bear 见 bring
grin and bear it 见 grin |