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bear obj PRODUCEHbeE5, $berv [T]past simple bore HbO:D, $bO:r, past part borne HbO:n, $bO:rn or Am also bornto give birth to (young) or (of a tree or plant) to give or produce (esp. fruit or flowers)生育;开花结果She had borne six children by the time she was thirty.她30岁时已生了六个孩子。When his wife bore him a child he could not hide his delight. [+ two objects]当妻子为他生了个孩子时，他无法掩饰心中的喜悦。Most animals bear their young in the spring.很多动物在春季产仔。The pear tree they planted has never borne fruit.他们种的梨树从未结过果实。(fig.) Eventually her efforts bore fruit (= were successful) and she got the job she wanted.最后她的努力获得了成效，得到了她想要的工作。If you bear testimony/witness to something you say you know something happened or is true, from your own experience.作证She bore witness to his gentle treatment of distressed patients.他耐心地对待苦恼的病人，这些是她亲眼所见。(fig.) The iron bridge bears witness to the skills developed in that era.这座铁桥是那个时代技术进步的见证。(old use) If you bear false witness you lie.作伪证
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