bear
verb/beə(r)/
/ber/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bear | /beə(r)/ /ber/ |
| he / she / it bears | /beəz/ /berz/ |
| past simple bore | /bɔː(r)/ /bɔːr/ |
| past participle borne | /bɔːn/ /bɔːrn/ |
| -ing form bearing | /ˈbeərɪŋ/ /ˈberɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] (used especially with can/could in negative sentences and questions) to be able to accept and deal with something unpleasant
承受；忍受 - bear something The pain was almost more than he could bear.
这种痛苦几乎使他无法忍受。 - She bore it all with her usual patience.
她以一贯的耐心忍受了这一切。 - She couldn't bear the thought of losing him.
失去他的情景她想都不敢想。 - bear doing something I can't bear having cats in the house.
家里有猫我可受不了。 - He can't bear being laughed at.
他无法忍受遭人嘲笑。 - bear to do something He can't bear to be laughed at.
他无法忍受遭人嘲笑。 - I can hardly bear to think about it.
我简直不敢想。 - How can you bear to eat that stuff?
你怎么能吃得下那种东西？ - bear somebody doing something I can't bear you doing that.
我无法忍受你做那种事。
Homophones bare | bearbare bear/beə(r)//ber/- bare adjective
- The room looked strangely bare without the furniture.
房间里没有一件傢具，空落落的让人觉得不自然。
- The room looked strangely bare without the furniture.
- bear noun
- Staff reported finding polar bear tracks in the snow.
工作人员报告说在雪地里发现了北极熊的足迹。
- Staff reported finding polar bear tracks in the snow.
- bear verb
- How can you bear this awful noise?
你怎么能忍受这种可怕的噪声？
- How can you bear this awful noise?
Synonyms hatehatedislike ▪ can’t stand ▪ despise ▪ can’t bear ▪ loathe ▪ detestThese words all mean to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something.hate to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something. Although hate is generally a very strong verb, it is also commonly used in spoken or informal English to talk about people or things that you dislike in a less important way, for example a particular type of food: He hates violence in any form. • I’ve always hated cabbage. dislike (rather formal) to not like somebody/something. Dislike is a rather formal word; it is less formal, and more usual, to say that you don't like somebody/something, especially in spoken English: I don’t like it when you phone me so late at night. can’t stand (rather informal) used to emphasize that you really do not like somebody/something:- I can’t stand his brother.
他弟弟让我受不了。 - She couldn’t stand being kept waiting.
叫她等着，她会受不了。
- He despised himself for being so cowardly.
他为自己如此怯懦而自惭形秽。
- I can’t bear having cats in the house.
家里有猫我可受不了。
- They loathe each other.
他们相互讨厌对方。
- They absolutely detest each other.
他们完全是相互憎恨。
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear/loathe/detest doing something.
- I hate/can’t bear to do something.
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear it when…
- I really hate/dislike/can’t stand/despise/can’t bear/detest somebody/something.
- I absolutely hate/can’t stand/loathe/detest somebody/something.
Extra Examples- I just can't bear it any more!
我再也忍不下去了！ - Don't leave me alone. I wouldn't be able to bear it.
别把我一个人留下，我会受不了的。 - How can you bear this awful noise?
你怎么能忍受这种可怕的噪声？ - She couldn't bear seeing him so upset.
她不忍心看到他如此难过。 - We could hardly bear to be outdoors in the blinding sunlight.
太阳这么刺眼，待在外面真让人受不了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bear- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- bear something The pain was almost more than he could bear.
- [transitive] bear something (formal) to take responsibility for something
承担责任 - She bore the responsibility for most of the changes.
她对大多数变革负责。 - Do parents have to bear the whole cost of tuition fees?
父母是否应当负担全部学费？ - In the end it's consumers who bear the burden of higher prices.
最终是消费者承担了物价上涨的负担。 - You shouldn't have to bear the blame for other people's mistakes.
你本不必代人受过。 - You must bear at least some responsibility for what has happened.
你必须为发生的事至少承担一部份责任。
- She bore the responsibility for most of the changes.
- [transitive] bear something to support the weight of somebody/something
支撑…的重量 - The ice is too thin to bear your weight.
冰太薄，承受不住你的重量。
- The ice is too thin to bear your weight.
- [transitive] bear something (formal) to show something; to carry something so that it can be seen
显示；带有 - The document bore her signature.
文件上有她的签字。 - He was badly wounded in the war and still bears the scars.
他在战争中负了重伤，现在还留有伤疤。 - She bears little resemblance to (= is not much like) her mother.
她很不像她的母亲。 - The title of the essay bore little relation to (= was not much connected with) the contents.
这篇文章的题目与内容很不相符。
- The document bore her signature.
- [transitive] not bear to not be suitable for something
不适于某事（或做某事） - bear something Her later work does not bear comparison with her earlier novels (= because it is not nearly as good).
她后期的作品比不上她早期的小说。 - The plan won't bear close inspection (= it will be found to be unacceptable when carefully examined).
这项计划经不起推敲。 - bear doing something The joke doesn't bear repeating (= because it is not funny or may offend people).
这个笑话不可说第二遍（因为不好笑或可能得罪人）。 - His sufferings don't bear thinking about (= because they are so terrible).
他遭受的苦难不堪回首。
- bear something Her later work does not bear comparison with her earlier novels (= because it is not nearly as good).
- [transitive] to have a feeling, especially a negative feeling
心怀（感情，尤指坏心情） - bear something He bears no resentment towards them.
他对他们毫无怨恨。 - He's borne a grudge against me ever since that day.
从那一天起他便对我怀恨在心。 - bear somebody something He's borne me a grudge ever since that day.
从那一天起他便对我怀恨在心。 - She bore him no ill will.
她对他没有恶意。
- bear something He bears no resentment towards them.
- [transitive] bear something (formal) to have a particular name
有（某个名称） - a family that bore an ancient and honoured name
名门世家
- a family that bore an ancient and honoured name
- [transitive] bear somebody/something (old-fashioned or formal) to carry somebody/something, especially while moving
携带 - three kings bearing gifts
三个带着礼品的国王
Extra Examples- Guests starting arriving, mostly bearing gifts.
客人陆续抵达，大多都带着礼物。 - He returned bearing a basket of vegetables.
他提着一篮子蔬菜回来了。 - Her two sons helped bear the coffin.
她的两个儿子帮忙抬着灵柩。 - His parents had borne the child across the mountains.
他的父母带着这个孩子翻山越岭。
- three kings bearing gifts
- [transitive] bear yourself well, etc. (formal) to move, behave or act in a particular way
举止；表现 - He bears himself (= stands, walks, etc.) proudly, like a soldier.
他昂首阔步，像个军人。 - She bore herself with dignity throughout the funeral.
整个葬礼过程中她都保持着尊严。
- He bears himself (= stands, walks, etc.) proudly, like a soldier.
- [transitive] (formal) to give birth to a child
生（孩子） - bear something She was not able to bear children.
她不能生育。 - bear somebody something She had borne him six sons.
她为他生了六个儿子。
- bear something She was not able to bear children.
- [transitive] bear something (formal) to produce flowers or fruit
开（花）；结（果实） - These trees take a long time to bear fruit.
这些树要很长时间才结果实。
- These trees take a long time to bear fruit.
- [intransitive] bear (to the) left, north, etc. to go or turn in the direction mentioned
转向（左或北等） - When you get to the fork in the road, bear right.
走到岔道时向右拐。
- When you get to the fork in the road, bear right.
accept/deal with
be responsible for something
support weight
show
not be suitable
negative feeling
name
carry
yourself
child
of trees/plants
turn
Word Originverb Old English beran, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bharati, Greek pherein, and Latin ferre.
Idioms
bear arms
- (old use) to be a soldier; to fight
当兵；打仗
bear fruit
- to have a successful result
成功；取得成果
bear hard, heavily, severely, etc. on somebody
- (formal) to be a cause of difficulty or worry to somebody
使为难；使焦虑 - Taxation bears heavily on us all.
赋税给我们大家带来沉重的负担。 - The burden of the tax bore most heavily on the poor.
纳税的重担主要压在穷人身上。
- Taxation bears heavily on us all.
bear/keep somebody/something in mind | bear/keep in mind that…
- to remember somebody/something; to remember or consider that…
将…记在心中；记住；考虑到 - You don't have to do anything about it now… just bear it in mind.
你现在不需要做任何事情......只要记住它即可。
Extra Examples- Here are some important points to keep in mind…
这里有几个要点需要记住⋯ - I'll keep what you say in mind.
我会记住你说的话。 - Try to keep safety in the forefront of your mind at all times.
任何时候都务必把安全放在首位。
- You don't have to do anything about it now… just bear it in mind.
bear, take, etc. the brunt of something
- to receive the main force of something unpleasant
承受某事的主要压力；首当其冲 - Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending.
政府削减开支，学校将首当其冲受到影响。
- Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending.
bear/give witness (to something)
- to provide evidence of the truth of something
为…作证；证明 - The crowd of mourners at his funeral bore witness to the great affection in which he was held.
葬礼上默哀的人群见证了他生前受到的爱戴。 - The ancient temples bear silent witness to the passing dynasties.
这些古剎默默见证了历代的兴亡。
- The crowd of mourners at his funeral bore witness to the great affection in which he was held.
be borne in on somebody
- (formal, especially British English) to be realized by somebody, especially after a period of time
（逐渐被某人）认识到 - It was gradually borne in on us that defeat was inevitable.
我们逐渐认识到，失败是不可避免的。
- It was gradually borne in on us that defeat was inevitable.
bring something to bear (on somebody/something)
- (formal) to use energy, pressure, influence, etc. to try to achieve something or make somebody do something
把精力用于；对…施加压力（或影响等） - We must bring all our energies to bear upon the task.
我们必须全力以赴不辱使命。 - Pressure was brought to bear on us to finish the work on time.
我们得按时完成工作，没有回旋余地。
- We must bring all our energies to bear upon the task.
grin and bear it
- (only used as an infinitive and in orders) to accept pain or bad luck without complaining
默默忍受；忍气吞声 - There's nothing we can do about it. We'll just have to grin and bear it.
对此我们无能为力，只好默默地忍受。
- There's nothing we can do about it. We'll just have to grin and bear it.
have a (heavy) cross to bear
- to have a difficult problem that makes you worried or unhappy but that you have to deal with
有本难念的经；有苦难要忍受 - We all have our crosses to bear.
家家有本难念的经。
- We all have our crosses to bear.