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单词 rear
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rear

adjective
 
/rɪə(r)/
/rɪr/
[only before noun]
  1. at or near the back of something后面的；后部的
    • front and rear windows前面和后面的窗户
    • the rear entrance of the building大楼的后门
    Word Originadjective Middle English (first used as a military term): from Old French rere, based on Latin retro ‘back’.

rear

noun
 
/rɪə(r)/
/rɪr/
Idioms
  1.  
    (usually the rear)
    [singular] the back part of something后部
    • A trailer was attached to the rear of the truck.卡车后面挂了一辆拖车。
    • There are toilets at both front and rear of the plane.飞机前后舱都有洗手间。
    • A high gate blocks the only entrance to the rear.一座高大的门挡住了通往后面的唯一入口。
    Which Word? at the back / at the rear / behindat the back / at the rear / behind
    • At the back and at the rear have a similar meaning, but at the rear is used more in formal or official language: What’s that at the back of the fridge?Smoking is only allowed at the rear of the aircraft. It is more usual to talk about the back door of a house but the rear exit of an aircraft or public building. If something is behind something else it is near to the back of it but not part of it. Compare: Our room was at the back of the hotel and There’s a lovely wood just behind our hotel.
    Extra Examples
    • Car seats for young babies should face the rear.婴儿的汽车座椅应该向后放置。
    • The radio is loudest in the rear of the car.在汽车后部收音机最响。
    • The socket for the printer cable is located at the rear of the computer.打印机电缆插座在计算机的后面。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + rear
    • bring up
    • attack (somebody/​something) from
    • cover
    • …
    preposition
    • at the rear
    • from the rear
    • in the rear
    • …
  2. (also rear end)
     [countable, usually singular] (informal) the part of the body that you sit on（人的）屁股蛋子 synonym backside, bottom
    • a kick in the rear踢了一下屁股
    • He spends all day sitting on his rear end in front of a computer.他整天坐在电脑前。
    3. Word Originnoun Middle English (first used as a military term): from Old French rere, based on Latin retro ‘back’.
Idioms
bring up the rear
  1. to be at the back of a line of people, or last in a race站在队尾；落在最后；殿后
    • David was the first to reach the summit, followed by Pat, leaving Fergus to bring up the rear.大卫第一个登顶，帕特紧随其后，弗格斯排在最后。
    • Three drummers brought up the rear.3 名鼓手走在最后。

rear

verb
/rɪə(r)/
/rɪr/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they rear
/rɪə(r)/
/rɪr/
he / she / it rears
/rɪəz/
/rɪrz/
past simple reared
/rɪəd/
/rɪrd/
past participle reared
/rɪəd/
/rɪrd/
-ing form rearing
/ˈrɪərɪŋ/
/ˈrɪrɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
  1. [transitive] rear somebody/something [often passive] to care for young children or animals until they are fully grown抚养；养育；培养 synonym bring up, raise
    • She reared a family of five on her own.她一个人养活五个孩子。
    • Lions usually manage to rear about half the number of cubs born to them.狮子通常设法喂养大约半数自己所生的幼崽。
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • intensively
    • naturally
    • successfully
    • …
  2. [transitive] rear something to keep and breed (= produce young from) animals or birds, for example on a farm饲养；养殖
    • to rear cattle养牛
    Extra Examples
    • intensively reared beef cattle集约式饲养的菜牛
    • naturally reared pork and beef天然饲养所产的猪肉和牛肉
    • The young crocodiles were reared indoors at a constant temperature of 32°C.小鳄鱼在恒温32摄氏度的室内饲养。
    Topics Farmingc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • intensively
    • naturally
    • successfully
    • …
  3. [intransitive] rear (up) (of an animal, especially a horse) to raise itself on its back legs, with the front legs in the air用后腿直立
    • The horse reared, throwing its rider.这匹马后腿直立，将骑手摔下。
  4. [intransitive] rear (up) (of something large) to seem to lean over you, especially in a way that makes you feel frightened（尤指可怖地）巍然耸立
    • The great bulk of the building reared up against the night sky.夜幕下，巨大的高楼显得阴森森的。
    5. Word Originverb Old English rǣran ‘set upright, construct, elevate’, of Germanic origin; related to raise (which has supplanted rear in many applications), also to rise.
Idioms
something rears its (ugly) head
  1. if something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it appears or happens（讨厌的事情）出现，发生
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