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| 1 | usually in negatives or questions if you cannot bear something , you cannot accept or do it because it makes you very unhappy 忍受；忍耐；容忍 |
| can’ t bear doing sth/to do sth Sue can’ t bear to be parted from her baby daughter. 休无法忍受与她刚出生的女儿分开。 |
| I can’ t bear seeing food thrown away. 看见食物被扔掉真让我受不了。 |
| can hardly bear to do sth I could hardly bear to watch. 我几乎不忍心观看。 |
| can’ t bear the thought/idea of She couldn’ t bear the thought of moving again. 再次搬家她想都不敢想。 |
| more than sb can bear Being made a fool of in front of a roomful of people was more than he could bear. 他受不了在一屋子的人面前出丑。 |
| | 1a | if you cannot bear someone or something , you dislike them very much 容忍（某人或某事） | | Most of her friends can’ t bear her husband. 她的大多数朋友都受不了她的丈夫。 | |
| | 1b | to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation , especially without complaining （尤指毫无怨言地）忍受（困境或不愉快的境况） | | She bore all her suffering with incredible patience. 她以令人难以置信的耐力忍受了所有痛苦。 | | The pain was more than I could bear. 这种疼痛不是我所能忍受的。 | |
| | 1c | to be able to continue in a very difficult situation 承受考验/压力 | | I don’ t think our relationship could bear the strain of her mother visiting for a month. 我认为我们的关系经受不住她母亲来访一个月之久的考验。 | |
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| 2 | formal to seem to be a particular kind of thing or to have particular qualities 带有；具有 |
| bear the hallmarks/signs/stamp of sth The incident bore all the hallmarks of a racist attack. 这一事件具有种族主义分子袭击的所有特点。 |
| | 2a | to seem to be similar to something or related to it in some way 与…相似；与…有关联 | | bear a resemblance/relation/similarity to His description bore no relation to reality. 他的描述与现实毫不相符。 | |
| | 2b | to have features or qualities that show that something happened in the past 留有（…的迹象） | | bear the scars/marks of sth Many buildings in the town still bear the scars of the bombing. 这个城镇的许多建筑仍然留有被轰炸过的痕迹。 | |
| | 2c | if something bears writing or a design , that writing or design is on it 写有；刻有；绘有 | | Every new coin bears a date. 每个新硬币上面都有日期。 | | a blue banner bearing the words ‘Civil Rights March’ 写有“民权游行”字样的蓝色横幅 | | bear sb’ s signature The letter bore the signature of her grandfather. 信上有她祖父的签名。 | |
| | 2d | to have a particular name or title 拥有（名称或头衔） | | The city still bears the French name of Aix-la-Chapelle. 这个城市仍然保留着其法语名字Aix-la-Chapelle。 | |
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| 3 | literary to carry or take someone or something somewhere 运送；携带；扛 |
| a coffin bearing the remains of an old man 盛殓一位老人遗体的棺材 |
| | 3a | to support the weight of something 支撑，承受（重量） | | The old floorboards could not bear the weight of the grand piano. 旧地板承受不了这架大钢琴的重量。 | |
| | 3b | if something is borne along by wind , air , or water , it is moved along by it （随风、空气或水）移动，飘送 | |
| | 3c | to carry or hold something , for example a weapon 运载，装载，携带（例如武器） | | a missile-bearing warship 运载导弹的军舰 | | bear arms (=carry weapons) Do you support the citizen’ s right to bear arms? 携带武器 | |
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| 4 | formal to give birth to a child 生（孩子） |
| The ewes usually bear twin lambs. 母羊通常生双胞胎羔羊。 |
| bear sb sth She bore him three sons. 她给他生了3个儿子。 |
| | 4a | if a plant bears flowers or fruit , it produces them 开（花）；结（果实）；出产 | | The new stems bear the flowers. 新茎开了花。 | |
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| 5 | to have a particular feeling towards someone （对某人）怀有（感情） |
| bear a grudge (=to continue to dislike someone because of a past event) I hope you don’ t still bear a grudge against me. 怀恨在心 |
| bear sb sth He had caused untold suffering, but they bore him no bitterness. 他给他们带来了无限的痛苦，但是他们对他并不怨恨。 |
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| - | bear the cost/expense etc
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| to pay for something |
| 支付费用等 |
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| companies with enough money to bear the enormous expense of testing a new drug 财力雄厚足以支付新药测试巨额费用的公司 |
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| - | bear fruit
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| if plans or efforts bear fruit , they are successful , especially after a long period of time |
| （尤指长时间后）奏效，有成效 |
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| Our policies must be given time to bear fruit. 我们的政策要过一段时间才会见效。 |
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| - | bear sth in mind
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| to remember to consider something when you are thinking about or doing something else |
| 考虑到某事物；记住某事物 |
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| +(that) When you speak to Lee, bear in mind he’ s still pretty upset about what happened. 你和李说话时要记住他对所发生的事仍然感到非常苦恼。 |
| Bearing in mind that it’ s Christmas, how much do you think the flight will cost? 考虑到现在是圣诞节，你认为机票会有多贵？ |
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| - | bear left/right
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| to take the road or path on the leftright as you are walking or driving |
| 靠左/右走；靠左/右行驶 |
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| - | bear the responsibility
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| to be responsible for something |
| 承担责任 |
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| +for The Chancellor and his supporters bear the responsibility for starting this row. 这位大臣和他的支持者应该为引发这次争吵负责。 |
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| - | bear witness formal
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| 1 | to show signs that prove that something happened or was true 见证；证明 | This landscape bears silent witness to one of the greatest tragedies in history. 这片风景默默地见证了历史上最大的悲剧之一。 | |
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| 2 | to speak or write about what you have seen , especially as evidence that something is true （以口头或书面方式）作证，证明 |
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| - | bear yourself formal
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| to behave or walk or stand in a particular way |
| 表现；举止 |
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| She always bore herself well. 她总是举止大方。 |
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| - | bring sth to bear
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| 1 | formal to try to persuade someone to do something by using your influence or power （对…）施加某物 | +on The company directors brought pressure to bear on him to resign. 公司经理们对他施加压力，要他辞职。 | |
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| 2 | formal to use something to deal with a problem or difficult situation 使用，应用（以应付困境） | It was in the area of marketing that Alan’ s business experience was brought to bear. 正是在营销领域艾伦的商业经验可以派得上用场。 | |
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| - | not bear thinking about BRITISH
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| to be too shocking or unpleasant to think about |
| 不堪设想 |
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| ‘What will happen if they pull out now?’ ‘It really doesn’ t bear thinking about.’ “如果他们现在退出会怎样？”“那真是不堪设想。” |
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| - | ˌbear ˈdown |
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| 1 | +on: to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way 逼近；冲向 | I could see a police car bearing down on us. 我看见一辆警车在向我们急驶过来。 | |
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| 2 | to push or press downwards 往下推；向下压 | It’ s a natural instinct for a woman giving birth to bear down. 产妇生产时用力推压是天生的本能。 | | +on The structure is positioned to bear down on its supports. 这个装置被压放在支架上。 | |
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| 3 | AMERICAN to try very hard 竭尽全力 | We need to bear down if we want to make this work. 如果想使这个产生效果，我们就要竭尽全力。 | |
| - | ˈbear ˌon or ˈbear uˌpon |
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| | bear on sth: to be connected with something or to influence it 与…有关；对…有影响 | Do you have any information bearing on his disappearance? 你有关于他失踪的消息吗？ | |
| - | ˌbear ˈout |
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| | to show that something is true or that someone is telling the truth 证实；为…作证 | Scientific evidence bears out the claim that stress and disease are linked. 科学证据证实了压力与疾病有关联的说法。 | | I always said – and Rick will bear me out – that this wouldn’ t work. 我一直说这不会起作用，里克可以为我作证。 | |
| - | ˌbear ˈup |
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| | to behave in a brave way in a very sad or difficult situation 撑下去；振作起来 | +under Let’ s see how he bears up under the pressure. 让我们看看他面对压力如何支撑下去。 | |
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| - | ˈbear ˌwith |
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| | - | bear with me/us spoken
| | used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient while you do or finish something , especially something that is unpleasant for them | | 耐心些；别着急 | | | | If you just bear with me for a few more minutes, we’ ll have all the paperwork finished. 如果你能耐心地再等几分钟，我们会把所有的文书工作都做完。 | | | |
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