- (of a person) carry（人）携带, 拿：
he was bearing a tray of brimming glasses
他托着一盘倒满酒的酒杯
the warriors bore lances tipped with iron.
武士们拿着铁头长矛。
- (of a vehicle or boat) convey (passengers or cargo)（车, 船）运输; 运送：
steamboats bear the traveller out of Kerrerra Sound.
汽船把游客送出凯勒拉海峡。
- have or display as a visible mark or feature印有; 写有; 刻有; 绘有：
many of the papers bore his flamboyant signature.
很多报纸都印有他花哨的签名。
- be called by (a name or title)以（姓名, 头衔）相称：
he bore the surname Tiller.
他姓蒂勒。
- with adverbial
bear oneself
carry or conduct oneself in a specified manner表现： she bore herself with dignity.
她表现得很有尊严。
- support支持; 支撑：
walls which cannot bear a stone vault.
无法支撑石拱顶的墙壁。
- take responsibility for承担, 担负（责任）：
no one likes to bear the responsibility for such decisions
没有人喜欢为这样的决定承担责任
the expert's fee shall be borne by the tenant.
专家费要由承租人负担。
- be able to accept or stand up to经得起：
it is doubtful whether either of these distinctions would bear scrutiny.
这两个级别是否能经受得起详细审查值得怀疑。
- endure (an ordeal or difficulty)忍受（考验, 困难）：
she bore the pain stoically.
她平静地忍受着疼痛。
- with modal and negative manage to tolerate (a situation or experience)设法忍受住（环境, 经历）：
she could hardly bear his sarcasm
她几乎无法忍受他的讽刺
with infinitive I cannot bear to see you hurt.我无法忍受看到你受伤。
cannot bear someone/thing
strongly dislike不能忍受; 厌恶：I can't bear caviar.
我讨厌鱼子酱。
- give birth to (a child)生育（孩子）：
she bore sixteen daughters
她生了16个女儿
with two objs his wife had borne him a son.他妻子为他生了个儿子。
- (of a tree or plant) produce (fruit or flowers)（树, 植物）结（果实）; 长出（花）。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction turn and proceed in a specified direction拐弯：
bear left and follow the old drove road.
左转然后一直沿着旧牲畜道走。
bear arms
- carry firearms携带武器。
- wear or display a coat of arms佩戴盾形徽号; 展示盾形纹章。
bear the brunt of
- 见BRUNT.
bear the burden of
- suffer the consequences of承受…的后果。
bear fruit
- figurative yield positive results〈喻〉有成效。
bear someone a grudge
- nurture a feeling of resentment against someone对某人心怀怨恨。
bear a hand
- archaic help in a task or enterprise〈古〉出一把力, 帮助。
bear in mind
- remember and take into account记住：
with clause you need to bear in mind that the figures vary from place to place.你需要记住： 这些数据是因地而异的。
bear someone malice（或ill will）
- with negative wish someone harm对某人怀恶意。
bear a relation（或relationship）to
- with negative be logically consistent with一致：
the map didn't seem to bear any relation to the roads.
这地图似乎和道路丝毫不一致。
bear a resemblance（或similarity）to
- resemble相像。
bear the stamp of
- strongly resemble in a way that suggests influence带有…印记：
their tactics bear the stamp of Soviet military training.
他们的战术带有苏联军事训练的印记。
bear witness（或testimony）to
- testify to证明：
little is left to bear witness to the past greatness of the city.
这个城市没留下什么能证明它过去的辉煌。
- state or show one's belief in表明信念：
people bearing witness to Jesus.
表明信仰耶稣的人们。
be borne in upon
- come to be realized by被认识到：
the folly of her action was borne in on her.
她认识到自己行为的愚蠢了。
bring pressure to bear on
- attempt to coerce企图强迫。
bring to bear
- muster and use to effect应用; 使用：
she had reservations about how much influence she could bring to bear.
对自己究竟能运用多大的影响力, 她没有绝对把握。
- aim (a weapon)使（武器）瞄准：
bringing his rifle to bear on a distant target.
用他的步枪瞄准远处的目标。
does not bear thinking about
- is too terrible to contemplate可怕得难以想像; 不堪想像。
grin and bear it
- 见GRIN.
bear away
- another way of saying bear off.同bear off.
bear down
- (of a woman in labour) exert downwards pressure in order to push the baby out（产妇）用力产出胎儿。
bear down on
- move directly towards someone or something in a purposeful or intimidating manner向…进逼; （气势汹汹地）冲向。
- take strict measures to deal with严肃对待：
a commitment to bear down on inflation.
认真对待通货膨胀的承诺。
bear off
- Sailing change course away from the wind【航海】变换航向以避开大风。
bear on
- be relevant to (something)与…有关：
two kinds of theories which bear on literary studies.
与文学研究有关的两种理论。
- with adverbial be a burden on (someone)压在（某人）身上, 成为（某人的）负担：
the extension of VAT to domestic fuel will bear hard on the low paid.
国产燃料增值税的扩征会成为低收入者的负担。
bear something out
- support or confirm something证实：
this assumption is not borne out by any evidence.
没有任何证据能证实这个设想。
bear up
- remain cheerful in the face of adversity（面对逆境）振作：
she's bearing up remarkably well.
她现在振作多了。
bear with
- be patient or tolerant with对…有耐心; 容忍。
- a large, heavy mammal which walks on the soles of its feet, with thick fur and a very short tail. Bears are related to the dog family but have an omnivorous diet.熊。
- Family Ursidae: several genera and species.熊科：数属及数种。
- a teddy bear玩具熊, 泰迪熊。
- informal a rough, ill-mannered, uncouth person〈非正式〉粗暴无礼的人, 没教养的人。
- a large, heavy, cumbersome man体格笨重的男人, 行动迟缓的男人。
the Bear
informal a nickname for Russia〈非正式〉“北极熊”（俄国的外号）。
- Stock Exchange a person who sells shares hoping to buy them back later at a lower price【股票】卖空者, 做空头者。常与BULL1相对。
- ORIGIN: said to be from a proverb warning against 'selling the bear's skin before one has caught the bear'.
- （复同单, 或bears）informal, chiefly US a police officer〈非正式, 主美〉警察, 老警, “黑猫”。
like a bear with a sore head
- Brit. informal (of a person) very irritable〈英, 非正式〉（人）易怒的, 暴躁的。
loaded for bear
- N. Amer. informal fully prepared for any eventuality, especially a confrontation or challenge〈北美, 非正式〉严阵以待的, 做好准备的。