bearing
/ˈbeərɪŋ/noun
1
- in sing. a person's way of standing or moving站相, 步态：
a man of precise military bearing.
具有十足军人风度的男人。
1.1
- the way a person behaves or conducts themselves举止, 风度, 仪态：
she has the bearing of a First Lady.
她具有第一夫人的仪态。
2
- mass noun relation; relevance关系; 关联：
the case has no direct bearing on the issues being considered.
这个案例与正在考虑的问题没有直接联系。
3
- mass noun the ability to tolerate something bad or to be tolerated（对坏事的）宽容, 容忍：
school was bad enough, but now it's past bearing.
学校教育本来就够糟的了, 可是现在简直不可忍受。
4
- （常作bearings）a part of a machine that allows one part to rotate or move in contact with another part with as little friction as possible轴承, 支承, 承座, 支轴。
5
- the direction or position of something, or the direction of movement, relative to a fixed point. It is usually measured in degrees, typically with magnetic north as zero.方位; 方向角, 方位角, 象限角。
5.1
one's bearings
awareness of one's position relative to one's surroundings方位感：he flashed the torch around, trying to get his bearings.
他把手电筒朝四周照一照, 想弄清楚自己所处的位置。
6
- Heraldry a device or charge【纹章】（盾形纹章面上的）图案：
armorial bearings.
纹章, 盾徽。