bear /bɛə/ CET4 TEM4 ( bearing, bore, borne, bears )

• 1. 

  V-T If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there. 运送 [文学性]

  例：

  They bore the oblong hardwood box into the kitchen and put it on the table.

  他们把那个长方形的硬木箱抬进了厨房，放在了餐桌上。

• 2. 

  V-T If you bear something such as a weapon, you hold it or carry it with you. 携带 [正式]

  例：

  ...the constitutional right to bear arms.

  …携带武器的宪法权。

• 3. 

  V-T If one thing bears the weight of something else, it supports the weight of that thing. 承受; 支撑

  例：

  The ice was not thick enough to bear the weight of marching men.

  冰的厚度不足以支撑行军队伍的重量。

• 4. 

  V-T If something bears a particular mark or characteristic, it has that mark or characteristic. 带有 (标记或特征)

  例：

  The houses bear the marks of bullet holes and the streets are practically deserted.

  房屋带有子弹的痕迹，街道几乎是被废弃了。

  例：

  ...notepaper bearing the presidential seal.

  …盖有总统印章的信笺。

• 5. 

  V-T If you bear an unpleasant experience, you accept it because you are unable to do anything about it. 忍受

  例：

  They will have to bear the misery of living in constant fear of war.

  他们将不得不忍受在没完没了的战争恐惧中生活的痛苦。

• 6. 

  V-T If you can't bear someone or something, you dislike them very much. 容忍 [with neg]

  例：

  I can't bear people who make judgements and label me.

  我受不了那些对我评头论足、乱贴标签的人。

• 7. 

  V-T When a woman bears a child, she gives birth to him or her. 生 (孩子) [老式]

  例：

  Emma bore a son called Karl.

  埃玛生了个儿子，取名卡尔。

  例：

  She bore him a daughter, Susanna.

  她给他生了个女儿，叫苏珊娜。

• 8. 

  V-T If someone bears the cost of something, they pay for it. 承担(费用)

  例：

  Patients should not have to bear the costs of their own treatment.

  病人们不该需要承担他们自己的医疗费。

• 9. 

  V-T If you bear the responsibility for something, you accept responsibility for it. 承担 (责任)

  例：

  If a woman makes a decision to have a child alone, she should bear that responsibility alone.

  如果一名女子决定独自养育小孩，她就必须独自承担这一责任。

• 10. 

  V-T If one thing bears no resemblance or no relationship to another thing, they are not at all similar. 具有 (相似之处或关系) [usu with brd-neg]

  例：

  Their daily menus bore no resemblance whatsoever to what they were actually fed.

  他们的日常菜单与他们每天实际吃的东西完全不一样。

• 11. 

  V-T When a plant or tree bears flowers, fruit, or leaves, it produces them. 开 (花); 结 (果); 长 (枝叶)

  例：

  As the plants grow and start to bear fruit they will need a lot of water.

  随着植物的生长及开始结果，它们将需要大量的水分。

• 12. 

  V-T If something such as a bank account or an investment bears interest, interest is paid on it. 产生 (利息) [商业]

  例：

  The eight-year bond will bear annual interest of 10.5%.

  这份8年期的债券将产生10.5%的年息。

• 13. 

  V-I If you bear left or bear right when you are driving or walking along, you turn and continue in that direction. 向 (左或右) 转

  例：

  Travelling north on 309 to Centre Valley, bear right at the fork onto Route 378 North.

  经309道向北去中央谷时，在378道北的岔口向右拐。

• 14. 

  → see also bore, borne

• 15. 

  to bear the brunt of →see brunt

• 16. 

  to bear fruit →see fruit

• 17. 

  to grin and bear it →see grin

• 18. 

  to bear in mind →see mind