bear
- IPA[ber]
美式
- carry the weight of; support；take responsibility for
verb: bear, 3rd person present: bears, gerund or present participle: bearing, past tense: bore, past participle: borne
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. carry the weight of; support the bees form large colonies and need the thick branches of tall trees to bear the weight of their nests 同義詞
- ▪ take responsibility for no one likes to bear the responsibility for such decisions the expert's fee shall be borne by the tenant 同義詞
- ▪ be able to accept or stand up to it is doubtful whether either of these distinctions would bear scrutiny 同義詞
- 2. endure (an ordeal or difficulty) she bore the pain stoically the loneliness is the hardest thing to bear 同義詞
- ▪ manage to tolerate (a situation or experience) she could hardly bear his sarcasm I cannot bear to see you hurt 同義詞
- ▪ strongly dislike I can't bear caviar
- 3. (of a person) carry (someone or something) he was bearing a tray of brimming glasses the warriors bore lances tipped with iron 同義詞
- ▪ (of a vehicle or boat) convey (passengers or cargo) steamboats bear the traveler out of Kerrerra Sound
- ▪ have or display as a visible mark or feature many of the papers bore his flamboyant signature a small boat bearing a white flag 同義詞
- ▪ be called by (a name or title) he bore the surname Tiller
- ▪ carry or conduct oneself in a particular manner she bore herself with dignity
- 4. give birth to (a child) she bore six daughters his wife had borne him a son 同義詞
- ▪ (of a tree or plant) produce (fruit or flowers) the squash bears fruit shaped like cucumbers 同義詞
- 5. turn and proceed in a specified direction bear left and follow the old road 同義詞
