bear
n
1 large heavy animal with thick fur 熊: polar bear 北極熊
grizzly bear 大灰熊. =>illus 見插圖.
2 rough or ill-mannered person 粗魯的或橫蠻的人.
3 (finance 財) person who sells stocks, shares, etc, hoping to buy them back at lower prices 出售自己的證券、股票等, 希望以較低價格購回的人; 股票看跌的人
[attrib 作定語]
a `bear market, ie a situation in which share prices are falling rapidly 賣空的市場(股票價格急劇跌落的行情). Cf 參看 bull1 3.
4 (idm 習語) a bear garden place or meeting at which there is much rough or noisy behaviour 嘈雜喧鬧的場所或會議. like a ,bear with a sore `head (infml 口) irritable; bad-tempered 易怒的; 脾氣壞的
When he's just woken up he's like a bear with a sore head. 他剛睡醒時, 非常暴躁.
bear v (pt bore, pp borne)
1 [Tn] show (sth); carry visibly; display 顯示(某事物); 明顯地帶有; 表現
The document bore his signature. 這份文件有他的簽字.
The ring bears an inscription. 這個戒指上刻有字.
The coach bears the royal coat of arms. 這輛大馬車上有王室的盾形紋章.
I saw a tombstone bearing the date 1602. 我見到一塊刻有1602年字樣的墓碑.
He was badly wounded in the war and still bears the scars. 他在戰爭中受了重傷, 現在仍有傷疤.
She bears little resemblance to (ie is not much like) her mother. 她長得不太像她的母親.
The title of the essay bore little relation to the contents, ie was not much connected with them. 這篇文章的題目和內容不大相符.
2 [Tn] be known by (sth); have 以(某事物)為人所知; 具有
a family that bore an ancient and honoured name 名門世家
A married woman usually bears her husband's surname. 女子出嫁以後通常隨夫姓.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(dated or fml 舊或文) carry (sb/sth), esp while moving 攜帶(某人[某物])(尤指於移動中): bear a heavy load 負重
three kings bearing gifts 進貢的三位國王
They bore his body to the tomb. 他們把他的遺體抬到墓地.
The canoe was borne along by the current. 那獨木舟順流而下. =>Usage at carry 用法見 carry.
4 [Tn]
(a) support (sb/sth); sustain 支撐(某人[某事物]); 支持
The ice is too thin to bear your weight. 冰太薄, 承受不住你的重量.
(b) take (responsibility, etc) on oneself; shoulder 負起(責任等); 肩負
Do the bride's parents have to bear the cost of the wedding? 要由新娘的父母來負擔婚禮所需的費用嗎?
The President has to bear the blame. 總統難辭其咎.
He's a carefree fellow who bears his responsibilities lightly. 他是個滿不在意不大負責的人.
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(a) [Tn, Tt, Tg, Tsg]
(more informal, with can/could, in negative sentences or questions多用於口語, 在否定句或疑問句中與can[could]連用) endure (sth); tolerate; stand 忍受; 忍耐; 承受
The pain was almost more than he could bear. 這樣的痛苦幾乎使他受不了.
She bore her sorrow without complaint. 她毫無怨言地忍受著悲痛.
I can't bear (having) cats in the ho ht to bear on us to finish the work on time. 我們受到壓力, 必須如期完成這項工作. grin and bear it => grin.
12 (phr v) bear sth/sb away/off (dated or fml 舊或文) seize and carry away 捉走; 奪走; 拿走
They bore off several captives. 他們抓走了幾個俘虜.
He bore away (ie won) the first prize. 他奪得(贏得)了頭獎. bear down sb/sth overcome or defeat sb/sth 戰勝或擊敗某人[某事物]
bear down the enemy, all resistance 擊垮敵人; 鎮壓一切反抗. bear `down on sb/sth move quickly and threateningly towards sb/sth 向某人[某事物]迅速逼近
The angry farmer was bearing down on us. 那個怒氣沖沖的農民迅速地向我們逼來. `bear on sth relate to sth;...
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6耳(ear) 熊能 忍受沉重的 負擔
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