bearing
n
1 [sing]
(a) way of standing, walking, etc; deportment (站立、步行等的)姿態
a man of soldierly bearing 有軍人儀態的人.
(b) behaviour 行為; 舉止
her dignified bearing throughout the trial 在整個審訊過程中, 她那端莊的舉止.
2 [U] ~ on sth relevance to sth 與某事物的關系
What he said had not much bearing on the problem. 他說的話跟這個問題沒有多大關系.
3 bearings [pl]
aspects 方面
We must consider the question in all its bearings. 我們應該考慮到問題的各個方面.
4 [C] direction in degrees as measured from a known position (從一已知位置測出的)方位(度數)
take a (compass) bearing on the lighthouse (用羅盤)測定燈塔的方位.
5 [C] device reducing friction in part of a machine where another part turns 軸承
ball-`bearings 滾珠軸承.
6 [C] heraldic emblem 紋章.
7 (idm 習語) get/take one's `bearings find out where one is by recognizing landmarks, etc (藉可辨認的陸標等)確定自己的位置. lose one's bearings => lose. past (all) `bearing no longer to be tolerated 忍無可忍.
?? 考研助記
熊(bear)正在(ing)有 風度
?? 擴展釋義
*['b??ri?]n. 舉止, 軸承, 忍受, 關系, 意義, 方向, 生育【化】 軸承相關詞組: have a most important bearing on... have no bearing on...