rear
n
1 (usu 通常作 the rear) [sing]
the back part 後部; 後面; 背後
a kitchen in/at/to the rear of the house 在房子後部的廚房
a view of the house taken from the rear 房子的後視景
attack the enemy's rear 攻擊敵人的後部
[attrib 作定語]
a car's rear doors, lights, wheels, window 汽車的後門、 尾燈、 後輪、 後窗.
2 [C] (infml euph 口, 婉) buttocks 臀部; 屁股
a kick in/on the rear 踢屁股一腳.
3 (idm 習語) ,bring up the `rear be or come last, eg in a procession, race, etc 處於在最後的位置, 殿後(如列隊行進、 賽跑等).
rear v
1 [Tn]
(a) (esp Brit) bring up and educate (children, etc) 養育(子女等)
rear a family 養家.
(b) breed and look after (sheep, poultry, etc); grow or produce (crops) 飼養(羊、 家禽等); 種植(作物). Cf 參看 raise 6.
2 [I, Ip] ~ (up) (of a horse, etc) raise itself on its hind legs (指馬等)用後腿站立
The horse reared (up) in fright. 那馬因受驚而用後腿直立(起來).
3 [Tn] raise (esp one's head) 抬起(尤指頭)
The snake reared its head. 那蛇揚起了頭.
(fig 比喻) terrorism rearing its ugly head again 再次囂張起來的恐怖主義.