bear
verb uk/beər/ us/ber/ bore | borne or born
(ACCEPT)
B2 [ T ]忍受;容忍;经受;承担
to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant
The strain must have been enormous but she bore it well. 当时压力一定很大，但她挺过来了。
Tell me now! I can't bear the suspense! 现在告诉我吧！我等不及了！
It's your decision - you have to bear the responsibility if things go wrong. 是你作出的决定——如果出了差错你必须承担责任。
[ + to infinitive ] He couldn't bear to see the dog in pain. 他不忍看见狗那么痛苦。
[ + -ing verb ] I can't bear being bored. 我受不了闲极无聊的日子。
not bear thinking about （糟糕或可怕得）不敢想象
to be too unpleasant or frightening to think about
"What if she'd been driving faster?" "It doesn't bear thinking about." “假如她车开得再快一点儿会怎么样？”“简直不敢想象。”
- More examples
- I can't bear this stifling humidity.
- I can't bear it when someone starts ramming their views down your throat.
- "I can't bear to see good victuals wasted," said Martha.
- My mother couldn't bear waste - she always made us eat everything on our plates.
- I put my hands over my eyes because I couldn't bear to watch.
(HAVE)
C1 [ T ]具有，带有
to have or continue to have something
Their baby bears a strong resemblance to its grandfather. 他们的宝宝长得非常像他爷爷。
The stone plaque bearing his name was smashed to pieces. 上面刻有他名字的石匾被砸得粉碎。
On display were boxing gloves that bore Rocky Marciano's signature. 展品中有洛基·马西亚诺签过名的拳击手套。
[ + two objects ] I don't bear them any ill feeling (= I do not continue to be angry with or dislike them). 我并不怨恨他们。
Thank you for your advice - I'll bear it in mind (= I will remember and consider it). 谢谢你的忠告，我会谨记在心的。
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- The numerous awards on the walls bear witness to his great success.
- I bear him no malice.
- She bears a faint resemblance to my sister.
- This explosion bears all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.
- The book bears several striking similarities to last year's bestseller.
(SUPPORT)
[ T ]负载，负担，负荷
to hold or support something
The chair, too fragile to bear her weight, collapsed. 椅子太不结实了，她一坐上去就散架了。
(PRODUCE)
C2 [ T ] formal生（孩子）;结（果实）;开（花）
to give birth to young, or (of a tree or plant) to give or produce fruit or flowers
She had borne six children by the time she was 30. 她到30岁时已经生了6个孩子。
[ + two objects ] When his wife bore him a child he could not hide his delight. 当妻子生了个小孩时，他掩饰不住内心的喜悦。
Most animals bear their young in the spring. 大多数动物都在春天产崽儿。
The pear tree they planted has never borne fruit. 他们种的梨树从来没有结过梨。
(BRING)
[ T ] formal携带;运送
to carry and move something to a place
At Christmas the family all arrive at the house bearing gifts. 圣诞节时，全家人带着礼物来到那幢房子。
Countless waiters bore trays of drinks into the room. 许多服务员端着一盘盘饮料进入房间。
The sound of the ice cream van was borne into the office on the wind. 冰激凌车的叮当声随风飘进了办公室。
(CHANGE DIRECTION)
C1 [ I usually + adv/prep ]转向
to change direction slightly so that you are going in a particular direction
The path followed the coastline for several miles, then bore inland. 这条小路沿着海岸线延伸了几英里，然后转向内陆。
After you go past the church keep bearing left/right. 经过教堂后，继续向左／右。
(SAY)
bear testimony/witnessformal 见证，作证
to say you know from your own experience that something happened or is true
She bore witness to his patience and diligence. 她亲眼见证了他的耐心和勤奋。
bear false witnessold use 撒谎
to lie
Idioms
bear fruitidiom formalC2 有成果，获得成功
If something that someone does bears fruit, it produces successful results.
Eventually her efforts bore fruit and she got the job she wanted. 最终她的努力有了结果，她得到了想要的工作。
bear the scarsidiom 伤痛未平
to still suffer emotional pain from something unpleasant that happened in the past
Phrasal verbs
bear down US做出更多努力，竭尽全力
to put more effort into doing something
We're giving up too many points - we have to bear down. 我们放弃太多点了——我们得加把劲呀。
bear down on someone/something 冲向…，向…逼近
to move in a threatening way towards someone or something
I looked up to see the car bearing down on me. 我一抬头，看见那辆汽车正向我冲过来。
bear in on/upon 认清， 认识到
If something is borne in on/upon someone, they are made to understand it.
Suddenly it was borne in on him that he was becoming too old to start a new career. 他突然意识到自己已经太老了，不适合开创新的事业。
bear on something 与…有关系；对…有影响
to be connected or related to something
I don't see how that information bears on this case. 我不明白那条信息与这个案子有什么关系。
bear someone/something out 为…作证，证明，证实
to support the truth of something
His version of events just isn't borne out by the facts. 他对事件的说法并未得到证实。
If you tell them what happened I will bear you out (on it). 如果你告诉他们所发生的事，我会为你作证的。
bear up 勇敢地支撑下去，咬紧牙关坚持
to deal with a very sad or difficult situation in a brave and determined way
"How has she been since the funeral?" "Oh, she's bearing up." “葬礼以后她怎么样了？”“哦，她一直在挺着。”
bear with someone 耐心等候…;容忍…
to be patient and wait while someone does something
If you'll just bear with me for a moment, I'll find you a copy of the drawings. 请你稍等我一会儿，我去给你找一份这些图样的副本。
bear
noun [ C ] uk/beər/ us/ber/
(ANIMAL)
A2 熊
a large, strong wild mammal with a thick fur coat that lives especially in colder parts of Europe, Asia, and North America
a brown/black bear 棕熊／黑熊
a bear cub (= young bear) 幼熊
See also: grizzly bearpolar bearteddy (TOY)
- More examples
- We sell all shapes and sizes of teddy bear.
- Emily hugged her teddy bear tightly to her chest.
- He had a scruffy old teddy bear which went by the name of Augustus.
- Polar bears live in the Arctic.
- The illustrations show monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers.
(MAN)
slang（年龄较大、身材魁梧且多毛的）同性恋男人
an older gay man who is large and has a lot of hair on his body
(FINANCE)
finance & economics specialized（股市中）做空头者;（对行情）看跌的人
a person who sells shares when prices are expected to fall, in order to make a profit by buying them back again at a lower price
Compare: bull (FINANCE)
Idioms
be like a bear with a sore headidiom informal (US also like a (real) bear) 脾气暴躁;情绪不好
to be in a bad mood that causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot
You're like a bear with a sore head this morning. What's wrong with you? 你今天早上脾气很暴躁。你怎么啦？
does a bear/do bears shit in the woods?idiom humorous offensive saying 这还用问吗？（当然是啦！）
used to say that the answer to a question you have just been asked is obviously "yes"