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*bear¹ /bɛr; beə/
v bore /bɔr; bɔː/, borne /bɔrn; bɔːn/, bearing [T]
1 bear sth in mind to not forget an important fact while you are deciding or judging something 〔作决定或判断时〕考虑某事:
bear in mind that Bear in mind that this method does not always work. 记住这个方法不总是有效。
2 can't bear to dislike something very much 极不喜欢，忍受不了:
I can't bear it when you cry. 我讨厌你哭。
can't bear to do sth It was so horrible I couldn't bear to watch. 太可怕了，我不敢看。
3 to bravely accept or deal with a painful or unpleasant situation 忍受，忍耐:
The pain was almost more than she could bear. 她痛得几乎忍不住了。
4 bear a resemblance/relation etc to sth to be similar to or connected with someone or something 和某事物相似/有关等:
The murder bears a remarkable resemblance to another case five years ago. 这宗谋杀案和五年前的另一宗谋杀案非常相似。
5 bear the blame/cost/responsibility etc to be responsible for something, agree to pay for something etc 承担责任/费用等:
You must bear some of the blame yourself. 你自己必须承担部分责任。
6 formal to have a particular name or mark 【正式】 具有，带有〔名字或标记〕:
a briefcase bearing the initials 'WSJ'P 印有首字母 'WSJ'P 的公文包
7 bear the brunt of to experience the worst part of a bad situation 承受最坏结果，首当其冲:
It's the poor who bear the brunt of an economic recession. 穷人在经济衰退中首当其冲受到拖累。
8 bear fruit if a plan or decision bears fruit, it is successful 〔计划〕有成果，成功
9 bear witness to formal to show that something is true or exists 【正式】 表明…真实［存在］，证明:
Campion's latest film bears witness to her skill as a director. 坎皮恩最近一部影片证明了她的导演才华。
10 to support the weight of something 支撑〔重量〕:
The weight of the building is borne by thick stone pillars. 这幢楼的重量是由粗石柱支撑的。
11 to have a particular feeling towards someone 〔对某人〕有某种感情:
bear a grudge (=feel angry with someone for a long time because of something they have done) 〔对某人〕怀恨在心
12 bear with me spoken used to ask someone politely to wait while you do something 【口】 耐心等我，容忍我:
If you'll bear with me for a minute, I'll just check if he's here. 如果你能耐心地等我一会儿，我会查出他是否在这里。
13 bear right/left to turn right or left 往右转/往左转:
Bear left at the lights. 在交通信号灯处向左转。
14 formal to give birth to a baby 【正式】 生〔孩子〕:
She'll never be able to bear children. 她将永远不能生育。
15 formal to carry something from one place to another 【正式】 运送，携带〔某物〕:
Jane arrived bearing trays of food. 简带来几盘食物。
→ see also 另见 bring sth to bear (BRING)
bear down on sb/sthto move quickly towards someone or something in a threatening way 逼近〔某人或某物〕:
People ran out of the way as the truck bore down on them. 当卡车冲向人群时，人们四处逃散。
bear sb/sth out
to show that something is true 证实〔某事〕，支持〔某种说法〕:
Our fears about the radiation levels were borne out by the research. 我们对于辐射度的担忧为该项研究所证实。
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: bear, stand, tolerate, and 和 put up with
Use these words to talk about accepting or dealing with a bad situation. 用这些词表示接受或应付困境。
Bear means that someone is being brave. bear 表示某人很勇敢:
The pain was almost too much to bear. 这样的痛苦几乎使人受不了。
Stand is usually used in the phrase can't stand. stand 常用于片语 can't stand:
I can't stand all this noise! 我不能忍受这噪音！
Tolerate and put up with mean the same thing, but tolerate is more formal. tolerate 和 put up with 意思相同，但 tolerate 更正式:
Why do you put up with him being so rude? 你为什么容忍他的粗鲁无礼？
I'm surprised you tolerate his behaviour. 我对你容忍他的行为感到吃惊。
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