| 词组 | bear |
| 释义 | bear [bore, borne, bearing] bear down 1. bear down to use all your strength to push or press down on something: ▪ The men all bore down, but the stone wouldn't budge. 2. bear down AmE to use all your effort to do something: ▪ The home team have to bear down again and get serious if they want to win the game. 3. bear down BrE if a woman who is having a baby bears down, she uses a lot of effort to push the baby out of her body: ▪ Jane gritted her teeth and bore down groaning. 4. bear sb down literary if someone or something heavy bears you down, they push you down towards the ground: ▪ Justine half rose at one point, but he bore her down again. ▪ A heavy weight fell on his shoulders, bearing him down, stunning him with the blow. bear down on/upon ! Bear down upon is more formal than bear down on and is mostly used in writing. 1. bear down on/upon sb/sth to move quickly towards someone or something in a threatening or determined way: ▪ The ship bore down on us and for a few moments there seemed to be no escape. ▪ Billy looked up and frowned as he saw his mother bearing down on him. 2. bear down on/upon sb/sth to have a strong effect on someone or something, especially by creating pressure on them: ▪ When they speak, I feel the force of history bearing down on me. ▪ The Abbey's sombre traditions were bearing down on him. bear on/upon ! Bear upon is more formal than bear on and is mostly used in writing. bear on/upon sth formal to have a connection with something and affect it in some way: ▪ Ten years later, new evidence was found which bore on the case. ▪ The Chinese scholar T'ang Chun-i made an important point that bears upon this discussion. bear out bear out sth/sb • bear sth/sb out to support what someone has said or written and so help to prove that it is true: ▪ Recent research bears out the idea that women are safer drivers than men. ▪ I told them exactly what had happened, and Dudley bore me out. bear up bear up usually progressive to remain cheerful and not be badly affected by a bad situation, illness etc: ▪ It's been a very difficult year for my father, but he's bearing up quite well. how is sb bearing up (=how do they feel) ▪ How's Rosie bearing up under all the strain? bear with bear with me spoken used to politely ask someone to wait or be patient while you do something: ▪ Bear with me a moment while I make a phone call. ▪ I hope you will bear with me if I tell you a little about my own situation. |
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