词组 | bear upon |
释义 | Phr V bear upon bears, bearing, bore, borne bear on/upon sth formal to be directly connected to something, or to influence somethingA number of court cases that bear on women's rights will be coming up soon. ! 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. (redirected from bear upon) bear (up)on (something)To impact or affect something or someone. How does my lateness bear upon you? You weren't here on time either! Don't worry, our lawyers have told us that this information won't bear on the merger. bear (up)on something[for information or facts] to concern something or be relevant to something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) How do those facts bear on this matter? They do not bear upon this matter at all. |
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