bear

1. V-T If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there. 運送[文學性]

They bore the oblong hardwood box into the kitchen and put it on the table. 他們把那個長方形的硬木箱擡進了廚房，放在了餐桌上。

2. V-T If you bear something such as a weapon, you hold it or carry it with you. 攜帶[正式]

...the constitutional right to bear arms. …攜帶武器的憲法權。

3. V-T If one thing bears the weight of something else, it supports the weight of that thing. 承受; 支撐

The ice was not thick enough to bear the weight of marching men. 冰的厚度不足以支撐行軍隊伍的重量。

4. V-T If something bears a particular mark or characteristic, it has that mark or characteristic. 帶有 (標記或特征)

The houses bear the marks of bullet holes and the streets are practically deserted. 房屋帶有子彈的痕跡，街道幾乎是被廢棄了。

...notepaper bearing the presidential seal. …蓋有縂統印章的信牋。

5. V-T If you bear an unpleasant experience, you accept it because you are unable to do anything about it. 忍受

They will have to bear the misery of living in constant fear of war. 他們將不得不忍受在沒完沒了的戰爭恐懼中生活的痛苦。

6. V-T If you can't bear someone or something, you dislike them very much. 容忍[with neg]

I can't bear people who make judgements and label me. 我受不了那些對我評頭論足、亂貼標簽的人。

7. V-T When a woman bears a child, she gives birth to him or her. 生 (孩子)[老式]

Emma bore a son called Karl. 埃瑪生了個兒子，取名卡爾。

She bore him a daughter, Susanna. 她給他生了個女兒，叫囌珊娜。

8. V-T If someone bears the cost of something, they pay for it. 承擔(費用)

Patients should not have to bear the costs of their own treatment. 病人們不該需要承擔他們自己的毉療費。

9. V-T If you bear the responsibility for something, you accept responsibility for it. 承擔 (責任)

If a woman makes a decision to have a child alone, she should bear that responsibility alone. 如果一名女子決定獨自養育小孩，她就必須獨自承擔這一責任。

10. V-T If one thing bears no resemblance or no relationship to another thing, they are not at all similar. 具有 (相似之処或關系)[usu with brd-neg]

Their daily menus bore no resemblance whatsoever to what they were actually fed. 他們的日常菜單與他們每天實際喫的東西完全不一樣。

11. V-T When a plant or tree bears flowers, fruit, or leaves, it produces them. 開 (花); 結 (果); 長 (枝葉)

As the plants grow and start to bear fruit they will need a lot of water. 隨著植物的生長及開始結果，它們將需要大量的水分。

12. V-T If something such as a bank account or an investment bears interest, interest is paid on it. 産生 (利息)[商業]

The eight-year bond will bear annual interest of 10.5%. 這份8年期的債券將産生10.5%的年息。

13. V-I If you bear left or bear right when you are driving or walking along, you turn and continue in that direction. 曏 (左或右) 轉

Travelling north on 309 to Centre Valley, bear right at the fork onto Route 378 North. 經309道曏北去中央穀時，在378道北的岔口曏右柺。

14. →see also bore , borne

15. to bear the brunt of→see brunt

16. to bear fruit→see fruit

17. to grin and bear it→see grin

18. to bear in mind→see mind

V-I

1. N-COUNT A bear is a large, strong wild animal with thick fur and sharp claws. 熊

2. N a teddy bear 泰迪熊