bear
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they bear | |
he / she / it bears | |
past simple bore | |
past participle borne | |
-ing form bearing |
- [transitive] (used especially with can/could in negative sentences and questions)
to be able to accept and deal with something unpleasant synonym stand承受;忍受 - bear something
The pain was almost more than he could bear. 这种痛苦几乎使他无法忍受。 She bore it all with her usual patience. 她以一贯的耐心忍受了这一切。 She couldn't bear the thought of losing him. 失去他的情景她想都不敢想。 - bear doing something
I can't bear having cats in the house. 家里有猫我可受不了。 He can't bear being laughed at. 他无法忍受遭人嘲笑。 - bear to do something
He can't bear to be laughed at. 他无法忍受遭人嘲笑。 I can hardly bear to think about it. 我几乎不忍心去想它。 How can you bear to eat that stuff? 你怎么能吃得下那种东西? - bear somebody doing something
I can't bear you doing that. 我无法忍受你做那种事。
Homophones bare | bearbare bear- bare adjective
The room looked strangely bare without the furniture. 房间里没有一件傢具,空落落的让人觉得不自然。
- bear noun
Staff reported finding polar bear tracks in the snow. 工作人员报告说在雪地里发现了北极熊的足迹。
- bear verb
How can you bear this awful noise? 你怎么能忍受这种可怕的噪声?
Synonyms hatehate- dislike
- can’t stand
- despise
- can’t bear
- loathe
- detest
- hate
to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something. Although hate is generally a very strong verb, it is also commonly used in spoken or informal English to talk about people or things that you dislike in a less important way, for example a particular type of food: He hates violence in any form. • I’ve always hated cabbage.指厌恶、讨厌、憎恶 - dislike (rather formal
) to not like somebody/something. Dislike is a rather formal word; it is less formal, and more usual, to say that you don't like somebody/something, especially in spoken English: I don’t like it when you phone me so late at night.指不喜欢、厌恶 - can’t stand (rather informal
) used to emphasize that you really do not like somebody/something: 强调不喜欢、受不了、不能容忍: I can’t stand his brother. 他弟弟让我受不了。 She couldn’t stand being kept waiting. 叫她等着,她会受不了。
- despise to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something:
He despised himself for being so cowardly. 他为自己如此怯懦而自惭形秽。
- can’t bear used to say that you dislike something so much that you cannot accept or deal with it:
I can’t bear having cats in the house. 家里有猫我可受不了。
can’t stand or can’t bear? In many cases you can use either word, but can’t bear is slightly stronger and slightly more formal than can’t stand.用 can't stand 还是 can't bear? - loathe to hate somebody/something very much:
They loathe each other. 他们相互讨厌。
- detest (rather formal
) to hate somebody/something very much: 指极不喜欢、厌恶: They absolutely detest each other. 他们完全是相互憎恨。
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear/loathe/detest doing something.
- I hate/can’t bear to do something.
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear it when…
- I really hate/dislike/can’t stand/despise/can’t bear/detest somebody/something.
- I absolutely hate/can’t stand/loathe/detest somebody/something.
Extra ExamplesI just can't bear it any more! 我再也忍不下去了! Don't leave me alone. I wouldn't be able to bear it. 别把我一个人留下,我会受不了的。 How can you bear this awful noise? 你怎么能忍受这种可怕的噪声? She couldn't bear seeing him so upset. 她不能忍受看到他如此沮丧。 We could hardly bear to be outdoors in the blinding sunlight. 太阳这么刺眼,待在外面真让人受不了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bear- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- bear something
- [transitive] bear something (formal)
to take responsibility for something 承担责任 She bore the responsibility for most of the changes. 她对大多数变革负责。 Do parents have to bear the whole cost of tuition fees? 父母是否应当负担全部学费? In the end it's consumers who bear the burden of higher prices. 最终,承受更高价格负担的是消费者。 You shouldn't have to bear the blame for other people's mistakes. 你本不必代人受过。 You must bear at least some responsibility for what has happened. 你必须为发生的事至少承担一部份责任。
- [transitive] bear something
to support the weight of somebody/something 支撑,承受(重量) - [transitive] bear something (formal)
to show something; to carry something so that it can be seen 显示;带有 - [transitive] not bear
to not be suitable for something 不适于某事(或做某事) - bear something
Her later work does not bear comparison with her earlier novels (= because it is not nearly as good). 她后期的作品比不上她早期的小说。 The plan won't bear close inspection (= it will be found to be unacceptable when carefully examined). 这项计划经不起推敲。 - bear doing something
The joke doesn't bear repeating (= because it is not funny or may offend people). 这个笑话不可说第二遍(因为不好笑或可能得罪人)。 His sufferings don't bear thinking about (= because they are so terrible). 他遭受的苦难不堪回首。
- bear something
- [transitive]
to have a feeling, especially a negative feeling 心怀(感情,尤指坏心情) - [transitive] bear something (formal)
to have a particular name 有(某个名称) a family that bore an ancient and honoured name 名门世家
- [transitive] bear somebody/something (old-fashioned or formal)
to carry somebody/something, especially while moving 携带 three kings bearing gifts 三个带着礼品的国王
Extra ExamplesGuests starting arriving, mostly bearing gifts. 客人开始到达,大多带着礼物。 He returned bearing a basket of vegetables. 他带着一篮子蔬菜回来了。 Her two sons helped bear the coffin. 她的两个儿子帮忙抬着灵柩。 His parents had borne the child across the mountains. 他的父母带着孩子翻过了山。
- [transitive] bear yourself well, etc. (formal)
to move, behave or act in a particular way 举止;表现 - [transitive] (formal)
to give birth to a child 生(孩子) - [transitive] bear something (formal)
to produce flowers or fruit 开(花);结(果实) These trees take a long time to bear fruit. 这些树要很长时间才结果实。
- [intransitive] bear (to the) left, north, etc.
to go or turn in the direction mentioned 转向(左或北等)
accept/deal with承受;应付
be responsible for something负责
support weight支撑重量
show显示
not be suitable不合适
negative feeling坏心情
name名称
carry携带
yourself自身
child孩子
of trees/plants树木花草
turn转向
Word Originverb Old English beran, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bharati, Greek pherein, and Latin ferre.
Idioms
bear arms
- (old use)
to be a soldier; to fight 当兵;打仗
bear fruit
to have a successful result Topics Successc2成功;取得成果
bear hard, heavily, severely, etc. on somebody
- (formal)
to be a cause of difficulty or worry to somebody 使为难;使受苦;压迫 Taxation bears heavily on us all. 赋税给我们大家带来沉重的负担。 The burden of the tax bore most heavily on the poor. 纳税的重担主要压在穷人身上。
bear/keep somebody/something in mind | bear/keep in mind that…
to remember somebody/something; to remember or consider that… 将…记在心中;记住;考虑到 You don't have to do anything about it now… just bear it in mind. 你现在不必做任何事情…记住这一点。
Extra ExamplesHere are some important points to keep in mind… 这里有几个要点需要记住⋯ I'll keep what you say in mind. 我会记住你说的话。 Try to keep safety in the forefront of your mind at all times. 任何时候都务必把安全放在首位。
bear, take, etc. the brunt of something
bear/give witness (to something)
to provide evidence of the truth of something 为…作证;证明 The crowd of mourners at his funeral bore witness to the great affection in which he was held. 葬礼上默哀的人群见证了他生前受到的爱戴。 The ancient temples bear silent witness to the passing dynasties. 这些古剎默默见证了历代的兴亡。
be borne in on somebody
bring something to bear (on somebody/something)
- (formal)
to use energy, pressure, influence, etc. to try to achieve something or make somebody do something 把精力用于;对…施加压力(或影响等) We must bring all our energies to bear upon the task. 我们必须全力以赴不辱使命。 Pressure was brought to bear on us to finish the work on time. 我们得按时完成工作,没有回旋余地。
grin and bear it
have a (heavy) cross to bear