/beə(r) ||; bɛr/verb (
past tense bore /bɔ:(r)
||; bɔr/
past participle borne /bɔ:n
||; bɔrn/)
1 [T] (used withcan/couldin negative sentences or in questions 在否定句或疑问句中与 can或could 连用) to be able to accept and deal with sth unpleasant 忍受；忍耐: I can't bear spiders. 我受不了蜘蛛。She couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to him. 一想起他万一有个三长两短，她就受不了。How can you bear to listen to that music? 那种音乐你怎么听得下去？The pain was almost more than he could bear. 那疼痛几乎超出他所能忍受的程度。 [SYN] stand or endure 同义词为 stand 或 endure
2 [T] not bear sth/doing sth to not be suitable for sth; to not allow sth 不适合；经不起: These figures won't bear close examination(= when you look closely you will find mistakes). 这些数字经不起仔细审查。What I would do if I lost my job doesn't bear thinking about (= is too unpleasant to think about). 我失业后会干什么，我不敢想象。
3 [T] (formal 正式) to take responsibility for sth 承担责任: Customers will bear the full cost of the improvements. 改进的费用全部由顾客承担。
4 [T] to have a feeling, especially a negative feeling 有某种感受（尤指负面感受）；怀（恨意等）: Despite what they did, she bears no resentmenttowards them. 尽管他们那样做，她也不怨恨他们。He's not the type to bear a grudge against anyone. 他不是那种会怨恨人的人。
5 [T] to support the weight of sth 支承（重量）: Twelve pillars bear the weight of the roof. 十二根柱子支撑着屋顶。
6 [T] (formal 正式) to show sth; to carry sth so that it can be seen 显示；带有: The waiters came in bearing trays of food. 服务员用盘子端着食物走进来。He still bears the scars of his accident. 意外事故造成的伤痕依然留在他身上。She bore a strong resemblanceto her mother(= she looked like her). 她长得极像她的妈妈。
7 [T] (written 书面语) to give birth to children 生（孩子）: She bore him four children, all sons. 她替他生了四个孩子，都是儿子。
A more common expression is ‘She had four children.’ When you talk about a person's own birth you use be born Olivia was born in 2000. 更常用的表达方式是：She had four children. 她生了四个孩子。谈论某人自己出生时用 be born：Olivia was born in 2000. 奥利维亚生于2000年。 8 [I] to turn or go in the direction that is mentioned 转向；朝向: Where the road forks, bear left. 到了交叉路口向左转。
bear the brunt of sth to suffer the main force of sth 承受主要力量；首当其冲:
Her sons usually bore the brunt of her anger. 她的几个儿子每每成了她的出气筒。 bear fruit to be successful; to produce results 奏效；出成果；有结果
bear in mind (that);bear/keep sb/sth in mind→
MIND¹
bear witness (to sth) to show evidence of sth 证实；印证；见证:
The burning buildings and empty streets bore witness to a recent attack. 燃烧着的建筑物和空荡荡的街道为最近的攻击作见证。 bear down (on sb/sth) 1 to move closer to sb/sth in a frightening way 来势汹汹地逼近: We could see the hurricane bearing down on the town. 我们可以看到飓风正逼近那个城镇。
2 to push down hard on sb/sth 加压力于；对…施加压力
bear sb/sth out to show that sb is correct or that sth is true 证明；证实
bear up to be strong enough to continue at a difficult time 应付，熬过（困难时期）:
How is he bearing up after his accident? 意外事故以后他是怎样支撑下来的？ bear with sb/sth to be patient with 忍耐；容忍:
Bear with me -- I won't be much longer. 请多包容，我不会再花太多时间。