bear down on
压住,咬住,压迫,咬住不放
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Definitions
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bore or bare; borne or born; bear·ing.
- : to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
- : to hold or remain firm under: The roof will not bear the strain of his weight.
- : to bring forth; give birth to: to bear a child.
- : to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit.
- : to hold up under; be capable of: His claim doesn't bear close examination.
- : to press or push against: The crowd was borne back by the police.
- : to hold or carry: to bear oneself erectly.
- : to conduct: to bear oneself bravely.
- : to suffer; endure; undergo: to bear the blame.
- : to sustain without yielding or suffering injury; tolerate: I can't bear your nagging. I can hardly bear to see her suffering so.
- : to be fit for or worthy of: It doesn't bear repeating.
- : to carry; bring: to bear gifts.
- : to carry in the mind or heart: to bear love;to bear malice.
- : to transmit or spread.
- : to render; afford; give: to bear witness;to bear testimony.
- : to lead; guide; take: They bore him home.
- : to have and be entitled to: to bear title.
- : to exhibit; show: to bear a resemblance.
- : to accept or have, as an obligation: to bear responsibility;to bear the cost.
- : to stand in; have or show correlatively: the relation that price bears to profit.
- : to possess, as a quality or characteristic; have in or on: to bear traces;to bear an inscription.
- : to have and use; exercise: to bear authority;to bear sway.
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bore or bare; borne or born; bear·ing.
- : to tend in a course or direction; move; go: to bear west;to bear left at the fork in the road.
- : to be located or situated: The lighthouse bears due north.
- : to bring forth young or fruit: Next year the tree will bear.
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- : bear down, to press or weigh down.to strive harder; intensify one's efforts: We can't hope to finish unless everyone bears down.Nautical.to approach from windward, as a ship: The cutter was bearing down the channel at twelve knots.
- : bear down on / upon to press or weigh down on.to strive toward.to approach something rapidly.Nautical.to approach from windward: The sloop bore down on us, narrowly missing our stern.
- : bear off, Nautical.to keep from touching or rubbing against a dock, another boat, etc.Nautical.to steer away.Backgammon.to remove the stones from the board after they are all home.
- : bear on / upon to affect, relate to, or have connection with; be relevant to: This information may bear on the case.
- : bear out, to substantiate; confirm: The facts bear me out.
- : bear up, to endure; face hardship bravely: It is inspiring to see them bearing up so well.
- : bear with, to be patient or forbearing with: Please bear with me until I finish the story.
Phrases
- bear a grudge
- bear down
- beard the lion
- bear fruit
- bear in mind
- bear one's cross
- bear out
- bear the brunt
- bear up
- bear with
- bring to bear
- cross as a bear
- cross to bear
- grin and bear it
- loaded for bear
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
While Neumann’s job meant she was involved, Troye was consistently bearing witness not just early in the outbreak, but through its resurgence this summer, when virtually every other First World country had things much more under control.
As wildfires bear down on the West Coast, many have lost their homes or had to evacuate.
Bernstein notes that while further study is required, there is evidence that air pollution affects birth outcomes—babies are more like to be born pre-term or at low birth weights—and development.
Since they’re born in freshwater streams but then migrate to the sea to mature, salmon serve as a link between saltwater and freshwater ecosystems, bringing nutrients from the oceans inland and vice versa.
He was born in Scranton and grew up and still resides in Wilmington, a short drive down Interstate 95 from Philadelphia.
“If Charleston harbor needs improvement, let the commerce of Charleston bear the burden,” he said.
He said, “I am breaking my heart over this story, and cannot bear to finish it.”
Once again he accused the West of being unfair to Russia, bringing back his favorite metaphor, the Russian bear.
Maybe our dear bear should sit quietly, not chase piglets and just eat berries and honey.
Putin suggested that all the West wanted was to turn the Russian bear into “taxidermy.”
Many British Ferns evidence a marked tendency to “sport,” and this is a fact which the beginner should always bear in mind.
The bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
This may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.
The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
The bear watched him narrowly with its wicked little eyes, though it did not see fit to cease its paw-licking.