| 词汇 | bear |
| 释义 | bear Theme: DIFFICULTIES n. a difficult task.This problem is a real bear.This is a bear of a job. I'll be glad when it's over. Theme: POLICE n. a highway patrol officer.There's a bear hiding under that bridge.A bear is overhead, watching your speed from a helicopter. Theme: WOMAN - UGLY n. an ugly woman. (Derogatory.)Tell the old bear to hold her tongue.How can a bear like that be allowed to run around loose? bear Ⅰ noun 1 in the US, a motorway patrol officer or state trooper; a police officer in the UK. Shortened from SMOKEY THE BEAR US, 1975. 2 a hairy and stocky man, of a type beloved by some homosexuals US, 1994. 3 a boisterous, rowdy or aggressive young man, especially in the context of heavy drinking UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 4 a building-site or oil-rig worker UK: SCOTLAND, 1996. 5 an unattractive woman US, 1982. 6 a cautious and conservative poker player US, 1988. 7 a difficult task or situation US, 1966 Ⅱ ⇨ smokey bear; smokey; bear noun a police officer; the police. Citizens' band radio slang; from Smokey Bear (aka Smokey the Bear), a caricatured black bear, from Capitan, New Mexico, used since 1950 to promote forest fire prevention. The symbolic bear wears a hat similar to that worn by US highway patrol officers and state troopers. Also used to designate police in various forms: 'smokey beaver' (a policewoman), 'smokey convention' (two or more police cars), 'smokey on four legs' (mounted police), 'smokey with a camera' (police using speed detection equipment), 'smokey with ears' (police with radio), etc US, 1975 Bear nickname US General H. Norman Schwarzkopf (b.1934), commander of the US forces during the Gulf war US, 1991bear down 1. bear down to use all your strength to push or press down on something: The men all bore down, but the stone wouldn't budge.2. bear down AmE to use all your effort to do something: The home team have to bear down again and get serious if they want to win the game.3. bear down BrE if a woman who is having a baby bears down, she uses a lot of effort to push the baby out of her body: Jane gritted her teeth and bore down groaning.4. bear sb down literary if someone or something heavy bears you down, they push you down towards the ground: Justine half rose at one point, but he bore her down again. A heavy weight fell on his shoulders, bearing him down, stunning him with the blow. bear down on/upon ! Bear down upon is more formal than bear down on and is mostly used in writing.1. bear down on/upon sb/sth to move quickly towards someone or something in a threatening or determined way: The ship bore down on us and for a few moments there seemed to be no escape. Billy looked up and frowned as he saw his mother bearing down on him.2. bear down on/upon sb/sth to have a strong effect on someone or something, especially by creating pressure on them: When they speak, I feel the force of history bearing down on me. The Abbey's sombre traditions were bearing down on him. bear on/upon ! 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. bear out bear out sth/sb • bear sth/sb out to support what someone has said or written and so help to prove that it is true: Recent research bears out the idea that women are safer drivers than men. I told them exactly what had happened, and Dudley bore me out. bear up bear up usually progressive to remain cheerful and not be badly affected by a bad situation, illness etc: It's been a very difficult year for my father, but he's bearing up quite well.how is sb bearing up (=how do they feel) How's Rosie bearing up under all the strain? bear with bear with me spoken used to politely ask someone to wait or be patient while you do something: Bear with me a moment while I make a phone call. I hope you will bear with me if I tell you a little about my own situation. bear1. Something, often a task, that presents a challenge or a problem. I thought this project would be pretty straightforward, but it's become a real bear. That couch was a bear to move upstairs. 2. slang A highway patrol officer. Possibly a reference to Smokey the Bear, a cartoon character who wears a hat similar to those sometimes worn by the highway patrol. Some bear's gonna pull you over if you keep speeding like that! 3. slang An unattractive woman. She's a total bear, why would I flirt with her? 4. slang A gay man with a hairy, stout body. You know I like bears, so why do you keep setting me up with these skinny pretty boys? bear1. n. a difficult task. This problem is a real bear. 2. n. an ugly woman. (Derogatory.) Tell the old bear to hold her tongue. 3. n. a highway patrol officer. (see also Smokey (the Bear).) There’s a bear hiding under that bridge.
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