bear
/ˈbɛr/KK
/ˈbɛɹ/IPA
變化形
bears
bore
borne
bearing
1.
忍受；承受
在不愉快、困難或痛苦的情況下持續忍耐。
用法：通常接受名詞、代名詞或動名詞作受詞。常見於「無法忍受」的表達。
She could not bear to see her grandmother sad.
她無法忍受看到祖母難過。
The loud work outside is too much for me to bear any more.
外面施工的吵鬧聲，我再也受不了了。
2.
支撐；承載
承受某人或某物的重量，而不倒塌、損壞或失去平衡。
用法：主詞通常是能提供支撐的物體或結構。
This old chair may not bear you safely.
這張舊椅子可能無法安全地支撐你。
3.
帶有；顯示；具有
具有、呈現或負起某種特徵、標記、名稱或責任。
用法：常見搭配包括「負起責任」、「帶有痕跡」與「與……相似」。
Both boys bear their father's smile.
兩個男孩都有父親的笑容。
4.
生育；生產
指女性或雌性動物生下孩子或幼獸。
用法：多用於書面語或固定搭配，不宜隨意用在日常口語敘述。
The queen bears a baby girl at a hard time.
A mother bear has one baby at a time.
5.
結出；產出
指植物結出果實或花朵，或某項行動帶來結果、利益。
用法：常以果實、花朵、成果或利潤作受詞。
Practicing every day will bear fruit in time.
每天練習，時間久了會有好成果。
The tree in my aunt's yard bears fruit every summer.
我阿姨院子裡的樹每年夏天都會結果。
6.
轉向；朝……行進
改變方向，朝某個方向前進。
用法：通常不及物，後接表示方向的副詞或介系詞片語。
When you reach the store, bear left and walk straight for two blocks.
到商店時，向左走，直走兩個街區。
The road bears to the right after the bridge.
過了橋後，這條路向右轉。
常見錯誤
This table can bear to hold many books.
This table can bear many books.／This table can hold many books.
I can't bear with the noise.
I can't bear the noise.／I can't put up with the noise.
She bears with a lot of pressure at school.
She bears a lot of pressure at school.／She is under a lot of pressure at school.
Please bear me for a minute.
Please bear with me for a minute.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「bear」的核心概念是「承受」。它可承受重量、痛苦、責任，也可延伸為植物產出果實。
・「cannot bear」後面可接名詞、動名詞或不定詞；接動名詞時著重忍受某個持續的行為，接不定詞時常表示不忍心去做某事。
・作名詞時，「bear」最常指熊；在金融語境中也可指預期價格下跌的投資人，或指下跌市場。