bear down
英 [beə(r) daʊn]
美 [ber daʊn]
向…逼近; 冲向; （稳稳地）用力下压; 使劲往下按
同义词辨析
approachv. 走进；临近
〔辨析〕
使用范围很广，通常指在空间或时间上逐渐靠近。
〔例证〕
The storm is approaching.
暴风雨就要来临。
We approached the village in the evening.
傍晚时分我们走近了那个村子。
The day of our wedding has approached.
我们举行婚礼的日子已经临近。
暴风雨就要来临。
We approached the village in the evening.
傍晚时分我们走近了那个村子。
The day of our wedding has approached.
我们举行婚礼的日子已经临近。
bear downphr. v. 逼近
〔辨析〕
指速度很快且带有威胁地向某人、某物或某地移动，常后接介词 on。
〔例证〕
There was a storm bearing down on the island.
一场暴风雨正逐渐逼近该岛。
An enemy carrier bore down on their destroyers.
敌方的一艘航空母舰快速逼近他们的驱逐舰。
一场暴风雨正逐渐逼近该岛。
An enemy carrier bore down on their destroyers.
敌方的一艘航空母舰快速逼近他们的驱逐舰。
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 向…逼近；冲向
If someone or somethingbears down onyou, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.- A group of half a dozen men entered the pub and bore down on the bar...
一伙六个人走进酒吧，冲向吧台。 - The girl flashed a dazzling smile at the television crew and cameras bearing down on her.
这个女孩对着向她围拢的电视台工作人员和摄影机灿烂一笑。
- A group of half a dozen men entered the pub and bore down on the bar...
- PHRASAL VERB 用力下压；使劲往下推
Tobear down onsomething means to push or press downwards with steady pressure.- The roof support structure had collapsed and the entire weight was bearing down on the ceiling.
屋顶的支架倒塌了，全部重量都压到了天花板上。
- The roof support structure had collapsed and the entire weight was bearing down on the ceiling.
英英释义
verb
- exert a force or cause a strain upon
- This tax bears down on the lower middle class
- pay special attention to
- The lectures bore down on the political background
- exert full strength
- The pitcher bore down
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
- contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
- exert a force with a heavy weight
- The snow bore down on the roof
双语例句
- To bear down on energy usage would require a different approach.
抑制能源使用将需要采取一种不同的方式。 - A group of half a dozen men entered the pub and bore down on the bar
一伙六个人走进酒吧，冲向吧台。 - My batting trainer told me to bear down on my swing.
我的棒球教练告诉我挥棒时（应该）往下压。 - It is not right for a man to bear down his neck to the oppressor always.
让一个人总是向著他的敌人低头是不对的。 - I cannot bear to see a bear bear down upon a hare.
我实在不忍心看着大熊一步一步向野兔逼近。 - The nurse will tell you when to bear down.
护士会告诉你分娩过程中什么时候该用力。 - The roof support structure had collapsed and the entire weight was bearing down on the ceiling.
屋顶的支架倒塌了，全部重量都压到了天花板上。 - The enemy warship tried to bear down on our small airboat.
敌舰企图逼近我们的小汽艇。 - What has to be shown of any proposals to tax more heavily or otherwise bear down on the better-off is how the bottom 10th, or even the median citizen, would benefit.
无论我们提出什么建议，是提高对富人征税额、还是以其它方式惩罚富人，都应该明确指出这么做如何能让最底层的10%民众、甚至是中间阶层市民收益。 - We are humans though and sometimes there is a need to bear down and really refocus efforts.
我等皆凡人但有些时候我们也需要全力以赴并高度集中精力。