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大家比较熟悉的日常中容易使用到的bear有两个含义:
1. [noun] 一种动物…熊…
2. [verb] 容忍(=endure)
I can't bear seeing you cry.
除了这两个大部分同学都比较熟悉的意思之外,bear在英文中是一个使用场景很多、含义很多的词。先上张韦氏辞典的截图感受一下:

原谅我屏幕太小还不会滚动截图只能截到这里了…是不是看的眼花缭乱…(你再也不是我认识的那个“熊”了!)

接下来就来盘点一下GRE中出现过的“bear”!
1. 有…(某种特征)
:to have as a feature or characteristic
A hoard of coins recently unearthed at an ancient Carthagian site bear an image of a face in profile with what appears to be a large mole on the cheek.
这句话来自于一道逻辑单题,这里的bear直接理解成“有”就可以了~这也是bear在GRE中出现频次很高的一种用法。
该句的整体理解是:最近发现的硬币上有一张脸的图像,脸颊上有一颗痣。
2.对…负责;承担责任:to be accountable for; assume:
This evidence does not refute the contention that editors should bear some of the blame for the reductions.
这句话也来自于一道逻辑单题,这里的bear就是“承担”~
该句的整体理解是:这个证据不能否认编辑应该承担一些责备。
3. 行为/举止:conduct
Though Edmund certainly had a dignified bearing and made a great first impression, those who became acquainted with him soon realized he had an essentially pugnacious nature.
这句话来自一道填空题(下划线处是空格),这里是bear的名词bearing,在这个语境下应该理解成行为/举止。
该句的整体理解是:尽管Edmund举止端庄,但是熟悉他后很快会发现他内心很暴躁…
GRE中还出现过和bear相关的一些短语
1. bear out = confirm 证实
据不完全统计,不知道bear out是证实的同学大概有80%以上的比例…
曾经有道阅读题的正确选项就出现了这个表达,很多同学都跪在了不认识“bear out”上:
The apparent degree of relatedness of some species, as determined by anatomical criteria, is not borne out by their degree of genetic.
这里的borne是bear的过去分词,bear out是“证实”~
对这个句子的整体理解是:
通过解刨方法得到的物种之间的相关性没有被基因方法所证实。
2. no bearing on 与… 无关
His political view, harking back to the turmoil in the 1934, is a relic with no bearing on the present.
这句话是一道填空题(下划线处是空格):他的观点可以回溯到1934年的动乱,跟现在没什么关系。
bear虽然词典上的释义百花齐放,但是只要掌握的上述几种,之后碰到后再结合具体语境就都能理解的八九不离十啦!
今天的分享就到这里啦!觉得有帮助的同学记得一键三连哦
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