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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
bear
bear UK [beə r ] US [ber] verb [ bore ], [ borne ] or [US ALSO born ] [ bore borne bears bearing ] ACCEPT 1. <I > transitive to accept, tolerate or endure especially something unpleasant • The strain must have been enormous but she bore it well. • Tell me now! I can't bear the suspense! • It's your decision - you must bear the responsibility if things go wrong. • + to infinitive He couldn't bear to see the dog in pain. • + -ing verb I can't bear being bored. Thesaurus+: ↑Tolerating and enduring ↑Coping and not coping ↑Dealing with things or people 2. not bear thinking about to be too unpleasant or frightening to think about • "What if she'd been travelling any faster?" "It doesn't bear thinking about." Thesaurus+: ↑Serious and unpleasant ↑Not attractive to look at ↑Informal words for bad • I can't bear this stifling humidity. • I can't bear it when someone starts ramming their views down your throat. • "I can't bear to see good victuals wasted, " said Martha. • My mother couldn't bear waste - she always made us eat everything on our plates. • I put my hands over my eyes because I couldn't bear to watch. KEEP 3. <A > transitive to have or continue to have something • Their baby bears a strong resemblance/an uncanny likeness to its grandfather. • The stone plaque bearing his name was smashed to pieces. • On display were boxing gloves which bore Rocky Marciano's signature. • + two objects I don't bear them any ill feeling (= I do not continue to be angry with or dislike them). • Thank you for your advice, I'll bear it in mind (= will remember and consider it). Thesaurus+: ↑Having and owning - general words • The numerous awards on the walls bear witness to his great success. • I bear him no malice. • She bears a faint resemblance to my sister. • This explosion bears all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack. • The book bears several striking similarities to last year's bestseller. SUPPORT 4. transitive to hold or support something • The chair, too fragile to bear her weight, collapsed. Thesaurus+: ↑Physical supports and supporting ↑Arches, columns and beams PRODUCE 5. transitive formal to give birth to young, or (of a tree or plant) to give or produce especially fruit or flowers • She had borne six children by the time she was thirty. • + two objects When his wife bore him a child he could not hide his delight. • Most animals bear their young in the spring. • The pear tree they planted has never borne fruit. Thesaurus+: ↑Plant reproduction ↑Birth ↑Pregnancy BRING 6. transitive slightly formal to carry and move something to a place • At Christmas the family descend on the house bearing gifts. • Countless waiters bore trays of drinks into the room. • The sound of the ice-cream van was borne into the office on the wind. Thesaurus+: ↑Transferring and transporting objects CHANGE DIRECTION 7. intransitive usually + adverb or preposition to change direction slightly so that you are going in a particular direction • The path followed the coastline for several miles, then bore inland. • After you go past the church keep bearing left/right. Thesaurus+: ↑Changing direction SAY 8. bear testimony/witness formal A. to say you know from your own experience that something happened or is true • She bore witness to his patience and diligence. Thesaurus+: ↑Announcing, informing and stating B. If something bears testimony to a fact, it proves that it is true • The iron bridge bears testimony to the skills developed in that era. Thesaurus+: ↑Proving and disproving 9. bear false witness old use to lie Thesaurus+: ↑Lies, lying and hypocrisy ↑Dishonest people Idioms: bear fruit ▪ bear the scars Phrasal Verbs: bear down on somebody ▪ bear in on ▪ bear on something ▪ bear somebody out ▪ bear up ▪ bear with somebody noun countable ANIMAL 1. <A > a large, strong wild mammal with a thick fur coat that lives especially in colder parts of Europe, Asia and North America • a brown/black bear • a bear cub (= young bear) See also grizzly bear; polar bear; teddy Thesaurus+: ↑Wild mammals ↑Humans, apes and monkeys ↑Felines (cats) ↑Canines (dogs) ↑Deer and antelope ↑Rodents and similar animals ↑Marine mammals • We sell all shapes and sizes of teddy bear. • Emily hugged her teddy bear tightly to her chest. • He had a scruffy old teddy bear which went by the name of Augustus. • Polar bears live in the Arctic. • The illustrations show monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers. FINANCE 2. specialized a person who sells shares when prices are expected to fall, in order to make a profit by buying them back again at a lower price Compare bull Thesaurus+: ↑Financial investments and the stock market Idioms: Do bears shit in the woods? ▪ like a bear with a sore head
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