bear down

美 [ber daʊn]英 [beə(r) daʊn]
  • 向…逼近;冲向;(稳稳地)用力下压;使劲往下按
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  • 1
    PHRASAL VERB 向…逼近;冲向
    If someone or something bears down on you, 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。

  • 2
    PHRASAL VERB 用力下压;使劲往下推
    To bear down on something 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。

verb

1
exert a force or cause a strain upon
This tax bears down on the lower middle class
2
pay special attention to
The lectures bore down on the political background
3
exert full strength
The pitcher bore down
4
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
Synonym: charge
5
contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
Synonym: overbear
6
exert a force with a heavy weight
The snow bore down on the roof
Synonym: drag down bear down on press down on weigh down

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  1. The enemy warship tried to bear down on our small airboat .

    敌舰企图逼近我们的小汽艇。

  2. We need to bear down if we want to make this work .

    如果想使这个产生效果。我们就要竭尽全力。

  3. 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。

  4. Things just bear down on us , I suppose .

    我想,事情只是,刚好发生在我们身上。

  5. He is able to bear down all the difficulties in his studies .

    他能克服他学习中遇到的一切困难。

  6. 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。

  7. You have to bear down on the screw quite hard to get it to turn .

    你要用力将螺丝往下压,才能转动它。

  8. The pen doesn 't write unless you bear down hard on it .

    如果你不用力,这只笔就写不出来。

  9. Bear down to keep one 's unbeaten record intact

    努力保持不败的记录

  10. He tried his best to bear down all of his oppositions .

    他尽全力击败一切反对意见。

  11. Bear down on a task

    加紧努力以完成一项工作

  12. His lecture is intended to bear down on the application of acupuncture anesthesia in brain surgery .

    他的学术报告打算重点谈针刺麻醉在脑外科方面的应用。

  13. 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。

  14. 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。

  15. Second , bear down on the huge uninvested corporate profits , including by reforming taxation .

    其次,把企业未投资出去的巨额利润消化掉,办法包括实施税收改革。

  16. 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。

  17. He 's gonna bear down on me and soft-soap you .

    他要打压我,再哄骗你。

  18. The pen does not write unless you bear down hard on it . His writing style is concise and infectious .

    如果你不用力,这只笔就写不出来。他的文笔凝练,很有感染力。

  19. So rapid has been the accumulation of inventory , it will be " another factor likely to bear down on near-term activity " .

    存货的囤积速度非常之快,以至于将成为“可能压制近期经济活动的另一个因素”。

  20. They would be shouting here again , the roar of children 's roller skates would bear down on him from behind .

    他们又会在这里大声呼喊起来,小孩溜旱冰的轰鸣声又会从背后向他铺天盖地袭来。

  21. When you meet challengers and obstacles , you have the resourcefulness and discipline to bear down and focus on these challenges .

    当你遇到挑战和障碍的时候,你会以耐力和责任感来承受,并集中精力来解决这些困难。

  22. They also savour the rules that bear down on congestion , keep the view uncluttered and hold back the sprawl typical in cities elsewhere .

    他们还青睐那些旨在减轻拥堵、保持城市景观和谐以及阻止城市出现无序扩张常见病的规定。

  23. I think a lot of it 's just sticking around , trying to give yourself as many opportunities as possible and trying to bear down when you do get those opportunities .

    我觉得我们更多的是保持并试图给自己更多机会,并且在机会到来时,抓住它。

  24. During due diligence , most would-be buyers look to find fault with some aspect of the asset to bear down on price , said Mr Wynne-Smith .

    韦恩-史密斯表示,在尽职调查期间,多数潜在收购者希望找到被收购资产在某些方面的缺陷,以压低价格。

  25. As the costs of climate change bear down on the poor , so their demands grow that rich countries , which caused most of the problems , should help them cope .

    穷国承担气候变化的成本,另一边要求大多数问题的始作俑者&富国帮助他们应对的需求也在增加。

  26. If they were to make sufficient provision , they have to bear down and cut some costs , and maybe sell some assets to make up for the shortfall .

    如果该行要赎回资金,则需要降低开支,甚至变现部分资产以弥补亏空。

  27. His tentative suggestion of a transaction tax , which he argued would bear down on profits and limit socially unacceptable bonuses , is another curious line of reasoning .

    特纳试探性地建议征收交易税,称这将削减利润并限制社会难以接受的奖金水平,这又是一种古怪的推理方式。

  28. He tried his best to bear down all of his oppositions . On the 9th May 1945 Germany , completely defeated , threw up the sponge .

    他尽全力击败一切反对意见。1945年5月9日,德国完全失败而投降。

  29. The bid and quotation is the key for corporation to bear down the adversary and obtain more constructing assignment with great benefit in the presence of numerous compete adversary .

    而在众多的竞争对手面前,能击败对手,承揽到更多工程的关键是投标报价。

  30. 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。

approach bear down 【导航词义:接近】
approach v. 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。

bear down 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。

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