bear

bear — 動詞

1. to keep going while pain, trouble, or annoyance is happening, without breaking d

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

忍受

撐過痛苦、麻煩或惱人的事

to keep going while pain, trouble, or annoyance is happening, without breaking down or giving up.

例句

Rita bore the long train delay without shouting at the staff.

Rita 忍受了漫長的火車誤點，卻沒有對站務人員大吼。

bear + unpleasant situation

Even after the surgery, Grandpa bore the pain quietly at home.

即使手術後，爺爺還是在家裡安靜地忍受疼痛。

bear + pain

同義詞
  • endure

    close in meaning, but slightly more formal

  • tolerate

    stresses allowing something you dislike

  • stand

    informal, especially in negatives such as 'can't stand'

反義詞
  • enjoy

    to take pleasure in something instead of suffering through it

  • reject

    to refuse to accept a condition or treatment

文法句型

cannot bear + noun

cannot bear + to-infinitive

cannot bear + -ing form

用法筆記

Often appears with 'cannot', 'could not', or another limiting word. The object is usually something unpleasant or difficult; distinguish from sense 3, where the idea is that something is too upsetting even to think about calmly.

常見錯誤

❌I can't bear with this noise.
✅I can't bear this noise.
💡In this sense, 'bear' usually takes the unpleasant thing directly as its object.

2. to accept that a duty, cost, blame, or result belongs to you, and deal with it y

2.動詞及物
釋義

承擔

負起費用、責任、過失或損失

to accept that a duty, cost, blame, or result belongs to you, and deal with it yourself.

例句

The company will bear the cost of repairing every broken tablet.

公司將承擔每台壞掉平板的修理費。

bear + the cost

After the crash, both drivers had to bear some blame.

車禍之後，兩名駕駛都得承擔部分過失。

bear + blame

同義詞
  • assume

    formal; often used for responsibility or debt

  • shoulder

    suggests carrying a heavy duty or burden

  • take on

    more neutral and less formal

反義詞
  • avoid

    to stay away from taking the duty or blame

  • shift

    to move the cost or blame onto someone else

文法句型

bear + responsibility

bear + the cost

bear + the blame/loss

用法筆記

Common with nouns such as 'cost', 'responsibility', 'blame', and 'loss'. The subject is the person or group that accepts the duty or result.

常見錯誤

❌The company paid responsibility for the error.
✅The company bore responsibility for the error.
💡Use 'bear' with words like 'responsibility' and 'cost' to show who takes them on.

3. to be so painful, sad, or frightening that the mind does not want to face it.

3.動詞
釋義

不堪承受

因太痛苦或可怕而難以面對

to be so painful, sad, or frightening that the mind does not want to face it.

例句

The photo of the empty classroom was almost too sad to bear.

那張空教室的照片幾乎令人傷心得不堪承受。

too + adjective + to bear

For Emma, the thought of losing her son was hard to bear.

對 Emma 來說，失去兒子的念頭令人難以承受。

hard to bear

同義詞
  • stomach

    informal, often for something emotionally upsetting

  • handle

    broader and less emotional than 'bear'

  • take

    informal, especially in phrases like 'I can't take it'

反義詞
  • face

    to confront the painful truth directly

  • confront

    more direct and deliberate than 'bear'

文法句型

too + adjective + to bear

hard to bear

more than [someone] can bear

用法筆記

Most common in patterns like 'too ... to bear' and 'hard to bear'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense focuses on emotional weight that feels almost impossible to think about or face.

常見錯誤

❌I bore the idea of the accident all day.
✅I could not bear the idea of the accident all day.
💡This sense is usually used with words like 'could not', 'too', or 'hard' to show mental pain.

4. to have, display, contain, or keep something as part of you or on you, such as a

4.動詞及物C1
釋義

帶有；寫有

具有、顯示或標示某特徵資訊

to have, display, contain, or keep something as part of you or on you, such as a name, a mark, a date, or a feeling.

例句

The silver box bears my grandmother's initials on the lid.

那個銀盒蓋子上帶有我祖母名字的縮寫。

bear + initials/name

Her right arm still bears a thin scar from the bicycle crash.

她右手臂上至今還留著那次摔車後的一道細疤。

bear + scar/mark

同義詞
  • have

    more general and much more common

  • display

    stresses something visible

  • carry

    common in formal writing for labels, marks, or features

反義詞
  • lack

    to not have the feature or mark

  • omit

    to leave out information such as a date or name

文法句型

bear + a name

bear + a date/signature

bear + a scar/mark

用法筆記

Common in formal writing. The object is usually a visible mark, an official name, a date, a signature, or an emotion shown on the face. Distinguish from sense 7 in the other verb chunk: this sense means 'have/show', not 'carry to a place'.

常見錯誤

❌The ticket writes today's date.
✅The ticket bears today's date.
💡In formal wording, 'bear' can mean that information is shown on something.

5. to keep a person or thing raised by taking its weight.

5.動詞及物
釋義

支撐

托住重量，不讓其掉落或倒下

to keep a person or thing raised by taking its weight.

例句

These old wooden beams still bear the kitchen roof safely.

這些老木梁依然能安全支撐廚房的屋頂。

bear + weight of structure

The ice could not bear the farmer and his horse.

那層冰承受不了那位農夫和他的馬。

bear + person/animal weight

同義詞
  • support

    the closest everyday equivalent

  • hold up

    more informal

  • carry

    often used for weight on structures or roads

反義詞

文法句型

bear + weight

bear + load

bear + traffic

用法筆記

The subject is usually a structure, surface, or body part, and the object is the weight it supports. Common in physical and engineering descriptions.

常見錯誤

❌The chair can support with two adults.
✅The chair can bear two adults.
💡With 'bear', the weight is usually the direct object.

6. to produce young if an animal is female, or to grow fruit or flowers if it is a

6.動詞及物 / 不及物C2
釋義

生育；結出

動物生下幼崽；植物長出果實或花

to produce young if an animal is female, or to grow fruit or flowers if it is a plant.

例句

The mango tree bore yellow fruit after the long rainy season.

經過漫長雨季後，那棵芒果樹結出了黃色果實。

bear + fruit

That old apple tree still bears fruit every autumn.

那棵老蘋果樹每到秋天仍會結出果實。

同義詞
  • produce

    the broadest equivalent for plants or results

  • yield

    common for crops and formal writing

  • give birth to

    used for animals or people, not plants

反義詞
  • be barren

    to produce no young or fruit

  • fail

    for plants or animals that do not produce as expected

文法句型

bear + young

bear + fruit

bear + flowers

用法筆記

Mostly seen in formal, literary, biological, or farming contexts. For human birth, everyday speech usually prefers 'have a baby'; for plants, 'bear fruit' and 'bear flowers' are the most usual patterns.

常見錯誤

❌The tree gave birth to apples in June.
✅The tree bore apples in June.
💡Use 'bear' for fruit or flowers on plants, not 'give birth'.

7. to take a person, thing, or message with you as you move it to another place.

7.動詞及物
釋義

搬運；帶去

把人、物或訊息帶到某處

to take a person, thing, or message with you as you move it to another place.

例句

Nina bore the sleeping baby upstairs after the party ended.

派對結束後，Nina 把熟睡的寶寶抱上樓。

bear + object + place

A young waiter bore our trays across the crowded dining room.

年輕服務生端著我們的托盤穿過擁擠的用餐區。

同義詞
  • carry

    the usual everyday word

  • take

    stresses moving something to another place

  • transport

    more formal and often used for larger loads

文法句型

bear + object + place

用法筆記

Common in literary or historical writing, often with an object plus a destination. In everyday speech, people usually say 'carry' or 'take' instead.

常見錯誤

❌Please bear this box to the kitchen.
✅Please carry this box to the kitchen.
💡this sense of 'bear' sounds too formal in an ordinary request.

8. to turn a little and continue moving toward a particular side or direction.

8.動詞不及物C1
釋義

轉向；轉往

稍微改變方向朝某邊前進

to turn a little and continue moving toward a particular side or direction.

例句

At the fork, drivers bear left toward the old stone bridge.

到了岔路口，駕駛會往左轉，朝老石橋前進。

bear left/right

The path bears east after the lake and climbs the hill.

那條小路在湖後轉向東邊，接著爬上山坡。

bear + compass direction

同義詞
  • turn

    the normal everyday word

  • head

    stresses moving in a direction, often with 'for' or 'toward'

  • veer

    suggests a more noticeable change of direction

文法句型

bear left/right

bear + compass direction

用法筆記

Usually appears with 'left', 'right', or a compass direction, and it does not take a direct object. Distinguish from sense 7, where something is physically carried.

常見錯誤

❌Bear to left at the church.
✅Bear left at the church.
💡do not add 'to' before 'left' or 'right' in this pattern.

9. to say, based on what you directly saw or knew, that an event really took place

9.動詞及物
釋義

作證

憑親身所知證明某事

to say, based on what you directly saw or knew, that an event really took place or a fact is correct.

例句

Village doctor Mei can bear witness to the flood's damage.

身為村裡醫生的 Mei 可以作證，洪水造成的破壞很嚴重。

bear witness to + noun

Three nurses bore witness that the patient was breathing at noon.

三名護士作證說，病人在中午時還有呼吸。

bear witness + that-clause

同義詞
  • testify

    the closest modern verb, especially in legal settings

  • confirm

    broader and less formal

  • swear

    used when a statement is made formally under oath

反義詞
  • deny

    say that something did not happen or is not true

文法句型

bear witness to + noun

bear witness + that-clause

用法筆記

Almost always appears with the noun 'witness', followed by 'to' plus a noun or by a that-clause. Distinguish from sense 10, where an object or sign proves something without speaking.

常見錯誤

❌The broken window bore witness to the fight.
✅The broken window bore testimony to the fight.
💡'bear witness' in this sense usually involves a person speaking from experience.

10. to show that something is true because a sign, object, or condition points to it

10.動詞及物
釋義

證明；印證

以跡象或物證顯示為真

to show that something is true because a sign, object, or condition points to it.

例句

The cracked harbor walls bear testimony to years of salt wind.

港口龜裂的牆面證明這裡多年來一直受鹹海風吹打。

bear testimony to + noun

The scar on his wrist bears witness to the factory fire.

他手腕上的疤痕印證了那場工廠大火。

bear witness to + noun for visible proof

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

bear testimony to + noun

bear witness to + noun

bear testimony + that-clause

用法筆記

The subject is usually an object, record, mark, or visible condition. Distinguish from sense 9, where a person states what they know from direct experience.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle bore testimony to the accident in court.
✅My uncle bore witness to the accident in court.
💡a person's statement fits sense 9; this sense is more often used for things that show proof.

11. to say what is untrue as a witness, especially in legal or religious language.

11.動詞及物
釋義

作偽證

以證人身分說假話

to say what is untrue as a witness, especially in legal or religious language.

例句

In court, the driver bore false witness against his old boss.

在法庭上，那名司機對老闆作偽證。

fixed phrase: bear false witness against

The priest warned the boys never to bear false witness for money.

神父警告那些男孩，絕不能為了錢作偽證。

fixed phrase: bear false witness

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

bear false witness

bear false witness against + someone

用法筆記

Used almost only in the fixed phrase 'bear false witness', often in legal or biblical language. It is not the normal way to describe an everyday lie.

常見錯誤

❌Leo bore false witness about missing the bus.
✅Leo lied about missing the bus.
💡use this fixed phrase only for formal accusations or sworn statements.

bear — 名詞