单词 | rear |
释义 | rear (rɪəʳ ) Word forms: rears , rearing , reared 1. singular noun The rear of something such as a building or vehicle is the back part of it. He settled back in the rear of the taxi. [+ of] ...a stairway in the rear of the building. [+ of] Synonyms: back part, back, back end, back part Rear is also an adjective. Manufacturers have been obliged to fit rear seat belts in all new cars. 2. singular noun If you are at the rear of a moving line of people, you are the last person in it. [formal] Musicians played at the front and rear of the procession. [+ of] The Lord Mayor follows at the rear in his gilded coach. Synonyms: back, end, tail, rearguard 3. countable noun [usually poss NOUN] Your rear is the part of your body that you sit on. [informal] He plans to have a dragon tattooed on his rear. 4. verb If you rear children, you look after them until they are old enough to look after themselves. She reared six children. [VERB noun] I was reared in east Texas. [be VERB-ed preposition] Synonyms: bring up, raise, educate, care for 5. verb If you rear a young animal, you keep and look after it until it is old enough to be used for work or food, or until it can look after itself. [mainly British] She spends a lot of time rearing animals. [VERB noun] Synonyms: breed, keep, raise, tend 6. verb When a horse rears, it moves the front part of its body upwards, so that its front legs are high in the air and it is standing on its back legs. The horse reared and threw off its rider. [VERB] Synonyms: raise up, lift, hold up, elevate Rear up means the same as rear. ...an army pony that didn't rear up at the sound of gunfire. [VERB PARTICLE] 7. verb If you say that something such as a building or mountain rears above you, you mean that is very tall and close to you. The exhibition hall reared above me behind a high fence. [VERB preposition/adverb] The mountains reared up on each side, steep and white. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: rise, tower, soar, loom 8. to bring up the rear phrase If a person or vehicle is bringing up the rear, they are the last person or vehicle in a moving line of them. ...police motorcyclists bringing up the rear of the procession. [+ of] 9. to rear its ugly head phrase If something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it becomes visible or noticeable. The threat of strikes reared its head again this summer. Phrasal verbs: rear up rear [sense 6] Collocations: rear room We also use the rear room more in the spring and summer and the small, cosier front room in the winter, and both are equally accessible to the kitchen. Times, Sunday Times This would allow maximum daylight to reach the courtyard and create views from the rear room through the glass and into the garden beyond. Times, Sunday Times The left hand rear room has had small bathroom added at a later period. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rear room in the back may have been used for record or other storage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A west wing and a chapel was added in 1919, then a new east wing and a rear room during the 1920s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Front-seat space is generous, although rear seat kneeroom is limited. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The rear seat of a car was standing on a row of adobe blocks, facing out to sea. DESPERADOES (1994) On the other side of the road, Danielo Frasconi watched them go from the rear seat of an Alfa Romeo sedan. A SEASON IN HELL You can also have the option of two individual rear seats or a bench seat. The Sun (2010) There's also more back seat leg and headroom and more comfortable rear seats, an area criticised in the current model. The Sun (2012) The coupé profile inevitably limits rear seating. Times, Sunday Times The middle rear seating position now comes with its own head restraint and a three-point seat belt built in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To add to the rear seating area a foot stool / cushion was added above the fuel tank. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A 3-point seatbelt was added to the center rear seating position, as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The engine was placed in the middle of the rear seating area giving two small seats on either side of the engine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Press a button and the rear section rises up to transform into an estate. The Sun Suddenly, the rear section of the whale exploded with a force equivalent to four pounds of dynamite. Times, Sunday Times The reprofiled front end, front wings, sideskirts and rear section and its almost agricultural diffuser all help to press the car to the ground. Times, Sunday Times Rescuers put out the flames and were checking for casualties in the destroyed rear section. Times, Sunday Times Do not use cross bracing on the rear section of stepladders for climbing unless the ladders are designed and provided with steps for climbing on both front and rear sections. Christianity Today The rear shock absorber changed from a remote-reservoir to a lighter, more compact piggyback design. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In order to keep the wheelbase as short as possible engineers separated the rear shock absorber/damper from the spring. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rear fender, lower rear shock absorber, chain guard, and parts of the front fork assembly were chrome. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rear end used staggered (fore and aft) rear shock absorbers to eliminate wheel hop (axle wrap) common with leaf spring suspensions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Telescopic rear shock absorbers, seatbelt mounting points and uprated front suspension rubbers featured among other technical revisions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the same time, the signature rear spoiler extends to exert downforce at the back. Times, Sunday Times There's a chunky rear spoiler that looks like the brim of a giant's cycling helmet. Times, Sunday Times Pop up the rear spoiler with a button in the roof liner for added crowd pleasing but it opens at 70mph anyway. The Sun It looks more muscular at the front but loses the big rear spoiler that obscured the back view. The Sun On the outside it gets lowered suspension, a rear spoiler, smart alloys, twin chrome exhaust pipes and its own range of unique colours. The Sun It comes with flat handlebars, two gears (ample for most three to five-mile commutes), a small amount of rear suspension, excellent brakes and mudguards. Times, Sunday Times With this in mind, check for saggy rear suspension on used examples fitted with a towbar that may have been worked hard. Times, Sunday Times Get the car up on a ramp and inspect the chassis outriggers that mount the rear suspension to the body. Times, Sunday Times Over potholes, the weight of the batteries over the rear suspension makes the car feel like a bucking-bronco ride. Times, Sunday Times There's also the bonus of pneumatic, self-levelling rear suspension, which boosts both road-holding and comfort. The Sun It also installed a scoop behind a rear tyre to collect and measure particles shed. Times,Sunday Times He found two more pins in his rear tyre, so he replaced both inner tubes. Times, Sunday Times A problem with the right rear tyre cost him precious seconds. The Sun A rear tyre had lost some air; he appeared to be saying he would pump it up for her. Times, Sunday Times And for sheer genius, what about the trailer wheel as a temporary rear tyre — although you wouldn't get me driving that car. The Sun Then there are the enormous numbers of windows: about 25 on the rear wall alone. Times, Sunday Times A few years ago, we had a dispute with him, and he has since planted several trees along our rear wall. Times, Sunday Times The kitchen units run across the rear wall, necessitating a high window. Times, Sunday Times The terrace and living-room doors are also screened by a new side wall that extends 10ft from the rear wall, and abuts the neighbours' boundary. Times, Sunday Times Keep them close to the original rear wall to get daylight into deep spaces. Times, Sunday Times The season's other big new feature - the driver-adjustable rear wing - has had mixed reviews. Times, Sunday Times It has a new aero package including front splitter, rear diffuser and rear wing and still weighs in at just 924kg. The Sun It will be the first time the rear wing has been adjustable since the feature was banned 41 years ago after serious failures and accidents. Times, Sunday Times More significantly, the driver behind can't clearly see an arm being waved through the numerous elements of the rear wing. Times, Sunday Times The rear wing can extend by up to 1ft, maximising the downforce. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 后面的, 背后, 后腿直立指马, 抚养 Japanese: 後ろの, 後ろ, 後ろ足で立つ, 養育する |
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