| 单词 | to bear down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bear down to bear down 1. a. transitive. To push (a person or thing) to the ground; (in extended use) to overthrow; to defeat. Also figurative. Cf. downbear v. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > conquer or overcome overcomeeOE shendc893 awinc1000 overwinOE overheaveOE to lay downa1225 mate?c1225 discomfitc1230 win1297 dauntc1300 cumber1303 scomfit1303 fenkc1320 to bear downc1330 confoundc1330 confusec1330 to do, put arrear1330 oversetc1330 vanquishc1330 conquerc1374 overthrowc1375 oppressc1380 outfighta1382 to put downa1382 discomfortc1384 threshc1384 vencuea1400 depressc1400 venque?1402 ding?a1425 cumrayc1425 to put to (also at, unto) the (also one's) worsec1425 to bring or put to (or unto) utterance1430 distrussc1430 supprisec1440 ascomfita1450 to do stress?c1450 victorya1470 to make (win) a conquest1477 convanquish1483 conquest1485 defeat1485 oversailc1485 conques1488 discomfish1488 fulyie1488 distress1489 overpress1489 cravent1490 utter?1533 to give (a person) the overthrow1536 debel1542 convince1548 foil1548 out-war1548 profligate1548 proflige?c1550 expugnate1568 expugn1570 victor1576 dismay1596 damnify1598 triumph1605 convict1607 overman1609 thrash1609 beat1611 debellate1611 import1624 to cut to (or in) pieces1632 maitrise1636 worst1636 forcea1641 outfight1650 outgeneral1767 to cut up1803 smash1813 slosh1890 ream1918 hammer1948 society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > suppress, repress, or put down nithereOE adweschOE overtreadOE quellOE to trample or tread under foot (also feet)c1175 adauntc1325 to bear downc1330 oppressc1380 repressc1391 overyoke?a1425 quencha1425 to bear overc1425 supprisec1440 overquell?c1450 farec1460 supprime1490 downbeara1500 stanch1513 undertread1525 downtread1536 suppress1537 to set one's foot on the neck of1557 depress?a1562 overbear1565 surpress1573 trample1583 repose1663 spiflicate1749 sort1815 to trample down1853 to sit on ——1915 to clamp down1924 crack down1940 tamp1959 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or overwhelm overcomeeOE overgangOE overnimOE overswivec1175 foldc1275 overgoc1275 to bear downc1330 oversetc1330 outrayc1390 overleada1393 overreach?a1425 overwhelmc1425 to whelve overc1440 overruna1475 surprise1474 overpress1489 surbatea1500 overhale1531 overbear1535 overcrow1550 disable1582 surgain1586 overpower1597 overman1609 to come over ——1637 to run down1655 overpower1667 compel1697 to get over ——1784 overget1877 to grab (also take) by the balls1934 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > bring to the ground/lay low > push or pull down to-hieldc1275 to bear downc1330 to shove downc1400 rivea1425 reach1483 c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 1038 Moraunt..Rode wiþ..raundoun..And þouȝt to bere him doun. c1410 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (BL Add.) (1879) VII. 319 [a1387 St. John's Cambr. Whanne þei] haveþ y-bore doun here enemyes þann þey [a1387 St. John's Cambr. continues bereþ doun hem self]. a1500 (?a1449) in Minor Poems J. Lydgate (1911) i. 25 Pride was bore downe with humilite. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 291 He bare it [sc. a Door] cleane downe before him, and so both escaped. 1680 Bp. G. Burnet Some Passages Life Rochester (1692) 98 A Doctrine which was born down and persecuted. 1840 T. B. Macaulay Ranke's Hist. in Ess. (1854) 550/2 His activity and zeal bore down all opposition. 2014 K. Foley Make me Melt 201 They bore her down to the floor and wrenched her arms behind her back. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] answerOE bitavelena1225 allayc1275 confoundc1384 concludea1400 conclusea1400 forblenda1400 gainsaya1400 rejag1402 to bear downc1405 redarguea1425 repugn?a1425 reverse?c1430 improvec1443 reprovea1513 dissolve1529 revince1529 convince1530 confute1533 refel1534 refute1545 void1570 evict1583 infringe1590 reprehend1597 revert1598 evince1608 repel1613 to take off1618 unbubblea1640 invalid1643 invalidate1649 remove1652 retund1653 effronta1657 dispute1659 unreason1661 have1680 demolish1691 to blow sky-high1819 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Miller's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 643 Whan he spak, he was anon bore doun With hende Nicholas and Alisoun. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xii. 15 She bare them doune that hit was even so. 1641 J. Milton Of Prelatical Episc. 23 Though hee himselfe..should beare us downe that there bee three. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 87 [He] roundly bears us down, That two such worlds would touch without more ado. a1790 B. Franklin Autobiogr. (2003) 61 He was naturally more eloquent,..and sometimes as I thought bore me down more by his Fluency than by the Strength of his Reasons. 2. a. transitive. To cause (something) to move or fall in a downward direction by means of weight or pressure; to press or weigh down. Also (and now chiefly) figurative: to weigh (a person or organization) down with adversity, responsibility, etc.; to overburden; to oppress. Frequently in passive. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [verb (transitive)] > exert pressure on i-thrastc900 crowdOE pressc1330 to bear down1440 impress1598 lean1736 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > press or force down downbeara1382 pressc1425 to bear down1440 depress1526 suppress1542 detrude1548 sway1857 to force down1917 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 31 Bere downe, or presse downe, comprimo, deprimo. Beere downe vndyr þe fote, subpedito. Bere downe, or caste downe to grownde, sterno, prosterno. 1569 G. Glemhan tr. P. M. Vermigli Most Godly Prayers sig. Kkviv We be here oppressed with the most greeuous burthen of our heynous sinnes, and borne downe by reason thereof, with an exceeding great waight of afflictions. 1664 J. Playford Brief Introd. Skill Musick (ed. 4) ii. 90 Bearing it [sc. a string of an instrument] hard down with the end of your finger. 1748 J. Davidson in tr. Virgil Æneid v. 67 (note) The Palm is a fit Emblem of Fortitude, because it is not crushed nor borne down by any Weight, but still maintains its Growth. 1802 E. Forster tr. Arab. Nights III. 137 The branches..were almost borne down with the weight of the fruit. 1936 M. R. Anand Coolie (1993) v. 256 He saw some coolies and hill men trudging up to Simla, borne down beneath the sacks of foodstuffs on their backs. 2013 European Union News (Nexis) 20 July It's so borne down by financial burdens that it cannot operate sufficiently. b. intransitive. To contract the abdominal muscles and diaphragm so as to raise the pressure within the abdomen, esp. during labour or defecation. Cf. push v. 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > be confined [verb (intransitive)] > be in labour > bear down push1527 to bear down1672 1672 H. Chamberlen tr. F. Mauriceau Dis. Women with Child ii. vii. 183 She must advise the Woman not to forward her Pains, lest by bearing down she engage the Child too much in the passage. 1846 C. J. Sempel tr. S. Hahnemann Chronic Dis. V. 121 Even when the stool is not hard he has to bear down considerably. 2014 J. de Kock & R. Mokhondo in J. de Kock & C. van der Walt Maternal & Newborn Care iv. xiv. 6 She will start pushing when the contractions are strong enough to evoke an involuntary urge to bear down. c. intransitive. Of the sun, rain, etc.: to come down strongly; to beat down (on or upon a person or thing). ΚΠ 1829 J. Kennedy tr. Æschylus Agamemnon 84 Dealing death ev'n through the feather'd tribe..the' Idæan snow Bore down. 1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley lxxii, in Dublin Univ. Mag. Mar. 399/2 The rain bore down again in torrents. 1921 Catholic World Dec. 381 The fine, stinging sleet bore down upon him. 2012 D. VanLiere Good Dream 77 The sun bears down and Davis loosens his tie. 3. a. intransitive. Nautical. To sail with the wind. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > sail before the wind scud1582 spoon1588 spoom1628 to stand down1635 to bear down1671 skid1815 to roll down to St. Helena1834 1671 J. Seller Coasting Pilot 4/1 Bear down toward the Naze, according to your wind. 1709 London Gaz. No. 4521/2 We all bore down to secure what Merchant ships we could. 1852 Athenæum 25 June 562/1 Sir Hugh Palliser..made the signal for ships to windward to bear down into the Admiral's wake. 2018 Kitimat Northern Sentinel (Nexis) 17 Nov. Since we now didn't have an anchor, we had no choice but to bear down and get to our next spot without stopping. b. intransitive. Originally Nautical. With upon or on a person or thing (originally an enemy ship). To proceed directly and forcefully towards a person or thing; to approach rapidly and purposefully, esp. in an intimidating manner. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards or approach (a thing, place, or person) [verb (transitive)] > forcefully to bear down1673 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > perform operation or manoeuvre [verb (transitive)] > approach to bear down1673 1673 Exact Relation Engagem. His Majesties Fleet sig. B4v The Dutch being then to Windward, began to bear down upon him. 1716 London Gaz. No. 5455/3 Our Fleet..bore down upon them..keeping the Wind of them. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 15 Both consuls bore down on the left wing of the enemy. 1923 ‘R. Crompton’ William Again viii. 138 A large, motherly woman bore down upon him with a glass of milk and a bun. 2005 Independent 22 Sept. 28/1 More than one million people were under evacuation orders yesterday..as Hurricane Rita bore down on the central Texas coast. 4. intransitive. U.S. Baseball. To play with the utmost effort. Now also more generally: to work or try as hard as possible; to give one's all. ΚΠ 1925 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 7 Mar. 6/2 (headline) Pitchers bear down in work in the South. 1970 R. Coover Universal Baseball Assoc. ii. 63 The Knicks could..still, by bearing down with their two Aces in the last two games, come out of the series better off than they went in. 2009 D. F. Wallace in New Yorker 9 Mar. 63/1 Then he did two more returns, checked the clock real quick, then two more, then bore down and did three in a row. < as lemmas |
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