| 单词 | bear down |
| 释义 | bear downSEE SYNONYMS FOR bear down ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, adverb; often foll by on or upon)to press or weigh down to approach in a determined or threatening manner (of a vessel) to make an approach (to another vessel, obstacle, etc) from windward (of a woman during childbirth) to exert a voluntary muscular pressure to assist delivery Words nearby bear downBearden, beardfish, beardless, Beardmore Glacier, beard moss, bear down, Beardsley, beard-stroking, beard the lion, beardtongue, beard worm Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with bear downbear down Press or weigh down on someone or something. For example, This pen doesn't write unless you bear down hard on it. [Late 1600s] Try hard, intensify one's efforts, as in If you'll just bear down, you'll pass the test. Move forward in a pressing or threatening way, as in The ferry bore down on our little skiff. This usage was originally nautical. [Early 1700s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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