| 单词 | rear |
| 释义 | rear —rear /rɪər/ aep /rɪr/ adjective [before noun] ► B2 at the back of something: » There's a sticker on the rear door/window.» The horse had injured one of its rear legs.→ SEE ALSO REARGUARD(Cf. ↑rearguard)Thesaurus+: ↑General location and orientationThesaurus+: ↑After and behind , ↑Before, after and already• • • Extra Examples:» She cast a quick look in the rear mirror.» Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake another car.» A car usually has a driver's seat, a passenger seat and rear seats.» Both front and rear gardens are spacious.» One of the rear wheels came off.noun the rearC1 the back part of something: » We walked round to the rear of the house.» Two police motorcyclists brought up the rear (= formed the last part) of the demonstration.Thesaurus+: ↑Surfaces of objects , ↑Edges and extremities of objectsF0 [C] (ALSO rear end) OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL a person's bottom Thesaurus+: ↑The buttocksverb [I or T] (RISE) ↑Verb Endings for rear ► F0 to rise up or to lift something up: » The horse reared (up) (= suddenly rose onto its back legs) when it heard the gun shot.» The lion slowly reared its head (= lifted it up) and looked around.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving upwardsverb [T] (CARE FOR) ↑Verb Endings for rear ► C1 to care for young animals or children until they are able to care for themselves: » Some women make a deliberate choice to rear a child alone.» He describes how these birds rear their young.→ SEE ALSO CHILD-REARING(Cf. ↑child-rearing)Thesaurus+: ↑Parenting and caring for childrenThesaurus+: ↑Animal farming - general words• • • Extra Examples:» She's reared four children very successfully.» He grew up in Hoboken, where Sinatra was reared.» He took me to the North Georgia mountains where he was reared.» Most pigs reared for meat are killed around 18-20 years old.» The animals are reared for breeding purposes rather than the dinner table. |
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