bear¹/beər $ ber/

v.

➊ be able to accept or deal with sth unpleasant or painful

➋ give birth to a child

➌ bring or carry sth

➭ pt. bore/bɔːr $ bɔːr/

➭ pp. borne/bɔːn $ bɔːrn/

v.

➊ [T; I] 忍受；容忍：The noise is more than anyone can bear. 谁也忍受不了这噪音。

◇I really can't bear her. 我真的受不了她。

◇[bear doing sth = bear to do sth] She can't bear to be (=being) treated unfairly. 她无法忍受被人歧视。

➋ [T] （给…）生育（孩子）：[bear (sb) ...] She has borne her husband four children. 她已经给她丈夫生了4个小孩。

➌ 携带，拿：She came bearing flowers. 她捧着花来了。

bear

born

birth

音组-ear/-eər $ -er/

bear; pear; swear; tear (v.); wear

同音 bare; bear

常犯错误

✗ He was borne in 1996.

✓ He was born in 1996. 他出生于1996年。

[✌be born常用于表示某人出生于某时或某地，其中的born为形容词。而borne为过去分词，用于完成时中]

n. a large strong animal with thick fur and sharp claws

n. [C] 熊：a black bear黑熊

◇a mother bear 母熊

◇A bear eats flesh, fruit and insects. 熊吃肉、水果和昆虫。