v.  忍受，忍耐，经受住 ≈ stand

v.  承担，负担 ≈ hold

v.  支撑，承受，支承〔重量〕

v.  带有〔某种标记或外观特征〕

v.  生育

n.  熊

n.  难做的事情；棘手的事情

• bearing   n.  关系；影响

• can’t bear sth 

  接受不了某事；忍受不了某事/某人

• bear/keep (sth) in mind 

  记住（某事），把（某事）记在心里

• have a/some/no etc bearing on sth 

  对某事有影响/有一些影响/没有影响等

• lose your bearings  迷失方向

• But an accumulating body of research indicates that some distinctions between one type of elder care and another have little real bearing on how well residents do.

• We clearly bear some responsibility, because if our car hadn't moved, there wouldn't have been a crash.

  很明显我们需要承担责任

• Some animals, such as bears, frogs and snakes, sleep all winter. 熊会冬眠

• Why do working women of child-bearing age tend to feel drained of energy? 生育年龄

• She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to bear the pain. 她恐怕自己忍受不了这种痛苦。

• Developed countries bear much of the responsibility for environmental problems.

  发达国家对环境问题负有主要责任。

• The letter bore no signature.

  这封信上没有署名。

• She bore him three sons.

  她为他生了三个儿子。

• I completely lost my bearings in the dark.

  我在黑暗中完全迷失了方向。

BrE /beə(r)/ 

NAmE /ber/