bear down

英 [beə daʊn] 美 [ber daʊn]

• 克服； 更加努力； 压服； 击败

英英释义

Verb:

1. exert a force with a heavy weight;

   "The snow bore down on the roof"
   

2. contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

3. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle;

   "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
   

4. exert full strength;

   "The pitcher bore down"
   

5. pay special attention to;

   "The lectures bore down on the political background"
   

6. exert a force or cause a strain upon;

   "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
   

词汇搭配

• bear down on 逼近
• bear down upon 向 ... 快速逼...

近反义词

【近义词】

• press down on 压在…上
• charge 责任
• bear down on 逼近
• weigh down 使 ... 负重担...
• drag down 拖垮
• overbear 威压