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单词 bear down
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bear down

1. phrasal verb
If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
A group of half a dozen men entered the pub and bore down on the bar. [VP + on]
[Also VERB PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
To bear down on something means to push or press downwards with steady pressure.
The roof support structure had collapsed and the entire weight was bearing down onthe ceiling. [VERB PARTICLE + on]
[Also VERB PARTICLE]
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bear down in British English

verb (intr, adverb; often foll by on or upon)
1. 
to press or weigh down
2. 
to approach in a determined or threatening manner
3. 
(of a vessel) to make an approach (to another vessel, obstacle, etc) from windward
4. 
(of a woman during childbirth) to exert a voluntary muscular pressure to assist delivery

bear down in American English

1. 
to press or push down; exert pressure
2. 
to make a strong effort
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Examples of 'bear down' in a sentence
bear down

These two things seemed to bear down on me with all the weight of a personal failure.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
The wind reached Harmony, slamming her boom to port; she began to bear down on Grace.
Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002)
I can't have a wobbly surface when I'm trying to bear down.
Wright, Eric A BODY SURROUNDED BY WATER (2002)
I'd run this gauntlet with clients a zillion times, there was nothing to do but bear down and go forward.
Lisa Scottoline LEGAL TENDER (2002)
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