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IELTS BNC: 5255 COCA: 6720

bearing
bearing /ˈberɪŋ/ noun
plural bearings
bearing
/ˈberɪŋ/
noun
plural bearings
Learner's definition of BEARING
1 
[singular] formal : the way in which a person moves, stands, or behaves举止；姿态；风度
2 
formal : a relation or connection — + on关系；关联；联系
[singular]
[noncount]
3 
[count] technical : a machine part in which another part turns or slides轴承 — see also ball bearing
4 
[count] technical : a measurement taken with a compass that indicates the direction or position of something（用罗盘）定向，测位

beyond bearing

formal or past bearing
: too painful, unpleasant, etc., to be accepted or endured无法承受的；无法容忍的

get/find your bearings

: to find out your position判别方位；确定位置
— often used figuratively常用作比喻

lose your bearings

: to become lost迷失方向；不知所措
— often used figuratively常用作比喻
IELTS BNC: 5255 COCA: 6720

bearing

noun

bear·​ing ˈber-iŋ How to pronounce bearing (audio)
1
: the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear entry 2 sense 2f) oneself
a man of dignified bearing
… a confident and cheerful bearing. Sheridan LeFanu
2
a
: the act, power, or time of bringing forth offspring or fruit
a woman past bearing
b
: a product of bearing : crop
three bearings in a year
3
a
: an object, surface, or point that supports
b
: a machine part in which another part (such as a journal or pin) turns or slides
4
heraldry : a figure borne on a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c)
The lion is a common bearing.
5
: pressure, thrust
6
a
: the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass
on a northerly bearing
b
: a determination of position
take a bearing
c
bearings plural : comprehension of one's position, environment, or situation
The ship lost its bearings in the fog.
helping new employees get their bearings
d
: relation, connection
—often used with on
facts that have a direct bearing on the questionThey assured us that their personal feelings had no bearing on their decision.
also : purport
the bearing of that remark
7
: the part of a structural member that rests on its supports
a beam with 4 inches of bearing upon the wall

Synonyms

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bearing, deportment, demeanor, mien, manner, carriage mean the outward manifestation of personality or attitude.

bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture.

a woman of regal bearing

deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training.

your deportment was atrocious

demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior.

the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter

mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor.

a mien of supreme self-satisfaction

manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others.

the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders

carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking.

the kind of carriage learned at boarding school

Example Sentences

a man of military bearing these new facts have some bearing on the case
Recent Examples on the Web With the help of community members and visitors, the installation grew ever larger, adding a blizzard of orange fabric strips, huge cards inscribed with dozens of signatures and thousands of message-bearing luggage tags. John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Tesla’s solution adds a strengthening function for the adhesive, making the whole battery load-bearing. Mark Andrews, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022 Their fabrications, whether in lace or thick wools, were an unexpected switch-up from the vampy, skin-bearing designs that many pop stars wear to the VMAs. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2022 In her boldness and bearing, Williams has always reminded me of my undaunted nieces and cousins and my late paternal grandmother, Peggy Mae Streeter, a powerful Black woman born one generation from slavery. Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 The protagonists’ personal bearing is itself a matter of style; or, rather, the posse’s style is a matter of identity, of self-assertion, of endurance. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022 The mission -- which will kick off the Artemis program, with the aim of eventually returning humans to the moon -- carries on a tradition that began in the 1960s of NASA spacecraft bearing mementos. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 What bearing did his Cleveland-area roots have on him later in life? John Benson, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 Posted on a fence near where her brother died were balloons, flowers, photos and a blackboard bearing chalked messages. oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bearing was in the 14th century

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IELTS BNC: 5255 COCA: 6720
bearing

noun¹

 1way in which sth is related關係ADJECTIVE | VERB + BEARING | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤direct, important, significant直接的關係；重要的影響◇The rise in interest rates had a direct bearing on the company's profits.利率的提高對公司的利潤有直接的影響。VERB + BEARING➤have有關係PREPOSITION➤bearing on對⋯的影響PHRASES➤have little bearing on sth, have no bearing on sth對⋯沒有多少／毫無影響◇You are describing ideal conditions that have little bearing on the real world.你描述的是理想條件，與真實世界沒有多少關係。
bearing

noun²

 2direction/position方向；位置ADJECTIVE | VERB + BEARING | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤compass羅經方位VERB + BEARING➤check檢查方位◇He checked his bearings on the map in the car.他在車裏查看了一下自己在地圖上的位置。➤find, gain, get找到方位；辨明方位◇Everything was in darkness and it was difficult to get my bearings.周圍一片漆黑，很難弄清我的方位。➤keep保持方位感◇Keeping your bearings in a sandstorm is impossible.在沙塵暴中要想保持方位感是不可能的。➤regain重新找到方位◇He took a moment to regain his bearings.他用了一點兒時間重新認清了方向。➤lose迷失方向◇She lost her bearings in the thick forest.她在茂密的森林裏迷了路。PHRASES➤take a (compass) bearing on sth測某地的（羅經）方位◇Take a compass bearing on that mountain.測一下那座山的羅經方位。

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