claws (= pointed parts on the ends of its feet). There are many types of bear.熊:a black bear — see also GRIZZLY BEAR, POLAR BEAR, TEDDY BEAR 2 {finance a person who sells shares in a company, etc., hoping to buy them back later at a lower price •在 证券市场等)卖空的人—compare bull(3) —see also bearish fT5!?H like a bear with a sore head (informal) bad-tempered or in a bad-tempered way 性子:;脾气 暴躁

bearable /fbearabl; NAmE 'ber-/ adj. a person or thing that is bearable can be accepted or dealt with 可忍 受的;能应付的:S/ze was t/ie oniy thing that made bearaWe.只因宥T她生活方可以过得下未,EQ3

UNBEARABLE

beard /biad; NAmE bird/ noun, verb m noun [C, U] hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of a man's face; similar hair that grows on some animals (人的胡须,络聴胡子r髯;(动物的)颔毛,须:报 has decided to grow a beard and a moustache.

定留起络聰胡子和M◊ a weefc’s growt/i / beard —复 期未刮沾胡子◊ ge goat’s beard羊的胡子一picture hair compare moustache beard-ed adj. a bearded/ace/mart长有胡子的脸/男子 m verb [VN] to beard the lion in his den to go to see an important or powerful person to tell them that you disagree with themthat you want sthetc.进狮穴 捋狮须I (敢于触犯有权势者>

beardie /'biadi; NAmE 'birdi/ noun (BrE, informal, disap- prav/>)g) a man with a beard 蓄须的貞乎'★胡子 bearer /'be0ra(r); NAmE 'ber-/ noun 1 a person whose job it is to carry sth, especially at a ceremony (’’.. 指在礼仪中)持coj5bearers 扶灵者see

also PALL-BEARER, RING BEARER, STANDARD-BEARER,

stretcher-bearer 2 a person who brings a message, a letter, etc.传达消息者;送信人J’m sony to be the bearer qf bad news.很遗憾我带来了坏消息3 (/o/77w/) a person who has sth with, them or is the official owner of sthsuch as a document持有者;正式持有人;持票 A pass will allow the bearer to enter the building. 持有通行证者方可进入这栋大楼4 a person who has knowledge of sth, such as an idea or a tradition, and makes sure that it is not forgotten, by teaching others ^ about it (观念、传统等的)传授者,传播者 'bear hug noun an act of showing affection for sb by holding them very tightly and strongly in your arms 紧紧p(或热烈的)拥抱

bearing /.bearm; AMmf .ber-/ /?otm 1 [U]on sth the way in which sth is related to sth or influences it ^ 系;影响Recent events had no bearing on our decision. 近期鲐_件与我们的决定没有:养系◊ Regular exercise has a direct bearing, on _/?mess _and health.经常性锻炼対 于身体健康有直接影响。2 [sing.] the way in which you Standwalk or behave 姿态举止Her vvhoZe bearing was aert.她整个人保持着戒备状态3 [C]术语) a direction measured from a fixed point using a compass (用罗盘测定的)方位4 [cr(tec/jm‘7/术语) a part of a machine that supports a moving part, especially one that is turning (器的)承座;(尤 指)轴承see also ball bearing get/find/take your bearings to make yourself familiar with your surroundings in order to find out where you are or to feel comfortable in a place判明亨位;弄清自.己所处的 地位;熟悉环境 lose your 'bearings to become lost or confused迷失方向;陷入困惑 bearish /'bearij; NAmE 'ber-/ adj. {finance M) showing or expecting a fall in the prices of shares 熊击的;(证 券市场 > 看跌的a bearish marfcet 熊市◊ Japanese banfo remain bearish•日本银行继续看M— compare

BULLISH

bear market noun (finance M) a period during which people are selling shares, etc. rather than buying, because they expect the prices to fall 熊市(预期价格下 跌而售出股囊的一段时期)ccwnpare BULL MARKET Bearn-aise sauce/.beianeiz 'so:s; A/Amf .beiar-/ noun [u] a sauce which contains eggs and herbs 贝阿恩沙.司; 蛋黄龙蒿酱