bear down on

英 [beə(r) daʊn ɒn]

美 [ber daʊn ɑːn]

压在…上; 施加压力; 加紧努力以完成

英英释义

verb

• exert a force with a heavy weight
  1. The snow bore down on the roof
  Synonym:drag downbear downpress down onweigh down
• sail towards another vessel, of a ship
  Synonym:bear down upon

双语例句

• The enemy warship tried to bear down on our small airboat.
  敌舰企图逼近我们的小汽艇。
• His tentative suggestion of a transaction tax, which he argued would bear down on profits and limit socially unacceptable bonuses, is another curious line of reasoning.
  特纳试探性地建议征收交易税，称这将削减利润并限制社会难以接受的奖金水平，这又是一种古怪的推理方式。
• The polar bear is so grief-stricken at the loss of her cub that she lies down on the ice to die.
  北极熊在失去小熊后受到了太大的打击，甚至想躺在冰上死去。
• Second, bear down on the huge uninvested corporate profits, including by reforming taxation.
  其次，把企业未投资出去的巨额利润消化掉，办法包括实施税收改革。
• You have to bear down on the screw quite hard to get it to turn.
  你要用力将螺丝往下压，才能转动它。
• My batting trainer told me to bear down on my swing.
  我的棒球教练告诉我挥棒时（应该）往下压。
• The other thing to bear in mind is that we don't want to water down the mobile experience for visitors running very capable browsers, such as those found on the iPhone or Android platforms.
  另一个需要留意的事情是我们不想让运行着功能强大的浏览器（例如运行于iPhone或Android平台上的浏览器）的那些访客的移动体验大打折扣。
• When you meet challengers and obstacles, you have the resourcefulness and discipline to bear down and focus on these challenges.
  当你遇到挑战和障碍的时候，你会以耐力和责任感来承受，并集中精力来解决这些困难。
• He's gonna bear down on me and soft-soap you.
  他要打压我，再哄骗你。
• To bear down on energy usage would require a different approach.
  抑制能源使用将需要采取一种不同的方式。