rear
UK [rɪər] US [rɪr] adjective [before noun]
ADVANCED
■at the back of something 后部的；后面的；背部的•There's a sticker on the rear door/window.后门／后窗户上贴着一张纸条。 •The horse had injured one of its rear legs.这匹马一条后腿受伤了。 ⇒ See also rearguard
UK [rɪər] US [rɪr] noun
the rear
ADVANCED
■the back part of something 后面；后部；背部•We walked round to the rear of the house.我们绕道走到房子的后面。 •Two police motorcyclists brought up the rear (= formed the last part) of the demonstration.游行示威队伍尾部有两位员警骑着摩托车殿后。 countable (also rear end) old-fashioned informal
■a person's bottom 屁股，腚
UK [rɪər] US [rɪr] verb
CARE FOR 照顾
ADVANCED transitive
■to care for young animals or children until they are able to care for themselves 养育；抚养；饲养•Some women make a deliberate choice to rear a child alone.一些妇女经过慎重考虑，作出独自抚养孩子的抉择。 •He describes how these birds rear their young.他描述了这些鸟是如何养育幼鸟的。 ⇒ See also child-rearing
UK [rɪər] US [rɪr] verb
RISE 举起
intransitive or transitive
■to rise up or to lift up 竖起；举起；抬高•The horse reared (up) (= suddenly rose onto its back legs) when it heard the gun shot.马听到枪响突然直立起后腿。 •The lion slowly reared its head (= lifted it up) and looked around.狮子缓缓抬起头环顾四周。
UK [rɪər] US [rɪr] verb
rear its (ugly) head
■(of something unpleasant) to appear （令人不快的事情）出现，冒头，发生•The familiar spectre of drought and famine has reared its ugly head again.人们所熟悉的干旱和饥饿的凶兆已经再度出现。
UK [rɪər] US [rɪr] verb
Phrasal Verbs rear above/over sth/sb literary
■to appear very tall and big in comparison with another thing or person 高高耸立于…之上；赫然高耸在…旁边•The mountain reared above the village.村子旁边，一座大山直入云端。 |