bear oneself = behave举止，表现
Despite being heckled by the crowd, the leader bore himself with dignity.
尽管被众人质问，但这位领导人仍然表现出神气十足的样子。
bear out = confirm为•••作证，证明
She recently won a beauty contest, which bears out the fact that she is one of the prettiest girls in town.
最近她在选美大赛中获胜，这证明了她是城里最漂亮的女孩之一。
bear up = tolerate difficulty/pain with fortitude撑住；鼓起勇气
I don’t know how she continues to bear up under the strain of having to look after her invalid mother.
我不知道她是如何继续挑起要照料她那病弱的母亲的重担的。
bear with = be patient/sympathetic towards somebody耐心对待某人
Please bear with me while I finish attending to this other customer first.
在我先服侍这个顾客时，请耐心等我。
注：attend to 注意(留意,专心于,照料)
like a bear with a sore head = bad-tempered情绪恶劣
I shouldn’t talk to him this morning-he’s like a bear with a sore head.
今天早上我不应该同他说话-他情绪恶劣。
bear witness = be a witness to something, prove成为某事的证人[见证，证据]
The farmer’s weather-beaten face bore witness to his years spent outdoors.
农夫的那张饱经风霜的脸是他在野外生活了数年之久的证明。
like a bear with a sore head :
For three days already, she's like a bear with a sore head. Is there any brave who can ask her what happened?
她情绪恶劣已经三天了。有哪个勇敢的可以去问她发生了什么事吗？
bear witness :
The test results bear witness to the severity of his illness.
检查结果证明了他病情的严重性。
2009/4/6
like a bear with a sore head
I had been like a bear with a sore head when my car was hit by an e-bike .
当我的车与自行车碰撞了一下之后，我心情低落。
I shouldn't talk to him,bucause he's like a bear with a sore head.
我不能更他说话，因为他情绪低落。
bear witness
I can bear witness to his innocence.
我能证明他的清白。
The pedestrian can bear witness that this juvenile shot her mother.
行人证明那个少年袭击了他母亲。
grin and bear it = (cheerfully) endure difficulty/hardship<口>苦笑忍受，苦笑着默默忍受痛苦
He doesn’t want to work late next week but he’ll just have to grin and bear it.
他不愿下星期加班，但是只好忍受着。
bearings
find/get one’s bearings = locate/orientate oneself确定自己的方位；辨别方向
I only started my new job yesterday and I haven’t yet had time to get my bearings.
我仅仅昨天才开始新的工作，因此还没有理出个头绪。
grin and bear it :
She has known thathe had never loved her, but she has been grinning and bearing it for 20 years.
她知道他从来没有爱过她，但是这20年来一直在默默忍受着。
find/get one’s bearings :
You'd better find your bearings in this society as soon as possible,or you will lost yourself.
你最好尽快找到自己的定位，否则你会迷失自我。
2009/4/8
grin and bear it
All I can do was grin and bear it until I got a new job
我只能忍气吞声直到我找到新工作。
bearings
When I find my new bearings ,I'll contact with you.
等我找到我的新定位，我会联系你的。
楼主
发表于 2009-4-4 23:16:23
