ph.
1. The packed ice bore down on the ship.
浮冰向船逼近。
2. Responsibility for his family bears down on the young man.
养家的重任压在年轻人的身上。
1. 冲向;对...施加压力：bear away 夺得;赢得(奖品等) | bear down on 冲向;对...施加压力 | bear down 压倒,击败,克服
2. 袭击：bear comparison with 比得上 | bear down on 袭击 | bear down 压倒
3. 逼近：hearing:听证会 | bear down on:逼近 | power-for-money deal:权钱交易
4. 冲向;对...施加压劦：bear away 夺得;赢得(奖品等) | bear down on 冲向;对...施加压劦 | bear down 压倒,击败,克服
1. The bear bit down hard on the boy's arms, tearing and nearly separating the flesh from his bones.
2. He noted the pressure that continues to bear down on the Chinese stock markets.
3. That was down 21 percent from its high for the year on January 19, the technical definition of a bear market.
verb
1. exert a force with a heavy weight
e.g. The snow bore down on the roof
Synonym: drag down bear down press down on weigh down
2. sail towards another vessel, of a ship
Synonym: bear down upon