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bearing

noun
🔊/ˈbeərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈberɪŋ/
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  1. [uncountable, singular] bearing on something the way in which something is related to something or influences it关系；影响
    • Recent events had no bearing on our decision.近期的事件与我们的决定没有关系。🔊🔊
    • Regular exercise has a direct bearing on fitness and health.经常性锻炼对于身体健康有直接影响。🔊🔊
    • Her comments didn’t have much bearing on the subject.她的评论与该主题关系不大。
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    • The rise in interest rates had a direct bearing on the company's profits.利率的提高对公司的利润有直接的影响。
    • You are describing ideal conditions that have little bearing on the real world.你描述的是理想条件，与真实世界没有多少关系。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • direct
    • important
    • significant
    • …
    verb + bearing
    • have
    preposition
    • bearing on
    phrases
    • have little bearing on something
    • have no bearing on something
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  2. [singular] the way in which you stand, walk or behave姿态；举止
    • Her whole bearing was alert.她整个人保持着戒备状态。🔊🔊
    • a man of upright, military bearing直立的军人
  3. [countable] bearing (on something) (specialist) a direction measured from a fixed point using a compass（用罗盘测定的）方位
    • They took compass bearings on the tower.他们在高塔上用罗盘确定了方位。
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    • Take a compass bearing on that mountain.测一下那座山的罗经方位。
    • The accuracy of bearings is within 4 to 5 degrees.轴承的精度在4到5度之间。
    • The log records the ship's bearings, wind direction and speed.航海日志记录了该船的方位、风向和航速。
    • You'll learn how to take your bearings with a compass.你将学会用罗盘定位。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • compass
    verb + bearing
    • check
    • find
    • gain
    • …
    phrases
    • take a (compass) bearing on something
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  4. your bearings
     [plural] knowledge of your position relative to everything that is around or near you判明方位；弄清自己所处的地位；熟悉环境
    • to get/find/take your bearings获取/查找/拿下轴承
    • She lost her bearings in the thick forest.她在茂密的森林里迷了路。
    • He paused at the top of the hill, trying to get his bearings.他在山顶停了下来，试图找到方向。
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    • He took a moment to regain his bearings.他用了一点儿时间重新认清了方向。
    • Keeping your bearings in a sandstorm is impossible.在沙尘暴中要想保持方位感是不可能的。
    • (figurative) They are people who have lost their bearings in life.他们是失去生命的人。
  5. [countable] (specialist) a part of a machine that supports a moving part, especially one that is turning（机器的）支座；（尤指）轴承 see also ball bearingTopics Engineeringc2