bearing
noun
uk/ˈbeə.rɪŋ/us/ˈber.ɪŋ/bearingnoun(MACHINE PART)
[C]
apartof amachinethatsupportsanotherpartthatturnsaround:
轴承awheelbearing车轮轴承
arollerbearing滚柱轴承
Machines - parts
- air compressor
- air filter
- axle
- cogwheel
- compressor
- console
- control panel
- controller
- cowl
- differential gear
- guard
- instrumentation
- jet
- plunger
- regulator
- slide
- split pin
- universal joint
- vee belt
- wheel
bearingnoun(POSITION)
get/findyourbearings
todiscoveryourexactposition:
发现确切位置Theroadsystemwas socomplicatedthat we had tostopto getourbearings severaltimes.路况非常复杂，以至于我们不得不停下来好几次以确定方位。
tosucceedinbecomingfamiliarwith a newsituation:
适应新情况（或新环境）Ittakesa while to getyourbearings when youstarta newjob.刚开始干一份工作时，需要花一段时间才能适应新环境。
lose your bearings
If youloseyourbearings, you do notknowwhere you are:
迷路Theylosttheirbearings in thedark.他们在黑暗中迷路了。
[C]geographyspecialized
anexactposition,measuredclockwise(= to theright)fromnorth. Bearings are given as threenumbers:
方位；方位角Thecampsiteis 5milesaway from hereon abearingof045degrees.野营地离这里有5英里，方位角为45度。
Theyachtsmantooka bearingon(=foundhispositionby using)thelighthouse.游艇驾驶员根据灯塔确定方位。
Points of the compass
- cardinal point
- compass reading
- compass rose
- E, e
- easterly
- eastern
- easternmost
- geomagnetic pole
- magnetic north
- magnetic pole
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- southern
- southwestern
- true north
- western
- westernmost
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General location and orientation
bearingnoun(INFLUENCE)
have a bearing onsomething
to have aninfluenceon something or arelationshipto something:
与…有关系；对…有影响What youdecidenow could have aconsiderablebearing onyourfuture.你现在所作的决定可能会对你的未来产生极大的影响。
bearingnoun(MANNER)
[U]formal
someone's way ofmovingandbehaving:
举止，风度She had aproud,distinguishedbearing.她举止高贵。
Behaving, interacting and behaviour
- as ye sow, so shall ye reapidiom
- atavism
- attachment disorder
- attitude
- behave
- carry
- conduct
- dyadic
- example
- humanization
- humanize
- interaction
- ism
- nudge theory
- operant
- phase
- presence
- provincialism
- treat
- treatment
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Posture