bearing
noun /ˈbeərɪŋ/
/ˈberɪŋ/
- [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.
她的评论与这个问题没有多大关系。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- important
- significant
- …
- have
- bearing on
- have little bearing on something
- have no bearing on something
- Recent events had no bearing on our decision.
- [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
正直的军人风度
- Her whole bearing was alert.
- [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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- compass
- check
- find
- gain
- …
- take a (compass) bearing on something
- They took compass bearings on the tower.
- 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
找到/找到/确定你的方位 - 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.
他在山顶停下来,试图找到自己的方向。
- 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.
他们是生活中迷失了方向的人。
- to get/find/take your bearings
- [countable] (specialist) a part of a machine that supports a moving part, especially one that is turning
see also ball bearingTopics Engineeringc2(机器的)支座;(尤指)轴承