rear是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 at the back of something -- 後部的；後面的；背部的

  • There's a sticker on the rear door/window. 後門／後窗戶上貼著一張紙條。

  • The horse had injured one of its rear legs. 這匹馬一條後腿受傷了。

• 1 the back part of something -- 後面；後部；背部

  • We walked round to the rear of the house. 我們繞道走到房子的後面。

  • Two police motorcyclists brought up the rear (= formed the last part) of the demonstration. 遊行示威隊伍尾部有兩位員警騎著機車殿後。

• 2 to care for young animals or children until they are able to care for themselves -- 養育；撫養；飼養

  • Some women make a deliberate choice to rear a child alone. 一些婦女經過慎重考慮，作出獨自撫養孩子的抉擇。

  • He describes how these birds rear their young. 他描述了這些鳥是如何養育幼鳥的。

• 3 to rise up or to lift something up -- 豎起；舉起；抬高

  • The horse reared (up) (= suddenly rose onto its back legs) when it heard the gun shot. 馬聽到槍響突然直立起後腿。

  • The lion slowly reared its head (= lifted it up) and looked around. 獅子緩緩抬起頭環顧四周。