Word · Frequency #1065
bears
熊
bears is the plural of bear.
核心释义
A large, heavy mammal with thick fur and a short tail
- 1.
大型、通常杂食的哺乳动物,毛粗、尾短、足平
A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous) of the family Ursidae; having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet.
- 2.
大型的平足肉食或杂食哺乳动物,毛发长且爪子强壮
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
- 3.
粗鲁、无礼、不文明的人
A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
- 4.
对市场持悲观态度的投资者；预期价格下跌而选择现在卖出以便以后以更低价格买入的投资者
an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
- 5.
预期价格下跌而卖出商品、证券或期货的投资者
An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
- 6.
便携式打孔机
A portable punching machine.
- 7.
用粗糙垫子覆盖的块,用于擦洗甲板。
A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
- 8.
第十五张列诺曼牌。
The fifteenth Lenormand card.
空头；看跌者；粗鲁的人；莽汉；便携式打孔机；擦洗甲板的粗垫块；列诺曼牌中的第十五张牌
用法In use
The bear caught a salmon in the river.
用法提示：bear 作名词，意为“熊”，指具体的动物。
We watched two bears playing in the meadow.
用法提示：bears 是 bear 的复数形式，作名词，指多只熊。
A bear can run surprisingly fast despite its size.
用法提示：bear 作名词，泛指熊这一类动物。
a bear
bear 在此为可数名词，指熊；单数前需加 a/an/the，复数形式为 bears。
A bear appeared in the garden.
一只熊出现在花园里。
bear + noun
名词 bear 可直接修饰另一个名词，如 bear market，表示行情下跌、投资者看空的市场；相反说法是 bull market（牛市）。
Investors are preparing for a bear market.
投资者正在为熊市做准备。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- polar bear
- 北极熊
- The polar bear is a powerful swimmer.北极熊是强壮的游泳者。
- grizzly bear
- 灰熊
- We saw a grizzly bear near the river.我们在河边看到一只灰熊。
- black bear
- 黑熊
- The black bear ate berries in the forest.黑熊在森林里吃浆果。
- bear cub
- 熊崽
- The bear cub followed its mother.小熊跟在妈妈后面。
- bear market
- 熊市
- Investors became cautious during the bear market.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
看到 bear 里有 ear（耳朵），记住熊的耳朵小；熊爪向下拍，股市里 bear 是看跌的空头。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、科普文章、儿童读物、动物园标识 作为“熊”这一义项，该词为中性常用名词，正式与非正式场合都很自然；在口语、科普和儿童读物中都比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 bear 的 /ɛər/ 音押韵（美式常读 /ɛr/），但拼写各异：pear/wear 用 -ear，care/bare 用 -are，fair 用 -air，there 用 -ere。注意 -ear 在 bear 中读 /ɛər/，不要与 beer /bɪər/ 混淆，后者拼写相近但不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.