| 英语单词 | bearer |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['beərə(r)] 美 ['berər] |
| 中文释义 | n.持票者;带信人;承担人;脚夫;搬运工;能开花结果的植物;柩夫 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Please allow the bearer of this passport to pass freely without let or hindrance. (2) I'm the bearer of the good news. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 请予护照持有人顺利通行。 (2) 我是带来好消息的人。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A bearer is a person who carries or delivers something. If you hate to be the bearer of bad news, don't become a traffic cop. |
| vocabulary扩展 | If you're the flag bearer in a parade, it means you march at the front gripping a flag, and a coffin bearer holds one end of the coffin at a funeral. You'll often find the word in the phrase "bearer of bad news" or "bearer of bad tidings." In the mid-17th century, the word bearer was primarily used to mean "person who carried dead bodies to the grave." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]送(口信等)的人;带信人 The bearer of something such as a message is the person who brings it to you. [usu N
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]举(或抬、持)…的人 A bearer of a particular thing is a person who carries it, especially in a ceremony. [usu n N] [FORMAL 正式]
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]拥有(某文件、权利或职位)的人;持有…的人;持有者 The bearer of something such as a document, a right, or an official position is the person who possesses it or holds it. [oft N [FORMAL 正式]
4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](传统、想法或特征等的)保持者,拥有者 The bearer of a tradition, idea, or characteristic is someone or something that is particularly associated with it and passes it on to other people or situations. [N [FORMAL 正式]
5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](在旧时的印度指欧洲人的)当地用人,土著仆人 In former times, especially in India, a bearer was a native servant of a European. [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] 6 See also:pallbearer ;standard bearer ; |
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