| 词汇 | bearer |
| 释义 | bearerWord family noun bearer bearablenessbearingbearishnessbearberrybearbinebearcatbear hugbear marketbearskinbearwardadjective bearable ≠ unbearable bearishverb bear adverb bearably ≠ unbearably bearishly bear·er /ˈbeərə $ ˈberər/ noun [countableC] 1. CARRY formal someone who carries something such as a flag or a stretcher (=light bed for a sick person) 持…的人；抬[担，背]着…的人；旗手 2 MESSAGEsomeone who brings you information, a letter etc 传达消息者，带信人 I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but ... 我真不愿意报告坏消息，但是… 3. SCL formal the bearer of a legal document, for example a passport, is the person that it officially belongs to 〔证件的〕持有者 4 someone who knows about traditions and customs, and makes sure that younger people learn about them 〔传统和习俗的〕传授者，传播者 They see themselves as the bearers of Jewish tradition. 他们视自己为犹太传统的传承者。 Examples from the Corpus bearer• The numerous men employed as bearers become undertakers, although they have never done anything until they have got the job.• Nothing daunted, the bearers of comfort brought a flagon of ale and a long clay pipe.• So I went myself to see the undertaker, select the bearers, and arrange all the funeral details.• The bearers of the arrows danced once more around the fire and departed. the bearer of bad news• I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I think the hot water heaters not working.• He had sufficient cause to suppose that Thomas was only a messenger, merely the bearer of bad news.• Bastian was the bearer of bad news. From Longman Business Dictionary bearerbear·er /ˈbeərəˈberər/ noun [countableC]FINANCE 1someone who owns or possesses a document such as a bond, cheque, or a BILL OF EXCHANGE The firm became suspicious about the bonds and asked the bearer for confirmation. 2FINANCE payable to bearer words written on a document to say that the amount of money stated on the document should be paid to the person who has it in their possession, rather than to a named person I took a check marked ‘payable to bearer’ to a bank to cash. 3FINANCE bearer bond/cheque/share etc a bond, cheque, share etc that is considered to be owned by or payable to the person who has it in their possession, even though their name may not appear on it or may not be on the official list of owners |
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