rear

Word family adjectiverearmostrearwardnounrear admiralrearguardrearerrearhorserear

rear1 /rɪə $ rɪr/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

BACK OF somethingat or near the back of something, especially a vehicle 〔尤指车辆〕后面的；后部的 OPP front

the rear door of the car

汽车的后门

Knock at the rear entrance.

敲后门。

Examples from the Corpus

rear• The captain and rear admiral, viewing the aircraft-launching operations from the island, are blinded by the flash.• Then he opened the rear door and painfully eased himself out to stand, swaying, alongside the car.• He sat by the rear door of the hearse with a gun in each hand while Jack bled and bled.• Silver-topped flasks conveniently placed inside the rear door of the Rolls-Royce.• Go around back and knock at the rear entrance.• The rear foot is used because it has the forward thrust of the body behind it.• Headroom abounds; rear legroom is good.• A police spokesman said the stolen car was in poor condition with a broken rear passenger window.• A bullet went crashing through the rear window, shattering the glass behind me.

rear2 noun

1 the rear BACK OF somethingBEHINDthe back part of an object, vehicle, or building, or a position at the back of an object or area 〔物体、车辆或建筑物的〕后部；〔物体或区域的〕后面 OPP front

at/to the rear (of something)

a garden at the rear of the house

屋后的花园

The hotel overlooks the river to the rear.

酒店后面俯视这条河。

in the rear (of something)

a passenger travelling in the rear of a car

坐在汽车后部的乘客

Examples from the Corpus

the rear• There are more seats at the rear of the theater.• Access to the kitchen is from the rear.• The engine is in the rear.

2. [countableC] (also rear end) informalHBH the part of your body which you sit on 屁股；臀部 SYN bottom

3 bring up the rear LASTto be at the back of a line of people or in a race 落在队尾；居末；殿后

Carole was left to bring up the rear.

卡萝尔被落在最后。

Examples from the Corpus

bring up the rear• Four men-at-arms rode alongside, and bringing up the rear was another monk herding a flock of sheep and goats.• One by one they climbed in, Delaney first, Nell in the middle, with Andrevitch bringing up the rear.• Chivvying the staff of the Villa Russe into the tea room with refreshments, Auguste brought up the rear.• They fall in beside him and start up the hill to the induction center, the cop bringing up the rear.• The funeral hearse was followed by cars full of friends, and a company of Life Guards brought up the rear.• We all followed our guide up the path, Marcus and I bringing up the rear.• He was tired of bringing up the rear in the march of civilization.• He led the way, followed by an ebullient Christina and Elaine, with James sullenly bringing up the rear.• The unmistakable figure of the immaculate Captain Trentham brought up the rear.• Dad was bringing up the rear to make sure no one got lost.

Examples from the Corpus

rear• A small porch at the rear can be used for other small items, although access is only from inside.• That's all, apart from the domestic quarters at the rear.• They glittered like the backs of scarabs caught in torchlight at the rear of a tomb.• We need that certain dunk, that certain kick in the rear, and he definitely gives it to us every game.• Get up off your rear end!

Related topics: Sociology, Agriculture

rear3 verb

1 [transitiveT]SSTA to look after a person or animal until they are fully grown 养育，抚养〔孩子〕；饲养〔动物〕 SYN raise

It’s a good place to rear young children.

这地方非常适合抚养小孩子成长。

The birds have been successfully reared in captivity.

这些鸟笼养成功。

2 [intransitiveI] (also rear up)UP if an animal rears, it rises up to stand on its back legs 〔动物〕用后腿直立起来 → buck

The horse reared and threw me off.

那匹马扬起前蹄，把我摔了下来。

3 [intransitiveI] (also rear up) if something rears up, it appears in front of you and often seems to be leaning over you in a threatening way 赫然耸立

A large rock, almost 200 feet high, reared up in front of them.

一块近200英尺高的巨岩赫然耸立在他们面前。

4 be reared on something SSCto be given a particular kind of food, books, entertainment etc regularly while you are a child 〔小时候〕吃[看，玩等]…长大

children reared on TV and video games

看电视、玩电子游戏长大的儿童

Examples from the Corpus

be reared on something• We were reared on junk food and B-movies.• Broilers are not kept in cages but are reared on deep-litter floors in large houses.• The gilts are reared on land which is dry and exposed to the sun.

5 rear its ugly head PROBLEMif a problem or difficult situation rears its ugly head, it appears and is impossible to ignore 〔问题或困境〕冒头，出现

The problem of drug-taking in sport has reared its ugly head again.

体育界服用药物的问题再次出现。

Examples from the Corpus

rear its ugly head• At Hubbard Woods Elementary an even more graphic example of the troubled world our children face reared its ugly head.• Clubs lost their authority and control of players when money reared its ugly head.• The spectre of restraint of trade rears its ugly head.• Hence the double bind attached to being appropriately feminine rears its ugly head again.• In addition, politics has reared its ugly head, all institutional efforts not withstanding.• One which is likely to rear its ugly head continually during this piece.• It rears its ugly head every time a similar shooting occurs at another school.• Unfortunately the same could not be said of the bad weather ruling which reared its ugly head too often.

Examples from the Corpus

rear• cattle rearing• She's reared a large family.• They all reared and exploded inside her - touch, smell, taste.• Reports about the costs of rearing children are more than we can take in.• Women who dropped out temporarily to rear children found themselves professionally penalized for the rest of their lives.• Riven hung on to his mount's bridle grimly whilst it bucked and reared in a desperate effort to get away.• Hamsters reared in the laboratory can be made to have female-biased litters by keeping them hungry during adolescence or pregnancy.• Reclamation in 1987 stopped generating power during critical salmon spawning and rearing months.• The Worm turned and reared up at them, and there was something in its sightless head that they knew showed satisfaction.• If the quail have been reared with siblings, both sexes prefer to mate with first cousins.

Origin rear1

(1500-1600) Probably from rear- (in words such as rearguard)

rear2

Old English ræran

词汇	rear
释义	rear Word family adjectiverearmostrearwardnounrear admiralrearguardrearerrearhorserear rear1 /rɪə $ rɪr/ ●●○ adjectiveadj [only before noun] BACK OF somethingat or near the back of something, especially a vehicle 〔尤指车辆〕后面的；后部的 OPP front the rear door of the car 汽车的后门 Knock at the rear entrance. 敲后门。 Examples from the Corpus rear• The captain and rear admiral, viewing the aircraft-launching operations from the island, are blinded by the flash.• Then he opened the rear door and painfully eased himself out to stand, swaying, alongside the car.• He sat by the rear door of the hearse with a gun in each hand while Jack bled and bled.• Silver-topped flasks conveniently placed inside the rear door of the Rolls-Royce.• Go around back and knock at the rear entrance.• The rear foot is used because it has the forward thrust of the body behind it.• Headroom abounds; rear legroom is good.• A police spokesman said the stolen car was in poor condition with a broken rear passenger window.• A bullet went crashing through the rear window, shattering the glass behind me. rear2 ●●○ noun 1 the rear BACK OF somethingBEHINDthe back part of an object, vehicle, or building, or a position at the back of an object or area 〔物体、车辆或建筑物的〕后部；〔物体或区域的〕后面 OPP front at/to the rear (of something) a garden at the rear of the house 屋后的花园 The hotel overlooks the river to the rear. 酒店后面俯视这条河。 in the rear (of something) a passenger travelling in the rear of a car 坐在汽车后部的乘客 Examples from the Corpus the rear• There are more seats at the rear of the theater.• Access to the kitchen is from the rear.• The engine is in the rear. 2. [countableC] (also rear end) informalHBH the part of your body which you sit on 屁股；臀部 SYN bottom 3 bring up the rear LASTto be at the back of a line of people or in a race 落在队尾；居末；殿后 Carole was left to bring up the rear. 卡萝尔被落在最后。 Examples from the Corpus bring up the rear• Four men-at-arms rode alongside, and bringing up the rear was another monk herding a flock of sheep and goats.• One by one they climbed in, Delaney first, Nell in the middle, with Andrevitch bringing up the rear.• Chivvying the staff of the Villa Russe into the tea room with refreshments, Auguste brought up the rear.• They fall in beside him and start up the hill to the induction center, the cop bringing up the rear.• The funeral hearse was followed by cars full of friends, and a company of Life Guards brought up the rear.• We all followed our guide up the path, Marcus and I bringing up the rear.• He was tired of bringing up the rear in the march of civilization.• He led the way, followed by an ebullient Christina and Elaine, with James sullenly bringing up the rear.• The unmistakable figure of the immaculate Captain Trentham brought up the rear.• Dad was bringing up the rear to make sure no one got lost. Examples from the Corpus rear• A small porch at the rear can be used for other small items, although access is only from inside.• That's all, apart from the domestic quarters at the rear.• They glittered like the backs of scarabs caught in torchlight at the rear of a tomb.• We need that certain dunk, that certain kick in the rear, and he definitely gives it to us every game.• Get up off your rear end! Related topics: Sociology, Agriculture rear3 ●○○ verb 1 [transitiveT]SSTA to look after a person or animal until they are fully grown 养育，抚养〔孩子〕；饲养〔动物〕 SYN raise It’s a good place to rear young children. 这地方非常适合抚养小孩子成长。 The birds have been successfully reared in captivity. 这些鸟笼养成功。 2 [intransitiveI] (also rear up)UP if an animal rears, it rises up to stand on its back legs 〔动物〕用后腿直立起来 → buck The horse reared and threw me off. 那匹马扬起前蹄，把我摔了下来。 3 [intransitiveI] (also rear up) if something rears up, it appears in front of you and often seems to be leaning over you in a threatening way 赫然耸立 A large rock, almost 200 feet high, reared up in front of them. 一块近200英尺高的巨岩赫然耸立在他们面前。 4 be reared on something SSCto be given a particular kind of food, books, entertainment etc regularly while you are a child 〔小时候〕吃[看，玩等]…长大 children reared on TV and video games 看电视、玩电子游戏长大的儿童 Examples from the Corpus be reared on something• We were reared on junk food and B-movies.• Broilers are not kept in cages but are reared on deep-litter floors in large houses.• The gilts are reared on land which is dry and exposed to the sun. 5 rear its ugly head PROBLEMif a problem or difficult situation rears its ugly head, it appears and is impossible to ignore 〔问题或困境〕冒头，出现 The problem of drug-taking in sport has reared its ugly head again. 体育界服用药物的问题再次出现。 Examples from the Corpus rear its ugly head• At Hubbard Woods Elementary an even more graphic example of the troubled world our children face reared its ugly head.• Clubs lost their authority and control of players when money reared its ugly head.• The spectre of restraint of trade rears its ugly head.• Hence the double bind attached to being appropriately feminine rears its ugly head again.• In addition, politics has reared its ugly head, all institutional efforts not withstanding.• One which is likely to rear its ugly head continually during this piece.• It rears its ugly head every time a similar shooting occurs at another school.• Unfortunately the same could not be said of the bad weather ruling which reared its ugly head too often. Examples from the Corpus rear• cattle rearing• She's reared a large family.• They all reared and exploded inside her - touch, smell, taste.• Reports about the costs of rearing children are more than we can take in.• Women who dropped out temporarily to rear children found themselves professionally penalized for the rest of their lives.• Riven hung on to his mount's bridle grimly whilst it bucked and reared in a desperate effort to get away.• Hamsters reared in the laboratory can be made to have female-biased litters by keeping them hungry during adolescence or pregnancy.• Reclamation in 1987 stopped generating power during critical salmon spawning and rearing months.• The Worm turned and reared up at them, and there was something in its sightless head that they knew showed satisfaction.• If the quail have been reared with siblings, both sexes prefer to mate with first cousins. Origin rear1 (1500-1600) Probably from rear- (in words such as rearguard) rear2 Old English ræran
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