rear

/rɪə/ n. / adj. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

后部，背后；后面的，后部的；抚养，饲养；抬起，举起

释义与例句

n. 后部，背后
the back part of something
  1. Please sit in the rear of the bus.
    请坐在公共汽车的后部。
  2. A small garden lies at the rear of the house.
    房子后面有一个小花园。
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  1. I noticed someone following me from the rear.
    我注意到有人从后面跟着我。
adj. 后面的，后部的
at or towards the back of something
  1. The rear window of the car was smashed.
    汽车的后窗被砸碎了。
  2. We sat in the rear seats of the theatre.
    我们坐在剧院的后排座位上。
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  1. Check the rear lights before driving at night.
    夜间驾驶前请检查尾灯。
v. 抚养，饲养；抬起，举起
to bring up and care for children or animals until they are fully grown; to lift something up
  1. The couple reared three children on a small farm.
    这对夫妇在一个小农场里抚养了三个孩子。
  2. He rears chickens in his backyard.
    他在后院养鸡。
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  1. The horse suddenly reared up on its hind legs.
    那匹马突然用后腿立了起来。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想 r（人）+ ear（耳朵）→ 人在背后扯耳朵 → 后部；抚养

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • rearward 向后方的
    adj./adv.
同义词
  • back 后面，背部
    back 更常用，指物体的后部；rear 更正式，常用于书面语
    There is a garden at the back of the house. 房子后面有一个花园。
  • raise 抚养，饲养
    raise 为美式常用，rear 在英式中更常用于抚养孩子或饲养动物
    She raised four children by herself. 她独自抚养了四个孩子。
反义词
  • front 前面，前部
    front 是前面，与 rear（后面）相反
    Please write your name on the front of the form. 请在表格的前面写上你的名字。
常见搭配
  • at the rear of 在……的后部
    The parking lot is at the rear of the building. 停车场在大楼的后面。
  • rear end 后部，尾部
    The truck's rear end was damaged in the crash. 卡车的尾部在事故中受损。
  • rear children 抚养孩子
    They reared their children to be honest. 他们把孩子教育得很诚实。