英语词源
- bearings (n.)
- "parts of a machine which 'bear' the friction," 1791, from present participle of bear (v.). Meaning "direction from a point of reference" is from 1630s; to take (one's) bearings is from 1711.
权威例句
- 1. An oil seal was replaced, along with both front wheel bearings.
- 换了一个油封和两个前轮轴承。
- 2. To keep your bearings in a desert sandstorm is impossible.
- 在沙漠的尘暴中要想保持方位感是不可能的.
- 3. With the aid of a compass the traveler can find his bearings.
- 藉助罗盘,旅行者可以找到自己所处的方位.
- 4. A sightseeing tour of the city is included to help you get your bearings.
- 市区观光游也包含在内，帮助你熟悉一下这里的情况。
- 5. How badly the administration had lost its bearings was underlined by what happened yesterday.
- 管理之差从昨天发生的事情就可见一斑了。