rear

rear¹
noun

[in sing.]the back part of something, especially a building or vehicle
（尤指建筑物或车辆等的）后部，后边，后面；背部
the kitchen door at the rear of the house.
位于房子后部的厨房门。
■the space or position at the back of something or someone
后边的空间（或位置）；后方
the field at the rear of the church.
教堂后面的旷野。
■the hindmost part of an army, fleet, or line of people
（队列的）后方；后卫，后尾部队（或舰队）
two blue policemen at the rear fell out of the formation.
位于编队后尾的两个忧郁的警察掉了队。
■(亦作 rear end)[count noun](informal)a person's buttocks
(非正式)臀部，屁股

adjective

[attrib.]at the back
后部的，后面的；背部的
the car's rear window.
车子的后窗。

常用词组
bring up the rear

be at the very end of a line of people
殿后，断后
■come last in a race or other contest
（在赛跑等比赛中）获得最后一名

take someone in rear

attack an army from behind
从背后袭击（部队）

语源

Middle English (first used as a military term): from Old French rere, based on Latin retro 'back'

rear²
verb

[with obj.](一般作 be reared)bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown, especially in a particular manner or place
抚养，养育；培养
Nigel was born and reared in Bath.
奈杰尔在巴斯出生并长大成人。
I was reared on stories of coal and collieries.
我是伴随着煤与煤矿的故事长大的。
■(of an animal) care for (its young) until they are fully grown
（动物）喂养（幼崽）
■breed and raise (animals)
饲养（动物）
the calves are reared for beef.
饲养这些小牛是为了获取牛肉。
■grow or cultivate (plants)
栽种，培植
[as adj., in combination -reared]laboratory-reared plantlets.
实验室培植的幼苗。
[no obj.](of a horse or other animal) raise itself upright on its hind legs
（马等动物）用后腿直立
the horse reared in terror.
马吓得直立起来。
■[with adverbial of place](of a building, mountain, etc.) extend or appear to extend to a great height
（建筑、山等）高耸
houses reared up on either side.
两边房屋高耸。
■[with obj.](archaic)set (something) upright
(古)竖起，使直立

常用词组
rear one's head

raise one's head
抬起头
■(rear its head)(of an unpleasant matter) emerge; present itself
（不受欢迎的事）冒头，出现，抬头
elitism is rearing its ugly head again.
精英论又在抬头。

派生
rearer
noun
语源

Old English ræran 'set upright, construct, elevate', of Germanic origin; related to raise (which has supplanted rear in many applications), also to rise

继承用法
rear up

(of a person) show anger or irritation; go on the attack
（人）发火，暴跳；继续攻击
the press reared up in the wake of the bombings.
飞机轰炸之后新闻界又折腾了一番。

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