bearing

方向感覚、自分の位置

自分がいる場所や、新しい状況での自分の立場を理解すること。

やさしい英語で： Your understanding of where you are or how you fit into a new situation.

• I stopped to get my bearings.
• She lost her bearings in the dark.
• Give him time to find his bearings in the new job.

類義語： orientation

よく使う表現： get your bearing, lose your bearing

軸受、ベアリング

動く部品を支え、滑らかに動けるようにする機械の部品。

やさしい英語で： A machine part that supports a moving part and helps it move smoothly.

• The wheel bearing needs replacing.
• Worn bearings can make the motor noisy.
• He put grease on the bearing.

よく使う表現： ball bearing, wheel bearing

持つ、実をつける

前に付く語が表すものを持つ、または生み出す。

やさしい英語で： Carrying or producing the thing named before it.

• A gift-bearing visitor stood at the door.
• We planted several fruit-bearing trees.
• Pollen-bearing flowers attract bees.

使い方： something-bearing + noun (Seed-bearing plants grew beside the path.)

類義語： carrying

よく使う表現： gift bearing visitor, fruit bearing tree

荷重を支える

建物などの構造物の重さを支える。

やさしい英語で： Supporting the weight of a building or another structure.

• This is a bearing wall.
• The engineer checked every bearing column.
• Do not remove that bearing beam.

類義語： load-bearing

よく使う表現： bearing wall, bearing column