bear up

気丈に耐える、持ちこたえる

つらい状況でも気力を保ち、前向きに耐えること。

やさしい英語で： To stay strong and positive when life is difficult.

• How are you bearing up?
• He bore up well after losing his job.
• She tried to bear up under the strain.

使い方： bear up under something (She is bearing up under enormous pressure.)

類義語： cope, keep going

反対語： give up

よく使う表現： bear up, bear up under pressure

風上に向かって帆走する

風が吹いてくる方向に近い向きへ、帆船で進むこと。

やさしい英語で： To sail in a direction close to the direction the wind is coming from.

• The captain ordered us to bear up.
• The boat bore up toward the wind.
• We had to bear up to stay on course.

類義語： sail close to the wind

よく使う表現： bear up, bear up to windward

支える、浮かせる

人や物が落ちたり沈んだりしないように支えること。

やさしい英語で： To hold someone or something up so they do not fall or sink.

• These beams bear up the roof.
• The water bore up her tired body.
• Could the old supports bear up such a heavy load?

使い方： bear someone/something up (The water bore him up as he floated.)

類義語： support, hold up

よく使う表現： bear up something, bear up the roof