rear

1. N-SING The rear of something such as a building or vehicle is the back part of it. (建築物或機動車等的) 後部

He settled back in the rear of the taxi. 他在出租車後座，往後靠著坐好了。

2. ADJ Rear is also an adjective. 後部的[ADJ n]

Manufacturers have been obliged to fit rear seat belts in all new cars. 生産商不得不在所有的新車上安裝後部座椅安全帶。

3. N-SING If you are at the rear of a moving line of people, you are the last person in it. (隊列的) 尾部[正式]

Musicians played at the front and rear of the procession. 樂師們在遊行隊伍的前麪和後麪縯奏。

4. N-COUNT Your rear is the part of your body that you sit on. 臀部[非正式]

I saw him pat a waitress on her rear. 我看見他拍一個女服務(wù)生的屁股。

5. V-T If you rear children, you take care of them until they are old enough to take care of themselves. 撫養(yǎng)

She reared sixteen children, six her own and ten her husband's. 她撫養(yǎng)大了16個孩子，6個她自己的，10個她丈夫的。

6. V-T If you rear a young animal, you keep and take care of it until it is old enough to be used for work or food, or until it can look after itself. 飼養(yǎng)

She spends a lot of time rearing animals. 她花很多時間飼養(yǎng)動物。

7. V-I When a horse rears, it moves the front part of its body upward, so that its front legs are high in the air and it is standing on its back legs. (指馬) 後腿直立

The horse reared and threw off its rider. 那匹馬後腿直立，把騎手摔了下去。

8. PHRASE If a person or vehicle is bringing up the rear, they are the last person or vehicle in a moving line of them. 殿後

...police motorcyclists bringing up the rear of the procession. …警用摩托車爲(wèi)遊行隊伍殿後。