bear down on someone/something

Related to word: bear

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. to approach someone or something in a menacing manner

    威脅性地逼近;向…衝去

    • The fugitive saw a car bearing down on him at a menacing speed.

      逃犯看到一輛車以威脅的速度衝向他。

    • The wildlife began to bear down on them in a threatening manner when they sensed danger.

      野生動物感覺到危險時,開始以威脅的方式逼近他們。

    • The police bore down on the suspicious man with an urgent demeanor.

      警察以緊急的姿態逼近那名可疑男子。