[いきばる, ikibaru] (v5r, vi) to strain; to bear down (in giving birth) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (1 entries found)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bear down
v 1: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on
the roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down}, {bear down on},
{press down on}, {weigh down}]
2: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease
delivery [syn: {bear down}, {overbear}]
3: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he
saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" [syn: {charge},
{bear down}]
4: exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"
5: pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the
political background"
6: exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on
the lower middle class"
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย