bearer /ˈbɛərə/ star1 (bearers)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） The bearer of something such as a message is the person who brings it to you. 捎信人; 运送者

  例：

  I hate to be the bearer of bad news.

  我讨厌当坏消息的捎信人。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A bearer of a particular thing is a person who carries it, especially in a ceremony. (尤指典礼中的) 搬运者 [正式]

  例：

  He was the U.S. flag bearer at the 1976 Montreal Games.

  他是1976年蒙特利尔奥运会上美国的举旗手。

• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） The bearer of something such as a document, a right, or an official position is the person who possesses it or holds it. 持有者; 拥有者 [正式]

  例：

  ...the traditional bourgeois notion of the citizen as a bearer of rights.

  …传统的中产阶级观念，认为公民是权利的所有者。