职场英语流行美语对话：bear down 加倍努力
该习语本身就有"竭尽全力、加紧努力"的意思。例如：you will bear down if you expect to pass the exam. （你要是指望考试及格的话，就得加一把劲。）
a: if we can't finish the work before deadline, we will be fined according to the contract. 如果我们不能在规定的期限内完成工作，根据合同，我们将会被罚款。
b: we are already bearing down to do the work. 我们已经在很努力地工作了。
a: i know. what i mean is that we should improve our efficiency. 我知道。我的意思是我们必须提高效率。
单词学习：bear最常用的两个动词意思
1.支持,承受;承担
mrs. ann bader bears all expenses.
安妮·巴德太太承担一切费用。
2.忍受;经得起[+to-v][+v-ing][+that]
he could not bear that his friends should laugh at him.
他受不了朋友们竟也嘲笑他。
i can't bear to see you like this.
我不忍见你这样。
i don't feel very well. i can't bear this weather.
我感到不太舒服。我受不了这种天气。