rear

1. N-SING The rear of something such as a building or vehicle is the back part of it. (建筑物或机动车等的) 后部

He settled back in the rear of the taxi. 他在出租车后座，往后靠着坐好了。

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

Manufacturers have been obliged to fit rear seat belts in all new cars. 生产商不得不在所有的新车上安装后部座椅安全带。

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

Musicians played at the front and rear of the procession. 乐师们在游行队伍的前面和后面演奏。

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. 我看见他拍一个女服务生的屁股。

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

She reared sixteen children, six her own and ten her husband's. 她抚养大了16个孩子，6个她自己的，10个她丈夫的。

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. 饲养

She spends a lot of time rearing animals. 她花很多时间饲养动物。

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. (指马) 后腿直立

The horse reared and threw off its rider. 那匹马后腿直立，把骑手摔了下去。

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. 殿后

...police motorcyclists bringing up the rear of the procession. …警用摩托车为游行队伍殿后。