rear v. 抚养，饲养
〔辨析〕
指养育孩子或饲养动物。
〔例证〕
More patience is needed to rear young children.
养育年幼的孩子需要更多的耐心。
She reared sixteen children, six her own and ten her husbands
她养大了16个孩子，其中6个是她亲生的，10个是她丈夫带来的。
She spends a lot of time rearing animals.
她花费大量时间饲养动物。
I was reared in east Texas.
我在得克萨斯州东部长大。
She reared a family of five on her own.
她一个人养活五个孩子。《牛津词典》
但是小编译文：她一个人养活一家五口。
Most villagers there rear cattle.
那里大多数村民都养牛。
The birds used to be reared in captivity.
这些鸟曾经是笼养的。
ear cattle
养牛
bring up phr. v. [英]抚养，养育
〔辨析〕
指照顾、教导孩子直到其成年。
〔例证〕
He was brought up by his aunt.
他是由姑姑抚养大的。
Children are usually brought up to follow parents advices.
小孩子通常都被教导要听父母的话。
raise v. [尤美]抚养；培育
〔辨析〕
指抚养孩子长大；也指饲养动物或种植某种植物。
〔例证〕
After her divorce, she alone raised her three children.
离婚后，她独自抚养3个孩子。
He raised sheep when he was young.
他年轻的时候养过羊。
She planned to raise strawberries after retirement.
她计划退休之后种植草莓。
知识拓展：
back rear 【后面】
back n. 后面
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指与“前面”相对的背面、后面，如人体、衣服等的背部，或建筑物等的后面、后部。
〔例证〕
a T-shirt with a picture of a bear on the back
后背是熊的图案的T恤衫
A small garden sits at the back of the house.
房子的后面有个小花园。
Do you sleep on your back or your front?
你睡觉是仰着还是趴着？
A small boy rode on the elephants back.
一个小男孩骑在大象背上。
We could only get seats at the back (= of the room) .
我们只能找到后排的座位。
The house has three bedrooms at the front and two at the back .
房屋正面有三间卧室，后面两间。
Theres room for three people in the back .
后排有可容三人的空位。
(NAmE) Theres room for three people in back .
后排有可容三人的空位。
The television guide is at the back of the paper.
电视节目指南在报纸的末尾。
rear n. [正式]后面，后部
〔辨析〕
指物体、车辆、建筑物或位置的后面，常用于 at/to the rear (of sth)结构。
〔例证〕
At the rear of the house is a garden.
房子的后面是个花园。
The building overlooks the river to the rear.
这栋楼房后面临河
He settled back in the rear of the taxi.
他靠坐在出租车的后排座上。
Manufacturers have been obliged to fit rear seat belts in all new cars.
生产商们不得不在所有新车的后排座椅上安装安全带。
Musicians played at the front and rear of the procession.
乐师们在队前和队尾表演。
She walked into the front door of a store and exited from the rear.
她走进了一家商店的前门，又从后门离开。
The front and rear of the car will crumple during a collision.
碰撞时，汽车的前部和后部会被撞瘪。
The rear end of our car was smashed.
我们的汽车尾巴被撞坏了。
The lorry clipped the rear of a tanker and then crashed into a secondtruck.
大货车斜撞上一辆油罐车的尾部，接着又撞上了另一辆货车。
When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car infront of me
我把车从车位开出来时，蹭到了前面那辆车的后保险杠。
Those electing to smoke will be seated at the rear.
那些想吸烟的人将坐在后排。
