Significados de bear down upon em inglês

The liabilities have become mutinous and bear down upon him in a threatening mob.

Patty brought her one eye to bear down upon him.

The man-of-war was to bear down upon the pirate and to capture her by boarding.

Overwhelming numbers seem to bear down upon the Allies.

Thus silently did the "Chesapeake" bear down upon her adversary.

Signal was made to bear down upon the enemy in two lines; and the fleet set all sail.

It seemed to bear down upon my brain, to clog the power of thought, to make me vacillating.

Empty though it was, a certain religious solemnity, almost a certain awe, seemed to bear down upon the senses.

The enemy, too, was near at hand, and might at any moment bear down upon them, and recommence the action.

Animating his followers by his voice, and his own example, Hawkeye then gave the word to bear down upon their foes.

We bear down upon a vessel; we order her to surrender; we take what we want, and we let her go.

Ten ships have struck; but five of the van have tacked, and show an intention to bear down upon the Victory.

As Captain Brine watched the receding frigate, he could scarcely persuade himself that she would not again bear down upon him.

Suddenly she felt all the oppression and sorrow of the sex bear down upon her and mark her with its relentless finger.

The attack on St. Quentin was thrown back and, as Lanrezac had anticipated, heavy enemy pressure began to bear down upon his right.

The Earl of Salisbury observed his instructions, and followed the movements of the enemy, waiting for an opportunity to bear down upon them.