单词 | bestow |
释义 | bestow[bi'stəu]vt. 授予, 使用, 贮藏, 留宿 bestow be.stow AHD: [b¹-st½“] D.J. [b!6st*&]K.K. [b!6sto]v.tr.(及物动词) be.stowed,be.stow.ing,be.stows 1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer:赠与:做为礼物或荣誉赠与;授予:bestowed high praise on the winners.对获胜者给予高度赞扬2. To apply; use:应用;使用:“On Hester Prynne's story . . . I bestowed much thought”(&b{Nathaniel Hawthorne})“在读赫斯特·普林故事的…我费了很多心思”(纳撒尼尔·霍索恩)3. To store or house.贮藏或收藏语源:1. Middle English bistowen 中古英语 bistowen 2. bi- [be-] bi- [前缀,表“全面地,彻底地”] 3. stowen [to place] * see stow stowen [放置] *参见 stow继承用法:bestow“able adj.(形容词)bestow“al 或 n.(名词)bestow“ment |
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