bestow 音標拼音: [bɪst'o]
vt . 授予,適用,使用,放置,留宿
授予,適用,使用,放置,留宿
bestow v 1 :
present ; "
The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student ,
who never graduated "; "
bestow an honor on someone " [
synonym : {
confer }, {
bestow }]
2 :
give as a gift 3 :
bestow a quality on ; "
Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company "; "
The music added a lot to the play "; "
She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings "; "
This adds a light note to the program " [
synonym : {
lend }, {
impart }, {
bestow },
{
contribute }, {
add }, {
bring }]
Bestow \
Be *
stow "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Bestowed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Bestowing }.] [
OE .
bestowen ;
pref .
be -
stow a place .
See {
Stow }.]
1 .
To lay up in store ;
to deposit for safe keeping ;
to stow ;
to place ;
to put . "
He bestowed it in a pouch ." --
Sir W .
Scott .
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See that the women are bestowed in safety . --
Byron .
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2 .
To use ;
to apply ;
to devote ,
as time or strength in some occupation .
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3 .
To expend ,
as money . [
Obs .]
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4 .
To give or confer ;
to impart ; --
with on or upon .
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Empire is on us bestowed . --
Cowper .
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Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor . --
1 Cor .
xiii .
3 .
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5 .
To give in marriage .
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I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman .
--
Tatler .
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6 .
To demean ;
to conduct ;
to behave ; --
followed by a reflexive pronoun . [
Obs .]
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How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to -
night in his true colors ,
and not ourselves be seen ? --
Shak .
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Syn :
To give ;
grant ;
present ;
confer ;
accord .
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92 Moby Thesaurus words for "
bestow ":
accord ,
administer ,
afford ,
allot ,
allow ,
apply ,
award ,
bestow on ,
billet ,
board ,
bunk ,
communicate ,
confer ,
consecrate to ,
consume ,
deal ,
deal out ,
dedicate to ,
devote ,
dish out ,
dispense ,
dole ,
dole out ,
domicile ,
donate ,
dose ,
dose with ,
employ ,
enforce upon ,
entertain ,
exercise ,
expend ,
exploit ,
extend ,
force ,
force upon ,
fork out ,
gift ,
gift with ,
give ,
give away ,
give freely ,
give out ,
give over to ,
give to ,
grant ,
hand out ,
handle ,
harbor ,
heap ,
help to ,
house ,
impart ,
issue ,
lavish ,
lay on ,
let have ,
lodge ,
mete ,
mete out ,
mete out to ,
offer ,
pack ,
pass ,
pour ,
prescribe for ,
present ,
proffer ,
put in ,
put on ,
put up ,
put upon ,
quarter ,
rain ,
render ,
serve ,
shell out ,
shower ,
slip ,
snow ,
spend ,
store ,
tender ,
use ,
use up ,
utilize ,
vouchsafe ,
warehouse ,
while ,
while away ,
wile ,
yield
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