bestow 详细解释

bestow

[bi'stəu]

vt.授予, 利用

vt.

1. 把……赠与, 把……给予[(+on/upon)]

I hardly deserve the praises that were bestowed upon me.

我当不起这样的称赞。

2. 使用, 花费[(+on)]

The engineer bestowed much time on the project.

这位工程师把大量时间花在那个工程上。

3. 放置; 储藏

4. 【古】留宿, 为……供宿[(+for)]

My friend bestowed me for the night.

我朋友留我住了一夜。

词形变化

形容词: bestowable | 名词: bestowal | 动词过去式: bestowed | 动词过去分词: bestowed | 动词现在分词: bestowing | 动词第三人称单数: bestows |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.赠予, 给予; 放置

give  present  award  put  place  

同义参见:

vest  grant  endow  donate  present  

英英释义

动词 bestow:

present

同义词:confer

give as a gift

bestow a quality on

同义词:lend, impart, contribute, add, bring

补充

bestowbestow英:[biˈstəu] 美:[bɪˈsto]vt.1.赠给; 授予Many books were bestowed on her.送给她很多书。

例句

1. The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.女王已经授予他爵士头衔。 2. The country bestowed its highest medal on the war hero.国家给战争英雄颁发国家最高奖章。 3. Time spent in study is time well bestowed.把时间用于学习是用得其所。(或:花在学习上的时间是充分利用的时间。) 4. You should bestow more time to work and less to daydreaming.你应多花点时间去工作而少花点时间去幻想。 5. The landlord bestowed him for the night.店主留他住一夜。 6. the office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm.此王国的君主把这个官职授给了他。 7. stooping to bestow the presents into eager hands.俯身把礼物放在急不可耐地伸出的手中。 8. The title was bestowed on him by the king.那个称号是国王授予他的。 9. The university bestowed on/upon her an honorary degree.这所大学授予了她荣誉学位。