| 单词 | endow |
| 释义 | endow From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishendowen‧dow /ɪnˈdaʊ/ verb [transitive]GIVEto give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that provides it with an income → endow somebody/something with something→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusendow• Donna's parents plan to endow a scholarship fund in memory of their daughter.• But it can not be used as a way of endowing anyone with authority where that person had none.• Vi wished the good Lord had endowed her with size fours, but it wasn't anybody's fault, really.• Like the kidneys, the colon is well endowed with adenosine receptors.• They were almost certainly endowed with highly developed sensory and intuitive powers seen only in the few remaining native tribes alive today.From Longman Business Dictionaryendowen‧dow /ɪnˈdaʊ/ verb [transitive] to give a sum of money to a college, hospital etc in order to give it an incomeHe planned the museum and helped raise the $55 million to build and endow it. —endowment noun [countable, uncountable]King’s School received generous new endowments.→ See Verb tableOrigin endow (1300-1400) Anglo-French endouer, from Latin dotare “to give” |
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