单词 | bespeak |
释义 | bespeak From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbespeakbe‧speak /bɪˈspiːk/ verb (past tense bespoke /-ˈspəʊk $ -ˈspoʊk/, past participle bespoken /-ˈspəʊkən $ -ˈspoʊ-/) [transitive] literarySIGN/INDICATIONto be a sign of something→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusbespeak• It requires the individual to communicate by word and sign his acceptance of the political ideas it thus bespeaks.• Empson's criticism bespeaks a man of some social rank, and in manner it is appropriately insouciant and grand.• Those data bespeak a movement without a compelling product to sell.• Two other reports Tuesday bespoke consumer mettle and retail strength.• It recognizes that a voice developed amid inequality does not bespeak inferiority.• Needlessly to hamper working animals bespeaks more eloquently of bad husbandry.• His speech bespoke the country's mood of hope and confidence. |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含170365条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。