| 单词 | bestow |
| 释义 | bestow (once / 193 pages) v When you present an honor or gift to someone, you bestow it, which is the same as giving it, but often classier and more respectful. Bestow comes from the Middle English stowen, "to place." Placing something really valuable or honoring in the hands of another, or conferring a position of responsibility on them, is to bestow it. For example, "She gave her teacher a ceramic apple she had made, knowing that her whole class would bestow the big honor of Teacher of the Year later that day," or, "The king praised her for working with the poor, and he would later bestow the medal of honor on her in a ceremony." WORD FAMILYbestow: bestowal, bestowed, bestower, bestowing, bestowment, bestows+/bestowal: bestowals/bestower: bestowers/bestowment: bestowments USAGE EXAMPLESRare is the Marine who does not wish to shoot better; a culture that celebrates riflery bestows credibility and respect on those who shoot best. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) On Sunday morning, Pope Francis officially bestowed that title at her canonization ceremony in St. Peter’s Square. New York Times(Sep 03, 2016) "Islam is the only way," reads one, "God should be bestowed upon Turks," says another. Reuters(Dec 23, 2016) 1v give as a gift Hyper give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody 2v present bestow an honor on someone Syn|Hypo|Hyper confer miter confer a miter on (a bishop) blessconfer prosperity or happiness on graduateconfer an academic degree upon award, present give, especially as an honor or reward 3v bestow a quality on Syn|Hypo|Hyper add, bring, contribute, impart, lend factor be a contributing factor instill, transfuseimpart gradually tinselimpart a cheap brightness to throw inadd as an extra or as a gratuity breatheimpart as if by breathing alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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