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单词 benight
释义 be·night
\bə̇, bē+\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: be- + night, n.
1. : to overtake by darkness or night especially before the end of a journey — usually used in the passive
 < there was no fear of our being benighted, for in Norway at this season it never gets dark — Frances Pitt >
2. : to envelop in intellectual, moral, or social darkness
 < what men … call religion now benighting half the earth — John Wilson †1854 >
— usually used in the passive
3. : to make dark especially by depriving of light : obscure
 < the cliffs were so high that the bay itself was already benighted — Clemence Dane >
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