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单词 behoove
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•hoove /bɪˈhuv/USA pronunciation   v. [usually: it + ~ + object + to + verb], -hooved, -hoov•ing. 
  1. to be necessary or proper for;
    be worthwhile to (do something): It behooves us to reconsider.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•hoove  (bi ho̅o̅v),USA pronunciation v., -hooved, -hoov•ing. (chiefly in impersonal use)
v.t. 
  1. to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations;
    be incumbent on:It behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially.
  2. to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage:It would behoove you to be nicer to those who could help you.

v.i. 
  1. [Archaic.]to be needful, proper, or due:Perseverance is a quality that behooves in a scholar.
  • Middle English behoven, Old English behōfian to need (behōf behoof + -ian infinitive suffix) bef. 900
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged benefit, advantage, serve, better, advance; suit, befit, beseem.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•hove  (bi hōv),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -hoved, -hov•ing. [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. British Termsbehoove.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
behove /bɪˈhəʊv/, US behoove /bɪˈhuːv/ vb
  1. (tr; impersonal) archaic to be necessary or fitting for: it behoves me to arrest you
Etymology: Old English behōfian; related to Middle Low German behōven
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