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单词 bespoken
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•spo•ken  (bi spōkən),USA pronunciation v. 
  1. a pp. of bespeak. 

adj. 
  1. bespoke.
  • 1600–10 for def. 2

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•speak /bɪˈspik/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -spoke, -spo•ken or -spoke, -speak•ing. 
  1. to ask for in advance;
    reserve beforehand:to bespeak a seat in a theater.
  2. to show;
    indicate: This generous act bespeaks a kindly heart.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•speak  (bi spēk),USA pronunciation v.t., -spoke or (Archaic) -spake;
-spo•ken
 or -spoke;
-speak•ing.
 
  1. to ask for in advance:to bespeak the reader's patience.
  2. to reserve beforehand;
    engage in advance;
    make arrangements for:to bespeak a seat in a theater.
  3. [Literary.]to speak to;
    address.
  4. to show;
    indicate:This bespeaks a kindly heart.
  5. [Obs.]to foretell;
    forebode.
  • Middle English bespeken, Old English besprecan. See be-, speak bef. 900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bespeak /bɪˈspiːk/ vb ( -speaks, -speaking, -spoke, -spoken, -spoke)(transitive)
  1. to engage, request, or ask for in advance
  2. to indicate or suggest: this act bespeaks kindness
  3. poetic to speak to; address
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