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bespeak

/bih-speek/US // bɪˈspik //UK // (bɪˈspiːk) //

说话,说出,说,说道

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    be·spoke or be·spake; be·spo·ken or be·spoke; be·speak·ing.

    • : to ask for in advance: to bespeak the reader's patience.
    • : to reserve beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for: to bespeak a seat in a theater.
    • : Literary. to speak to; address.
    • : to show; indicate: This bespeaks a kindly heart.
    • : Obsolete. to foretell; forebode.

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Examples

  • The broad shoulders and ample waist bespeak the splendid strength of the goddess.

  • Many of the pictures now displayed in exhibitions bespeak a close intimacy between the painters and the fishermen.

  • The remains, like those around St. Piran's, bespeak a somewhat dense population.

  • The wonderful claims these people bespeak for them are not to be believed by any intelligent man.

  • She had now, however, bought sufficient experience to bespeak a chaise against his return.