bespeak

英 [bɪˈspiːk]

美 [bɪˈspiːk]

v.  展现; 显示

第三人称单数：bespeaks　现在分词：bespeaking　复数：bespeaks　过去式：bespoke　过去分词：bespoken　

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BNC.43233 / COCA.22202

牛津词典

verb

• 展现；显示
  to show or suggest sth
  1. His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence.
     他的衣着风格显得十分自信。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 显示；流露；展现
  If someone's action or behaviourbespeaksa particular quality, feeling, or experience, it shows that quality, feeling, or experience.
  1. The tone of his text bespeaks a certain tiredness.
     他的笔调透出一种倦意。

英英释义

verb

• express the need or desire for
  1. She requested an extra bed in her room
  2. She called for room service
  Synonym:requestcall forquest
• be a signal for or a symptom of
  1. These symptoms indicate a serious illness
  2. Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
  3. The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
  Synonym:betokenindicatepointsignal

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