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bestow [ bi'stəu] vt.把…赠与

bestow [ bi'stəu] v.给予,赐赠

He who receives a benefit should never forget it; he who bestows one should never remember it.
受惠不忘,施恩不记。

It was the policy of the good old gentlemen to make his chileren feel that home was the happiest place in the world; and I value this delicious home---feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow.
Irvng Washington, Father of literature of the United States.
让孩子感到家庭是世界上最幸福的地方,这是以往有涵养的大人明智的做法。这种美妙的家庭情感,在我看来,和大人赠给孩子们的那些最精致的礼物一样珍贵。
美国文学之父华盛顿. I.

bestow v.赠与;利用

赐 [cì] /confer/bestow/grant/

赐给 [cì gěi] /to bestow/to give/

赋 [fù] /poetic essay/taxation/bestow on/endow with/

赋予 [fù yǔ] /(v) give, confer upon, bestow/

贶 [kuàng] /bestow/confer/

赉 [lài] /bestow/confer/

予以 [yǔ yǐ] /(v) bestow; give/

周 [zhōu] /bestow alms/

{adj: beatific} experiencing or bestowing celestial joy
"beatific peace"

{adj: bestowed, conferred, presented} given formally or officially

{adj: blessed, blessed with, endued with} having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination
"blessed with a strong healthy body"
"a nation blessed with peace"
"a peace-blessed era"

{adj: economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting} avoiding waste
"an economical meal"
"an economical shopper"
"a frugal farmer"
"a frugal lunch"
"a sparing father and a spending son"
"sparing in their use of heat and light"
"stinting in bestowing gifts"
"thrifty because they remember the great Depression"
"`scotch' is used only informally"

{adj: gracious} disposed to bestow favors
"thanks to the gracious gods"

{adv: falsely, incorrectly} in an incorrect manner
"to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely"

{n: Defender of the Faith} a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since

{n: Leo X, Giovanni de'Medici} son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)

{n: Monsignor} (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

{n: bestowal, bestowment} a gift that is bestowed or conferred

{n: certification, enfranchisement} the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
<-> disenfranchisement

{n: conferee} a person on whom something is bestowed
"six honorary were conferred; the conferees were..."

{n: great care} more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons
"the pilot exercised great care in landing"

{n: munificence, largess, largesse, magnanimity, openhandedness} liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

{n: tax advantage} an advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activity

{v: award, present} give, especially as a reward
"bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

{v: award} bestow an honor upon

{v: bestow} give as a gift

{v: confer, bestow} present
"The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"
"bestow an honor on someone"

{v: distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out} administer or bestow, as in small portions
"administer critical remarks to everyone present"
"dole out some money"
"shell out pocket money for the children"
"deal a blow to someone"

{v: give, pay} convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc. ; bestow
"Don't pay him any mind"
"give the orders"
"Give him my best regards"
"pay attention"

{v: give, render} bestow
"give hommage"
"render thanks"

{v: glorify} bestow glory upon
"The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"

{v: grant, give} bestow, especially officially
"grant a degree"
"give a divorce"
"This bill grants us new rights"

{v: heap} bestow in large quantities
"He heaped him with work"
"She heaped scorn upon him"

{v: honor, honour, reward} bestow honor or rewards upon
"Today we honor our soldiers"
"The scout was rewarded for courageus action"
<-> dishonor

{v: lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring} bestow a quality on
"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"
"The music added a lot to the play"
"She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"
"This adds a light note to the program"

{v: privilege, favor, favour} bestow a privilege upon

And Gucci is seeking to bestow its panache on shoemaker Sergio Rossi and the fallen couture house of Yves Saint Laurent, in a series of deals valued at more than $1 billion.
此外,古驰正制鞋商 SergioRossi 以及已经走下坡的高级女性时装公司伊夫·罗朗洽谈一系列交易,值将超过 10亿美元。

Giorgio Vasari, architect of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and biographer, wrote in 1550 of Leonardo: " The heavens often rain down the richest gifts on human beings, but sometimes with lavish abundance they bestow upon a single individual beauty, grace and ability, so that, whatever he does, every action is so divine that he surpasses all other men, and clearly displays how his genius is the gift of God and not an acquirement of human art. "
1550年,佛罗伦萨乌菲兹画廊的建筑师和传记作家乔治·瓦斯塔里是这样描写达·芬奇的:上天通常把最丰美的礼物撒向人间,但有时上天会把美、优雅及才干毫不吝啬地赠给一个人。无论这个人干什么,他的行为都是神圣的,是其他任何人所难以企及的。这无疑表明,他的天才是上帝的恩赐,而非人类努力的结果。


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