beckon
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英 [ˈbekən]
美 [ˈbekən]
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- vt.& vi.
- (用头或手的动作)示意,召唤
单词词源
beckon 招手示意
词源同beacon, 灯塔。原指发光,吸引。
双语例句
- 1. Again , disappointment and a referendum beckon .
- 再次失望之余,全民公决在召唤英国人。
- 2. Other opportunities beckon , however , such as india .
- 然而,还有其他机遇在向亚航招手,比如印度。
- 3. Mr colander 's analogy does not imply that economists are getting nowhere : they can make progress up their chosen peak , even if other , higher mountains beckon .
- 科兰德的类比并未暗指经济学家们一无所得:他们能在他们所选的山峰上取得进步,即便有其他更高的山在召唤。
- 4. But just as the prospect of normality seemed at last to beckon , baghdad was shaken by one of the year 's bloodiest bunch of bombings .
- 但是似乎正如对常态秩序恢复的渴望所召唤的那样,巴格达被一年当中最血腥的连环爆炸震撼。
- 5. And with each new surcharge and each new item of clothing one is required to remove to board an airplane - and with every small-town commercial airport and cabin amenity that vanishes forever - the rails beckon .
- 乘飞机呢,不断有新的附加费用,登记安检要脱的衣服越来越多;小城镇的机场和舱内的便利服务都永久性地消失了铁路在召唤了。