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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- be- [bɪ, bə bɪ] [bɪ, bə bɪː]
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[具有around的一般意义]：besprinkle，beset
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[作强调成分，具有completely，thoroughly，excessively的一般意义]：bedeck，besmear
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[作否定的前缀，具有away的一般意义]：bereave，betake
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[作及物动词的前缀，具有about的一般意义]：bethink，bemoan
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用作名词（有时形容词）的前缀，构成及物动词[具有make的一般意义]：besot，bepretty，bedirty
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用作名词（有时形容词）的前缀，构成及物动词[具有furnish with，cover with，affect by，treat as的一般意义]：befriend，bedizen，becloud
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作以-ed结尾的过去分词的前缀，用作形容词，具有covered with，furnished with，furnished with to excess含义：bemedaled，bewhiskered
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[具有around的一般意义]：besprinkle，beset
Collins English-English Dictionary
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prefix forming transitive verbs
[from nouns]
to surround completely; cover on all sides
- befog
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2.
prefix forming transitive verbs
[from nouns]
to affect completely or excessively
- bedazzle
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prefix forming transitive verbs
[from nouns]
to consider as or cause to be
- befool
- befriend
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prefix forming transitive verbs
[from nouns]
to provide or cover with
- bejewel
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prefix forming transitive verbs
[from verbs]
at, for, against, on, or over
- bewail
- berate
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prefix forming transitive verbs
[Etymology]
Old English be-, bi-, unstressed variant of b
i by
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prefix forming transitive verbs
[from nouns]
to surround completely; cover on all sides
Examples
- Be careful of people who are never what they appear to be.
- 小心那些表里不一的人。 → careful
- Most of the herbs which can be grown from seed are hardy and can be sown outdoors in temperate climates.
- 大多数由种子成长起来的药草生命力很强，可以在户外适宜的温度下播种。 → seed
- The family hoped they would be able to settle the charges out of court instead of having to be dragged into lengthy legal procedures.
- 这个家庭希望得到庭外和解，而不是被拖进冗长的法律程序中。 → settle
- Be patient, let it be.
- 耐心些，顺其自然吧。 → let
- This seems to be a bear cave, so we should be careful.
- 这看起来像个熊穴，我们得当心了。 → cave
- I will be out of town for a few days, but I will be back this coming weekend.
- 我要离开城里几天，但这周末就回来。
- The description of your blind date seems to be too good to be true.
- 你把你这次相亲描述得太美好了，不像是真的。
- The drawing will be held on the last day of the month and winner will be posted on this page.
- 抽奖活动将于本月的最后一天举行，届时获奖人的名字会刊登在本页。 → draw
- to be the darling of sb, to be sb's darling
- 受到某人的宠爱 → darling
- to be/become {or} be made manifest
- 明了/变得明了 → manifest
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