Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter B - Page 36
Bespatter (v. t.) 點綴；濺汙；詆毀 To asperse with calumny or reproach.
Whom never faction could bespatter. -- Swift.
Bespatter (v.) Spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food" [syn: spatter, bespatter].
Bespawl (v. t.) 唾污 To daub, soil, or make foul with spawl or spittle. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Bespawl (v. t.) (Obsolete) To spatter with or as if with saliva.
Bespoke (imp.) of Bespeak
Bespake (imp.) of Bespeak (Archaic)
Bespoke (p. p.) of Bespeak
Bespoken (p. p.) of Bespeak
Bespeaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespeak
Bespeak (v. t.) 預定；預約；證明；表示 To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor.
Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice was to bespeak his favor. -- Sir W. Scott.
Bespeak (v. t.) To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.
[They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the allies. -- Swift.
Bespeak (v. t.) To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or appearances.
When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so little the figure of a man that it bespoke him rather a monster. -- Locke.
Bespeak (v. t.) To speak to; to address. [Poetic]
He thus the queen bespoke. -- Dryden.
Bespeak (v. i.) To speak. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Bespeak (n.) A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.) "The night of her bespeak." --Dickens.
Bespeak (v.) Be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal].
Bespeak (v.) Express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn: request, bespeak, call for, quest].
Bespeaker (n.) One who bespeaks.
Bespeckled (imp. & p. p.) of Bespeckle
Bespeckling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespeckle
Bespeckle (v. t.) 在…上加斑點 To mark with speckles or spots. -- Milton.
Bespeckle (v.) Mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" [syn: speckle, bespeckle].
Bespew (v. t.) To soil or daub with spew; to vomit on.
Bespice (v. t.) 調以香味 To season with spice, or with some spicy drug. -- Shak.
Bespirt (v. t.) Same as Bespurt.
Bespit (imp.) of Bespit
Bespit (p. p.) of Bespit
Bespitten (p. p.) of Bespit
Bespitting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespit
Bespit (v. t.) To daub or soil with spittle. -- Johnson.
Bespoke (imp. & p. p.) of Bespeak.
Bespotted (imp. & p. p.) of Bespot
Bespotting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespot
Bespot (v. t.) 加上斑點 To mark with spots, or as with spots.
Bespot (v.) Mark with, or as if with, spots.
Bespread (imp. & p. p.) of Bespread
Bespreading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespread
Bespread (v. t.) 鋪滿，鋪蓋 To spread or cover over.
The carpet which bespread His rich pavilion's floor. -- Glover.
Besprent (a.) 【詩】佈滿的 Sprinkled over; strewed.
His face besprent with liquid crystal shines. -- Shenstone.
The floor with tassels of fir was besprent. -- Longfellow.
Besprent (a.) Sprinkled over; "glistening grass besprent with raindrops".
Besprinkled (imp. & p. p.) of Besprinkle
Besprinkling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Besprinkle
Besprinkle (v. t.) 灑；佈 To sprinkle over; to scatter over.
The bed besprinkles, and bedews the ground. -- Dryden.
Besprinkle (v.) Scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle].
Besprinkler (n.) One who, or that which, besprinkles.
Besprinkling (n.) The act of sprinkling anything; a sprinkling over.
Bespurt (v. t.) To spurt on or over; to asperse. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Compare: Asperse
Asperse (v.) [With object] [Literary] (v. t.) 誹謗，中傷；（天主教）灑聖水於 Attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of.
‘He aspersed the place and its inhabitants.’
Bessemer steel (Metal.) 柏思麥鋼；酸性鋼；轉爐鋼 Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process.
Best (a.) 最好的；最熟練的；道德最高尚的；最適當的；最有效的 Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities.
When he is best, he is a little worse than a man. -- Shak.
Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. -- Milton.
Best (a.) Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject.
Best (a.) Most; largest; as, the best part of a week.
Best man, The only or principal groomsman at a wedding ceremony.
Best (n.) 最好；最佳 [the S]；最好（或最能幹，最有名望）的人；最好的事物 [M] Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability.
At best, In the utmost degree or extent applicable to the case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life is at best very short.
For best, Finally. [Obs.] "Those constitutions . . . are now established for best, and not to be mended." -- Milton.
To get the best of, To gain an advantage over, whether fairly or unfairly.
To make the best of. To improve to the utmost; to use or dispose of to the greatest advantage. "Let there be freedom to carry their commodities where they can make the best of them." -- Bacon.
To make the best of. To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain.
Best (adv.) In the highest degree; beyond all others. "Thou serpent!
That name best befits thee." -- Milton.
He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small. -- Coleridge.
Best (adv.) 最好地；最適當地；最有效地；最；極 To the most advantage; with the most success, case, profit, benefit, or propriety.
Had we best retire? I see a storm. -- Milton.
Had I not best go to her? -- Thackeray.
Best (adv.) Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; as, what is expedient is best known to himself.
Best (v. t.) To get the better of. [Colloq.]
Best (adv.) In a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis".
Best (adv.) It would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home".
Best (adv.) From a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best].
Best (a.) (Superlative of `good') Having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" [ant: worst]
Best (a.) (Comparative and superlative of `well') Wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)].
Best (n.) The supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" [ant: worst].
Best (n.) The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" [syn: best, topper].
Best (n.) Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) [syn: Best, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best].
Best (v.) 【口】打敗；勝過；【俚】欺騙 Get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop].
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Bestad (imp. & p. p.) Beset; put in peril. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Bestain (v. t.) To stain.
Compare: Stain
Stain (v.) [With object] (v. t.) 沾汙，染汙 [（+with）]；玷汙，敗壞 Mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed.
‘Her clothing was stained with blood.’
[No object ]‘Red powder paint can stain.’
Stain (v.) [No object] (v. i.) 變髒；被沾汙 Be marked or be liable to be marked with a stain.
Stain (v.) [With object] Damage or bring disgrace to (the reputation or image of someone or something)
‘The awful events would unfairly stain the city's reputation.’
Stain (v.) [With object] Colour (a material or object) by applying a penetrative dye or chemical.
‘Wood can always be stained to a darker shade.’
Stain (n.) 汙點，汙跡，瑕疵 [C]；色斑 [C] A coloured patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove.
‘There were mud stains on my shoes.’
Stain (n.) A thing that damages or brings disgrace to someone or something's reputation.
‘He regarded his time in gaol as a stain on his character.’
Stain (n.) A penetrative dye or chemical used in colouring a material or object.
Stain (n.) [Biology ] A special dye used to colour organic tissue so as to make the structure visible for microscopic examination.
Stain (n.) [Heraldry ] Any of the minor colours used in blazoning and liveries, especially tenné and sanguine.
‘Also, the abatements, which, were they in metals or colors, were rare but otherwise not unusual charges, were tinctured in the two stains: sanguine, better known as wine-color or murrey, and tenne or orange.’
‘Next among the colours of heraldry are the three stains: tenné, murrey (supposedly a colour associated with mulberries) and sanguine (or blood colour).’
Bestarred (imp. & p. p.) of Bestar
Bestar (v. t.) To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars; to bestud. "Bestarred with anemones." -- W. Black.
Bestead (imp. & p. p.) of Bestead
Bested (imp. & p. p.) of Bestead
Bestad (imp. & p. p.) of Bestead (Obs.)
Besteaded (In sense 3 imp. also) of Bestead
Bestead (v. t.) 助益；有幫助於 To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place. [Only in p. p.]
They shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: . . . and curse their king and their God. -- Is. viii. 21.
Many far worse bestead than ourselves. -- Barrow.
Bestead (v. t.) To put in peril; to beset.
Note: [Only in p. p.] -- Chaucer.
Bestead (v. t.) To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail. -- Milton.
Bestead () The rendering in Isa. 8:21, where alone it occurs, of a Hebrew word meaning to oppress, or be in circumstances of hardship.
Bestial (a.) 獸類的；殘忍的 Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts.
Among the bestial herds to range. -- Milton.
Bestial (a.) Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly; sensual. -- Shak.
Syn: Brutish; beastly; brutal; carnal; vile; low; depraved; sensual; filthy.
Bestial (n.) 家畜；牛 A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds of bestial. [Scot.]
Bestial (a.) Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" [syn: beastly, bestial, brute(a), brutish, brutal].
Bestiality (n.) 獸性 The state or quality of being bestial.
Bestiality (n.) Unnatural connection with a beast.
Bestiality (n.) The stupid brutal quality of a beast
Bestiality (n.) Sexual activity between a person and an animal [syn: bestiality, zooerastia, zooerasty].
Bestialized (imp. & p. p.) of Bestialize
Bestializing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bestialize
Bestialize (v. t.) 使行動如禽獸一般；使野蠻 To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize.
The process of bestializing humanity. -- Hare.
Bestialize (v.) Make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to [syn: bestialize, bestialise].
Bestially (adv.) 野獸地；殘忍地 In a bestial manner.
Bestially (adv.) In an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially" [syn: bestially, brutishly, in a beastly manner].
Bestuck (imp. & p. p.) of Bestick
Besticking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bestick
Bestick (v. t.) To stick over, as with sharp points pressed in; to mark by infixing points or spots here and there; to pierce.
Truth shall retire Bestuck with slanderous darts. -- Milton.
Bestill (v. t.) 使靜；使鎮定 To make still.
Bestirred (imp. & p. p.) of Bestir
Bestirring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bestir
Bestir (v. t.) To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.
You have so bestirred your valor. -- Shak.
Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. -- Milton.
Bestir (v.) Become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: bestir, rouse].
Bestorm (v. i. & t.) To storm. -- Young.
Bestowed (imp. & p. p.) of Bestow
Bestowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bestow
Bestow (v. t.) 把……贈與，把……給與 [（+on/ upon）]；使用，花費 [（+on）] To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put. "He bestowed it in a pouch." -- Sir W. Scott.
See that the women are bestowed in safety. -- Byron.
Bestow (v. t.) To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.
Bestow (v. t.) To expend, as money. [Obs.]
Bestow (v. t.) To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
Empire is on us bestowed. -- Cowper.
Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. -- 1 Cor. xiii. 3.
Bestow (v. t.) To give in marriage.
I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman. -- Tatler.
Bestow (v. t.) To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun. [Obs.]
How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in
his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak.
Syn: To give; grant; present; confer; accord.
Bestow (v.) Present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" [syn: confer, bestow].
Bestow (v.) Give as a gift.
Bestow (v.) 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" [syn: lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring].
Bestow (v.) [ T often passive ] (Formal) 贈予；給予 To give something as an honour or present.
Examples:
The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/ on British civilians for acts of great bravery.
Bestowal (n.) 授予 The act of bestowing; disposal.
Bestowal (n.) The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment].
Bestowal (n.) A gift that is bestowed or conferred [syn: bestowal, bestowment].
Bestower (n.) 授予者 One that bestows.
Bestower (n.) Person who makes a gift of property [syn: donor, giver, presenter, bestower, conferrer].
Bestowment (n.) 贈與；贈與之物 The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal.
If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this view. -- Chauncy.
Bestowment (n.) That which is given or bestowed.
They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to God's own bestowments. -- I. Taylor.
Bestowment (n.) A gift that is bestowed or conferred [syn: bestowal, bestowment].
Bestowment (n.) The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment].
Bestraddle (v. t.) 跨騎 To bestride.
Bestraught (a.) 發瘋的，發狂的；瘋了, 神經錯亂 Out of one's senses; distracted; mad. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Bestreak (v. t.) To cover with streaks.
Bestrewed (imp.) of Bestrew
Bestrewed (p. p.) of Bestrew
Bestrown (p. p.) of Bestrew
Bestrewing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bestrew
Bestrew (v. t.) 撒於（表面等），散布；覆蓋 To strew or scatter over; to besprinkle. [Spelt also bestrow.] -- Milton.
Bestrew (v.) Cover by strewing.
Bestrode (imp. & p. p.) of Bestride
Bestrid (imp. Obs. or R.) of Bestride
Bestridden (p. p.) of Bestride
Bestrid (p. p.) of Bestride