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单词 beckon
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beckon

(bekən)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense beckons, present participle beckoning, past tense, past participle beckoned
1. verb
If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you.
He beckoned to the waiter. [VERB + to]
I beckoned her over. [VERB noun adverb/preposition]
Hughes beckoned him to sit down on a sofa. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: gesture, sign, wave, indicate More Synonyms of beckon
2. verb
If something beckons, it is so attractive to someone that they feel they must become involved in it.
All the attractions of the peninsula beckon. [VERB]
The bright lights of Hollywood beckon many. [VERB noun]
[Also V + to]
Synonyms: lure, call, draw, pull [informal] More Synonyms of beckon
3. verb
If something beckons for someone, it is very likely to happen to them.
The big time beckons for him. [VERB + for]
Old age beckons. [VERB]
Synonyms: draw near, near, move towards someone, come close More Synonyms of beckon

beckon in British English

(ˈbɛkən)
verb
1. 
to summon with a gesture of the hand or head
2. 
to entice or lure
noun
3. 
a summoning gesture
Derived forms
beckoner (ˈbeckoner)
noun
beckoning (ˈbeckoning)
adjective, noun
Word origin
Old English bīecnan, from bēacen sign; related to Old Saxon bōknian; see beacon

beckon in American English

(ˈbɛkən)
verb intransitive, verb transitive
1. 
to call or summon by a silent gesture
2. 
to seem enticing (to); attract; lure
the woods beckon
noun
3. 
a summoning gesture
Word origin
ME beknen < OE beacnian, becnian; akin to OS boknian, OHG bouhnen < Gmc *bauhnan < *baukna, beacon

Examples of 'beckon' in a sentence
beckon

If his services are no longer required, perhaps a writing career could beckon.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A career in property beckons.
The Sun (2016)
Commerce was taking over from the honest pioneering that still beckoned far out in memory.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The figure raised a hand and beckoned to me for a second time.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They are too good to go down but it looks like an unhappy new year beckons.
The Sun (2011)
Does a rap classic remix now beckon?
The Sun (2013)
The only consolation is that a new series beckons and she will be the star of the show.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Does a career in politics beckon?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In the future, theatre stages surely beckon.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Who knows - maybe a modelling career beckons!
The Sun (2010)
She nodded towards the window, and beckoned with her hand.
Hans Christian Andersen Andersen's Fairy Tales (1874)
Lunch now beckons, and it normally involves red meat.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Though a rugby career beckoned, he refused to abandon his education.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Within a few months, a new opportunity beckoned.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But the prospect now beckoned of opening the China passage.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
No wonder a glittering Hollywood career beckoned.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But he is no good with figures and the staff are cheating him; bankruptcy is surely beckoning.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
A year of flat real consumer spending still beckons.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet if the power of the oil corporations can be curbed, an idyllic green future could still beckon.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But somewhere within the total field of human knowledge, humanism still beckons to us as our best reason for having minds at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A door was slowly opening, and a long thin hand emerged and beckoned him inside.
The Sun (2014)
If he keeps this up, England will beckon again.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Her own series surely beckons, and the man from the Mail will just have to swallow it.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Is it somehow built into the metabolism of humans, at a certain point with youth disappearing, age beckoning?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They saw each other simultaneously, and she raised her hand, beckoning him to come and sit beside her.
Paige, Frances The Glasgow Girls (1994)

In other languages
beckon

British English: beckon VERB
If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you.
He beckoned to the waiter.
He beckoned her to sit down beside him.
  • American English: beckon
  • Brazilian Portuguese: acenar
  • Chinese: 向…招手
  • European Spanish: llamar con señas
  • French: faire signe à
  • German: winken
  • Italian: fare un cenno
  • Japanese: 手まねで招く
  • Korean: 오라고 손짓하다
  • European Portuguese: acenar
  • Latin American Spanish: llamar con señas

Chinese translation of 'beckon'

beckon

(ˈbɛkən)

vt

  1. [person] 招手 (zhāoshǒu)

vi

  1. (= signal)
    to beckon (to sb) (向某人)招手 ((xiàng mǒurén) zhāoshǒu)
  2. (fig) 吸引 (xīyǐn)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to summon with a gesture
He beckoned to the waiter.
Synonyms
gesture
I gestured towards the boathouse and he looked inside.
sign
She signed to me to go out.
wave
The police officer waved to us to go on.
indicate
The survey indicated that most old people are independent.
signal
She signalled a passing taxi.
nod
He lifted his end of the canoe, nodding to me to take up mine.
motion
She motioned for the doors to be opened.
summon
gesticulate
The man was gesticulating wildly.
2 (verb) 
Definition
to lure
All the attractions of the peninsula beckon.
Synonyms
lure
They did not realise that they were being lured into a trap.
call
draw
The game is currently drawing huge crowds
pull (informal)
The organizers have to employ performers to pull a crowd.
attract
Summer attracts visitors to the countryside.
invite
Their refusal to compromise will invite more criticism from the UN.
tempt
Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford.
entice
Retailers will try almost anything to entice shoppers through their doors.
coax
After lunch she coaxed him into talking about himself.
allure
The dog was allured by the smell of roasting meat.
3 (verb) 
Old age beckons.
Synonyms
draw near
near
move towards someone
come close
gain on someone
come near

Additional synonyms

in the sense of allure
The dog was allured by the smell of roasting meat.
Synonyms
attract,
persuade,
charm,
win over,
tempt,
lure,
seduce,
entice,
enchant,
lead on,
coax,
captivate,
beguile,
cajole,
decoy,
inveigle
in the sense of attract
Definition
to arouse the interest or admiration of
Summer attracts visitors to the countryside.
Synonyms
allure,
interest,
draw,
invite,
persuade,
engage,
charm,
appeal to,
fascinate,
win over,
tempt,
lure (informal),
induce,
incline,
seduce,
entice,
enchant,
endear,
lead on,
coax,
captivate,
beguile,
cajole,
bewitch,
decoy,
inveigle,
pull,
catch (someone's) eye
in the sense of coax
Definition
to persuade (someone) gently
After lunch she coaxed him into talking about himself.
Synonyms
persuade,
cajole,
talk into,
wheedle,
sweet-talk (informal),
prevail upon,
inveigle,
soft-soap (informal),
twist (someone's) arm,
flatter,
entice,
beguile,
allure

Nearby words of
beckon

  • becalmed
  • because
  • because of
  • beckon
  • become
  • become of something or someone
  • becoming

Synonyms of 'beckon'

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