bestow

be·stow

B0212000 (bĭ-stō′)tr.v. be·stowed, be·stow·ing, be·stows 1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners.2. To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story ... I bestowed much thought" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).3. To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money] in his pockets with feigned composure" (James Joyce).4. To store or house.

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[Middle English bistowen : bi-, be- + stowen, to place; see stow.]

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be·stow′a·ble adj.be·stow′al, be·stow′ment n.

bestow

(bɪˈstəʊ) vb (tr) 1. to present (a gift) or confer (an award or honour)2. archaic to apply (energy, resources, etc)3. archaic to house (a person) or store (goods) beˈstowal, beˈstowment n beˈstower n

be•stow

(bɪˈstoʊ)

v.t. 1. to present as a gift; confer. 2. to put to use; apply. 3. a. to provide quarters for. b. to stow. [1275–1325] be•stow′al, n.

bestow

Past participle: bestowed
Gerund: bestowing

Imperative
bestow
bestow

Present
I bestow
you bestow
he/she/it bestows
we bestow
you bestow
they bestow

Preterite
I bestowed
you bestowed
he/she/it bestowed
we bestowed
you bestowed
they bestowed

Present Continuous
I am bestowing
you are bestowing
he/she/it is bestowing
we are bestowing
you are bestowing
they are bestowing

Present Perfect
I have bestowed
you have bestowed
he/she/it has bestowed
we have bestowed
you have bestowed
they have bestowed

Past Continuous
I was bestowing
you were bestowing
he/she/it was bestowing
we were bestowing
you were bestowing
they were bestowing

Past Perfect
I had bestowed
you had bestowed
he/she/it had bestowed
we had bestowed
you had bestowed
they had bestowed

Future
I will bestow
you will bestow
he/she/it will bestow
we will bestow
you will bestow
they will bestow

Future Perfect
I will have bestowed
you will have bestowed
he/she/it will have bestowed
we will have bestowed
you will have bestowed
they will have bestowed

Future Continuous
I will be bestowing
you will be bestowing
he/she/it will be bestowing
we will be bestowing
you will be bestowing
they will be bestowing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bestowing
you have been bestowing
he/she/it has been bestowing
we have been bestowing
you have been bestowing
they have been bestowing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bestowing
you will have been bestowing
he/she/it will have been bestowing
we will have been bestowing
you will have been bestowing
they will have been bestowing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bestowing
you had been bestowing
he/she/it had been bestowing
we had been bestowing
you had been bestowing
they had been bestowing

Conditional
I would bestow
you would bestow
he/she/it would bestow
we would bestow
you would bestow
they would bestow

Past Conditional
I would have bestowed
you would have bestowed
he/she/it would have bestowed
we would have bestowed
you would have bestowed
they would have bestowed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bestow - present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"conferaward, present - give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"miter - confer a miter on (a bishop)bless - confer prosperity or happiness ongraduate - confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"
	2.	bestow - give as a gift give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
	3.	bestow - 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"contribute, lend, impart, add, bringalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"factor - be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability"instill, transfuse - impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"tinsel - impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"throw in - add as an extra or as a gratuity

bestow

verb present, give, accord, award, grant, commit, hand out, lavish, confer, endow, entrust, impart, allot, honour with, apportion The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.
make, get, land, gain, net, earn, secure, obtain, acquire, attain, come by, procure

bestow

verb1. To make a gift of:give (away), hand out, present.2. To present as a gift to a charity or cause:contribute, donate, give, hand out.3. To give formally or officially:accord, award, confer, grant, present.4. To provide with often temporary lodging:accommodate, bed (down), berth, billet, board, bunk, domicile, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, room.

Translations

把...赠与授予

bestow

(biˈstəu) verb (with on) to give (especially a title, award etc) to someone. The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him. 把…授與(尤指頭銜、獎項等) 把...赠与，授予 beˈstowal noun 授與 赠与，给与