| 单词 | beseech |
| 释义 | beseech (once / 420 pages) v If you're begging for something but you want to sound formal and a little old-fashioned, say "I beseech you!" It really captures how urgent and desperate you are, yet perhaps saves a shred of your dignity. Beseech sounds a little like seek, which is appropriate. To beseech is to seek for something, or for permission. It is commonly used when people have an urgent request of clergy, or of a formal elder. It definitely adds dramatic undertones to whatever you're talking about. When your very life is on the line, it's your last hope, and you have nowhere else to turn, it's time to start beseeching. WORD FAMILYbeseech: beseeched, beseeches, beseeching, besought+/beseeching: beseechingly USAGE EXAMPLESAs Hussein walked the streets with his troops, a man approached, beseeching the soldiers for help to protect his family on the IS-controlled side. Seattle Times(Nov 27, 2016) Indigenous rituals beseeching the gods for rain have taken on a particular urgency this year and last, when the drought began. The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) At one point, Bob’s perhaps-imaginary girlfriend beseeches him to work harder to keep this story together. Washington Post(Nov 06, 2016) v ask for or request earnestly Syn|Hyper adjure, bid, conjure, entreat, press plead appeal or request earnestly |
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