单词 | bespeak |
释义 | bespeak (once / 3812 pages) v WORD FAMILY bespeak: bespeaking, bespeaks USAGE EXAMPLESThe yield gap probably bespeaks investor conservatism as much as market efficiency. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) Its flawless art direction and minimalist sound design bespeak a fully realized artistic vision. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) He’s also a grade-A kibitzer, a gregarious character, whose chatty and self-effacing wit bespeaks his Queens upbringing and Eastern European-Jewish heritage. Los Angeles Times(Oct 17, 2016) 1v be a signal for or a symptom of Syn|Hypo|Hyper betoken, indicate, point, signal augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate indicate by signs markdesignate as if by a mark threatento be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain" blazeindicate by marking trees with blazes dimensionindicate the dimensions on signpostmark with a signpost, as of a path distinguish, signalise, signalizemake conspicuous or noteworthy buoymark with a buoy foreshowforetell by divine inspiration tell let something be known 2v express the need or desire for; ask for Syn|Hypo|Hyper call for, quest, request call for, invite request the participation or presence of order make a request for something askmake a request or demand for something to somebody encorerequest an encore, from a performer petitionwrite a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing demandrequest urgently and forcefully appeal, invokerequest earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection supplicateask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer applyask (for something) beg, solicit, tapmake a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently reserveobtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance challengeask for identification beg off, excuseask for permission to be released from an engagement demandask to be informed of claimask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example call for, inviterequest the participation or presence of ask in, inviteask to enter desireexpress a desire for begask to obtain free arrogate, claim, lay claimdemand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to ask over, ask round, inviteinvite someone to one's house callcall a meeting; invite or command to meet ask out, invite out, take outmake a date book, hold, reservearrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance wantwish or demand the presence of reordermake a new request to be supplied with placeto arrange for requestask (a person) to do something solicitmake a solicitation or petition for something desired callorder or request or give a command for ask, expect, requireconsider obligatory; request and expect supplicatemake a humble, earnest petition pleadappeal or request earnestly clamor, clamourmake loud demands questseek alms, as for religious purposes call on, turnhave recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to book upbook all available places or tickets dunpersistently ask for overdue payment wishorder politely; express a wish for demand, exactclaim as due or just counterclaimset up a claim in opposition to a previous claim askrequire or ask for as a price or condition demandlay legal claim to put in, submitmake an application as for a job or funding call insummon to enter cadge, schnorr, scrounge, shnorrobtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling panhandlebeg by accosting people in the street and asking for money pretendput forward a claim and assert right or possession of requisitiondemand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service arrogate, assignmake undue claims to having hold open, keep, keep open, saveretain rights to canvas, canvasssolicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign buttonhole, lobbydetain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors commissionplace an order for communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across transmit information |
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