| 释义 |
be-
prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English be-, bi-; akin to Old English bī by, near, Old High German bi- be-, bī by, near, Gothic bi- be-, bi by, about, at — more at by
1. : on : around : over
< bedaub >
< besmear >
2. : to a great or greater degree : thoroughly — especially in intensive verbs formed from simple verbs
< becudgel >
< befuddle >
< besmite >
< bespatter >
< berate >
3. : excessively : ostentatiously — in intensive verbs formed from simple verbs
< bedeck >
< belaud >
and in adjectives based on adjectives ending in -ed
< beribboned >
< befurbelowed >
4. : about : to : at : upon : against : across — in transitive verbs formed from intransitive simple verbs
< bestride >
< bespeak >
< becroak >
5. : make : cause to be : treat as — in verbs formed from adjectives or nouns
< belittle >
< benumb >
< befool >
< befriend >
6. : call or dub especially excessively — in verbs formed from nouns
< belady >
< berascal >
< bedoctor >
7. : affect, afflict, treat, provide, or cover with especially excessively — in verbs formed from nouns
< befamine >
< bedevil >
< beglue >
< beblood >
and sometimes only in the form of a past participle or adjective ending in -ed
< becapped >
< becobwebbed > |