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单词 beckon
释义
beckon
verb
uk
/ˈbek.ən/us
/ˈbek.ən/
[IorT]
tomoveyourhandorheadin a way thattellssomeone to comenearer:
（向…）点头；（向…）招手；（向…）打手势
Thecustomsofficialbeckoned the womantohiscounter.海关官员示意那个妇女到他桌前来。
"Hey you!" she called, beckoning meoverwith herfinger.“嘿，叫你呢！”她喊道，并用手指示意我过去。
He beckonedtome, as if hewantedtospeakto me.他给我打手势，好像是要跟我说什么。
[I]
If something beckons, itattractspeople:
吸引；引诱
Formanyyoungpeople, thebrightlightsof thecitybeckon, though a lot of them end upsleepingon thestreets.城市璀璨的灯火吸引了许多年轻人，然而其中许多人却最终落得露宿街头。
[I]
If aneventorachievementbeckons, it islikelytohappen:
有可能发生；召唤
She's anexcellentstudent,forwhom awonderfulfuturebeckons.她是个优秀的学生，美妙的前程向她召唤。
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Attracting and tempting
About to happen
(Definition ofbeckonfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

beckon| American Dictionary

beckon
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈbek·ən/
tomoveyourhandorheadin a way thattellssomeone to comenearer:
[I]Fargis beckoned to thewaiter.
(Definition ofbeckonfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbeckon

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A glazed door sheds beckoning light from the kitchen.
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Across the steppes glows the furnace of industry beckoning to a promised land.
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We are beckoning him down the road, and he knows it very well indeed.
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Our wives deserve to see us and the great world outside beckons us and should be enjoyed.
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I beckoned to him to try to find out from him how late he wanted us to sit tonight.
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By that time he came to the door and beckoned me, and pointed to the corner of a room of the house.
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The parties are talking, and a positive future beckons for that company.
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There is the policeman standing on the kerb and beckoning pedestrians forward or holding them back.
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In such cases, the cash-only-no-questions-asked payment becomes attractive and the black economy beckons.
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Nevertheless, at that meeting she urged people to move from areas where there was unemployment to areas where opportunity beckoned.
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We wish them well and hope that the bright future that beckons will be achieved.
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I beckoned to you as to a powerful angel.
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Instead of that, the policeman quietly beckoned him to leave.
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Not all of them will continue that policy now that a wider prospect beckons.
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The whole country is more aware than usual of the change and new beginnings, as the century closes and the third millennium beckons.
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