单词 | bespeak |
释义 | bespeakbe·speak /bɪˈspiːk/ verb (past tensepst bespoke /-ˈspəʊk $ -ˈspoʊk/, past participlepp bespoken /-ˈspəʊkən $ -ˈspoʊ-/) [transitiveT] literary SIGN/INDICATIONto be a sign of something 显示,表示 Examples from the Corpus bespeak• It requires the individual to communicate by word and sign his acceptance of the political ideas it thus bespeaks.• Empson's criticism bespeaks a man of some social rank, and in manner it is appropriately insouciant and grand.• Those data bespeak a movement without a compelling product to sell.• Two other reports Tuesday bespoke consumer mettle and retail strength.• It recognizes that a voice developed amid inequality does not bespeak inferiority.• Needlessly to hamper working animals bespeaks more eloquently of bad husbandry.• His speech bespoke the country's mood of hope and confidence. |
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