bestowing [bi'stәuiŋ]
砖窑中砖堆上层已烧透的砖
Bestow \Be*stow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestowed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Bestowing}.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See
{Stow}.]
1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow;
to place; to put. ``He bestowed it in a pouch.'' --Sir W.
Scott.
See that the women are bestowed in safety. --Byron.
2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some
occupation.
3. To expend, as money. [Obs.]
4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
Empire is on us bestowed. --Cowper.
Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. --1
Cor. xiii. 3.
5. To give in marriage.
I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman.
--Tatler.
6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a
reflexive pronoun. [Obs.]
How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in
his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak.
Syn: To give; grant; present; confer; accord.
- The Navy is bestowing its highest civilian award on TWA flight attendant Ulrike "Uli" Derickson for protecting American passengers from Arab hijackers three years ago.
- The judges, in bestowing the society's national award for public gardens, were also impressed with the garden's unusual backdrop, a gold Indian-style palace built by Krishna devotees, Brant said.
- Last week, Goldwin, a Japanese sportswear maker, followed suit. Sato says he can still see a purpose in bestowing prezzies on a first-time client, but from now on will try to push repeat issuers down the charitable route.
- For now, trade analysts see the agreement as a badly needed public relations boost for Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, bestowing on him the economic prize he had most sought from his summit with President Bush.
- Their appeals argue that such a delegation of authority violates that part of the Constitution bestowing judicial power.
- The rally at the national stadium began with Prime Minister Joseph Warioba bestowing on Mandela the Order of the Torch of Kilimanjaro, 2nd Class.
- In it, he had Columbus bestowing the name "Indians" on the natives of what he thought were the Indies.
- By bestowing all it did on the designer, Cray gave the industry and those within the company the impression that Mr. Chen was indeed equal with Mr. Cray.