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bequeath/bɪˈkwiːð//bɪˈkwiːð/ ★★★v. - bequeaths
- bequeathing
- bequeathed
- bequeathed
vt- ① 【法律】(立遗嘱)赠与(动产);遗赠;遗留
- He bequeathed a lot of money to his son.=He bequeathed his son a lot of money.他遗赠了一大笔钱给他的儿子(★被动式为:A lot of money was bequeathed to his son. 或【美】His son was bequeathed a lot of money.)。
- ② 传给(后代)
- One generation bequeaths its knowledge to the next.上一代将其知识传给下一代。
词族- bequeathableadj.遗留的;传给(后代)的
- bequeathaln.遗赠;传给(后代)
- bequeathern.遗赠者;传给(后代)者
- bequeathmentn.遗赠;传给(后代)
同义词- devise
- hand down
- hand on
- leave
- pass
- transmit
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