beckon
beckon 英 [ˈbekən] 美 [ˈbɛkən]
vt. 召唤；吸引 vi. 吸引；（招手或点头）示意 n. 表召唤的点头；手势
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- To beckon is to use a physical gesture to call someone over to you. Universally recognized gestures used to beckon include crooking the finger or nodding the head to invite someone over.
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- vt. 召唤；吸引
- vi. 吸引；（招手或点头）示意
- n. 表召唤的点头；手势
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1. It was on those streets, in those neighborhoods, that I first heard God’s spirit beckon me.
我是在那些街道上和社区中首次感受到圣灵的召唤。
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2. Dollar stores beckon, their small size ideal for quick shopping.
一元店有吸引力，他们的小规模理念是为了方便快速购物。
- beckon (v.) Old English gebecnian (West Saxon beacnian) "to make a mute sign, signal by a nod or gesture," from Proto-Germanic *bauknjan (source also of Old Saxon boknian, Old High German bouhnen), from PIE root *bha- (1) "to shine" (compare beacon). Related: Beckoned; beckoning. The noun is attested from 1718, from the verb.
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