| 词汇 | beckoning |
| 释义 | beckoning present participle ofbeckon beckon verb uk /ˈbek.ən/ us /ˈbek.ən/ [ I or T ] to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer: （向…）点头；（向…）招手；（向…）打手势 The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.海关官员示意那个妇女到他桌前来。 "Hey you!" she called, beckoning me over with her finger.“嘿，叫你呢！”她喊道，并用手指示意我过去。 He beckoned to me, as if he wanted to speak to me.他给我打手势，好像是要跟我说什么。 [ I ] If something beckons, it attracts people: 吸引;引诱 For many young people, the bright lights of the city beckon, though a lot of them end up sleeping on the streets.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 an event or achievement beckons, it is likely to happen: 有可能发生;召唤 She's an excellent student, for whom a wonderful future beckons.她是个优秀的学生，美妙的前程向她召唤。 Gestures & gesturing air punch air quotes beckon bird blow someone a kissphrase flag something/someone down flip flip someone off flip/give someone the birdidiom flourish non-linguistic non-verbal non-verbally peace sign pump someone's handidiom shake signing snap tongue wink You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Attracting and tempting About to happen Examples of beckoningbeckoning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The initial tease, that beckoning finger, is genius. The principles document calls for the individual to be an agent of change, beckoning collaboration as well as community involvement. He'll return as the result of the ritual beckoning. A glazed door sheds beckoning light from the kitchen. I believe that we might readily accept that there are two visions of immunology beckoning for attention. The theatre was certainly a constant siren beckoning the composer. The beckoning becomes a kind of magic. The chin was raised, the right arm lifted high, the open right hand extended in a gesture that mingled defiant self-acclamation with a commanding, beckoning wave. Across the steppes glows the furnace of industry beckoning to a promised land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are beckoning him down the road, and he knows it very well indeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the policeman standing on the kerb and beckoning pedestrians forward or holding them back. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such misery is clearly beckoning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whether that is in any way related to perceptions that they will be in opposition for longer and that government is not beckoning is not for me to say. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have weekly stories of restaurants and butchers defying the rules with signs beckoning the passing motorist to pull in and buy beef on the bone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving paw beckoning. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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