[VERB 动词]赋予;使天生拥有 You say that someone is endowed with a particular desirable ability, characteristic, or possession when they have it by chance or by birth.
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[usu passive]
You are endowed with wealth, good health and a lively intellect.
你生来就拥有财富、健康和活跃的思维。
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[VERB 动词]赋予,给予(品质等) If you endow something with a particular feature or quality, you provide it with that feature or quality.
[V n with n]
Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.
数个世纪以来,香草一直被用于给各种食物增添淡淡的香味。
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[VERB 动词]资助,捐助(机构、奖学金、项目等) If someone endows an institution, scholarship, or project, they provide a large amount of money which will produce the income needed to pay for it.
[V n]
The ambassador has endowed a $1 million public-service fellowships program.
大使资助了一项100万美元的公共服务奖学金计划。
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well-endowed
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endow/ɪnˈdaʊ; NAmEɪnˈdaʊ/verbendowsth to give a large sum of money to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income (向学校等机构)捐钱,捐赠,资助PHRASAL VERBSbe enˈdowed with sth( formal) to naturally have a particular feature, quality, etc. 天生赋有,生来具有(某种特性、品质等)◆She was endowed with intelligence and wit.她天资聪颖。☞see also
well endowed
enˈdow sb/sth with sth( formal) 1to believe or imagine that sb/sth has a particular quality 认为…具有某种品质◆She had endowed Marcus with the qualities she wanted him to possess.她认为马库斯具有她所期望的品质。2to give sth to sb/sth 给予;赋予◆to endow sb with a responsibility赋予某人以责任endowendowsendowedendowingendow/ɪnˈdaʊ; NAmEɪnˈdaʊ/
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endowen‧dow /ɪnˈdaʊ/ verb [transitive]
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to give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that provides it with an incomeendow with phrasal verb formal1to make someone or something have a particular quality, or to believe that they have it: Her resistance to the Nationalists endowed her with legendary status.2be endowed with something to naturally have a good feature or quality: She was endowed with good looks.3to give someone something →
well-endowed
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endow
[ɪnˈdaʊ]endowed, endowing, endows
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endowed[749]
赋予(90%),捐助(8%),使具有某种品质(2%)
vt.赋予;捐赠;天生具有
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