喜樂美語
  1. 1v/ˈbekən/wave someone over招手示意

    To move your hand or head to tell someone to come to you or to follow you, without speaking.

    文法及物、不及物兩種都可以：後面可以接受詞，也可以不接。

    「beckon」講的是用手（或點個頭）叫人過來，整個動作不出聲，意思全靠那個手勢傳達。它跟 wave 不一樣：wave 多半是打招呼或再見，手是左右揮；beckon 的手是往自己的方向勾，帶著「你過來」的指令感。所以看到 beckon，通常表示有人在遠處，而叫的人不方便出聲，或不想出聲。

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei saw her mum beckoning her from the school gate, so she ran over.

    中文翻譯美看見她媽媽在校門口向她招手示意，所以她跑了過去。

    常見搭配

    • beckon somebody over

      招手叫某人過來

      to signal to someone to come to where you are

      He beckoned us over to see the puppy.

    • beckon to somebody

      向某人招手

      to make a hand signal in someone's direction

      She beckoned to the waiter for the bill.

    • beckon somebody forward

      招手要某人往前

      to signal to someone to move closer to the front

      The guard beckoned the next family forward.

    • beckon with a finger

      用手指勾人過來

      to call someone using one finger

      Grandma beckoned with a finger and I knew the cake was ready.

    用法接近

    nodpoint

    意思相反

    dismiss

  2. 2v/ˈbekən/look inviting向你招手／很誘人

    If a place, a job, or a chance beckons, it looks so attractive that you want to go for it.

    文法及物、不及物兩種都可以：後面可以接受詞，也可以不接。

    這一層可以想成把第一層的手勢借給了「東西」：不是人在招手，而是一個地方、一個機會好像自己在向你勾手。所以 beckon 帶的不只是「很吸引人」，還有一種「它在等你、你快動身」的拉力，中文說「向你招手」感覺很接近。主詞通常是 a career、a holiday、the sea 這一類東西。

    常見搭配

    • a career beckons

      事業向你招手

      an attractive job or path seems ready for you

      With two offers on the table, a new career beckoned.

    • the mountains/the sea beckon

      山（海）在召喚你

      a place looks so attractive that you want to go there

      Whenever exams end, the mountains beckon.

    • adventure beckons

      冒險在向你招手

      an exciting experience seems close and attractive

      The map was open on the table and adventure beckoned.

    • a bright future beckons

      光明的未來在向你招手

      a very good future seems likely and appealing

      After that win, a bright future beckoned for the young team.

    用法接近

    awaitloom

    意思相反

    repeldeter

  3. 3v/ˈbekən/be near at hand近在眼前

    If something beckons for someone, it looks very likely to happen to them soon.

    文法不及物動詞：後面不接受詞。

    這一層跟「吸引」那一層很近，差別在 beckon for somebody 講的是「很可能就要發生在他身上了」。它多半出現在新聞和運動報導裡，寫某個結果（退休、冠軍、一張駕照）已經很靠近某個人。用 beckon 而不用 will happen，讀起來像那件事自己在前面等，畫面感比較強。

    常見搭配

    • beckon for somebody

      某件事就要發生在某人身上

      to be very likely to happen to a particular person

      A first medal beckons for the young runner.

    • retirement beckons

      退休近在眼前

      the time to stop working is now close

      After this season, retirement beckons for the coach.

    • a place in the final beckons

      決賽名額近在眼前

      reaching the final now looks very likely

      One more win and a place in the final beckons.

    用法接近

    awaitloom

    意思相反

    recede

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

beckonverb/ˈbɛkən/

  • 1

    To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

    • His distant friends, he beckons near.
    • It beckons you to go away with it.
  • 2

    To seem attractive and inviting.

    • How the gentle wind / Beckons through the leaves / As autumn colors fall

beckonnoun/ˈbɛkən/

  • 1

    A sign made without words; a beck.

    • At the first beckon.
    • He turn to me, make a beckon with the key in his hand.
  • 2

    A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them.

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