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at the behest of sb
The committee was formed at the behest of the president.
该委员会是应总统之命成立的。
命令；吩咐
behests — plural of behest
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命令；吩咐
an authoritative command or request
The committee was formed at the behest of the president.
该委员会是应总统之命成立的。
命令,吩咐；有时也指权威性的请求；现常用于 at the behest of 和 at one's behest 短语中。
A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest.
At the behest of the teacher, the students formed a study group.
在老师的要求下，学生们组成了一个学习小组。
He accepted the new role at his mentor's behest.
他在导师的吩咐下接受了新职位。
The event was rescheduled at the behest of the sponsors.
活动在赞助商的要求下重新安排了时间。
The committee was formed at the behest of the president.
该委员会是应总统之命成立的。
behest 为正式用词，常用于 at the behest of sb 或 at sb's behest，表示“应某人要求/命令”，日常口语中较少使用。
She resigned at her employer's behest.
她应雇主的请求辞职了。
Not this
He behested me to finish the report.
Use this
He ordered me to finish the report.
behest 是名词，意为“命令；吩咐”，不能当动词使用；“命令某人做某事”应改用动词 order（order sb. to do sth.），或用 at sb.'s behest 表达“在某人的吩咐下”。
Not this
I came at behest of the manager.
Use this
I came at the behest of the manager.
固定短语 at the behest of 中 behest 是可数名词单数，必须有冠词 the；不能说 at behest of。
Not this
She left under his behest.
Use this
She left at his behest.
表示“遵照某人的吩咐”的固定搭配是 at sb.'s behest 或 at the behest of sb.，介词用 at，不用 under。
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奉……之命；应……的要求
The investigation was launched at the behest of the board.
该调查是应董事会的要求启动的。
在某人的命令下；应某人的请求
He left the meeting at his boss's behest.
他应老板的要求离开了会议。
奉某人之命；应某人的要求
The funds were transferred at the director's behest.
这笔资金是奉主管之命转出的。
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联想：国王一声令下，众臣齐呼'behest！'——命令。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、official documents、news reporting behest 是正式用词，多用于书面或正式场合，常见搭配为 at the behest of（应…的要求/命令）。日常口语中很少用，一般用 request 或 order 代替。
These words all rhyme with the stressed syllable of behest /bɪˈhɛst/: they end in /ɛst/. Beware lookalikes such as 'haste' /heɪst/ and 'beast' /biːst/, which have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.