Word · Frequency #13905
Fully loadedbeholds
看；注视
beholds is the third person singular of behold.
see with attention
- 1.
To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.
注视或看到(某人或某物),尤指欣赏地；看出,观望。
- 2.
To contemplate (someone or something).
凝视(某人或某物)。
- 3.
To look.
看；注视。
注视或看到(某人或某物),尤指欣赏地；看出,观望。；凝视(某人或某物)。；看；注视。；看到；注视
In use
From the top of the hill, we beheld the entire valley spread out below.
She sat quietly on the bench, beholding the colorful autumn leaves falling from the trees.
Visitors who behold the ancient temple for the first time are often amazed by its size.
behold sth/sb
behold 是正式或文学用语，强调用心去看，宾语为看到的人或事物。
We beheld the magnificent landscape from the mountaintop.
我们从山顶看到了壮丽的风景。
behold sb/sth doing sth
该结构与 see/watch sb doing sth 类似，表示看到某人或某物正在做某事。
She beheld her children playing in the garden.
她看着孩子们在花园里玩耍。
Verb forms
base behold · third person beholds · -ing beholding · past beheld · past participle beheld
Connections
Collocations
- lo and behold
- 你瞧；真没想到
- I was searching for my keys when, lo and behold, they were in my pocket all along.我正在找钥匙，你瞧，原来它们一直在我口袋里。
- behold the beauty
- 欣赏美景
- Stand on the hilltop and behold the beauty of the valley below.站在山顶，欣赏下面山谷的美景。
- behold the power
- 见证力量
- Behold the power of nature as the storm approaches.风暴来临之际，见证大自然的力量。
- behold a wonder
- 目睹奇观
- They traveled across the world to behold the wonders of the ancient city.他们走遍世界，只为目睹这座古城的奇观。
- behold the sight
- 观看这一景象
- We climbed the tower to behold the sight of the city at sunset.我们爬上塔楼观看日落时城市的景象。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
behold = be + hold，把目光“hold 住”，即聚精会神地注视。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或修辞场景、古典文本引用、正式演讲或书面语 behold 是正式且略带文学色彩的词，通常用于书面或庄重场合，表示“看见、注视”。日常口语中一般不用，多换成 see 或 look at。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in the spelling chunk '-old' and rhyme with the stressed final syllable /-əuld/ of behold (biˈhəuld). The word 'hold' shares the exact stressed syllable with behold. No lookalike words with a different pronunciation are included here.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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