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bequeath sth to sb
bequeath 后接遗赠物，用介词 to 引出接受者。
She bequeathed her entire estate to her niece.
她将全部遗产遗赠给了侄女。
遗赠；遗留
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遗赠；遗留
to leave or give (money, property, etc.) to someone by a will after one's death
She bequeathed her entire estate to her niece.
她将全部遗产遗赠给了侄女。
通过遗嘱给予或遗赠；依遗嘱赠与。
To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
遗赠
leave or give by will after one's death
传下去；传递。
To hand down; to transmit.
给予；提供；委托。
To give; to offer; to commit.
bequeath
Base
原形
bequeaths
3rd person
第三人称单数
bequeathing
-ing
现在分词
bequeathed
Past
过去式
bequeathed
Past participle
过去分词
She bequeaths her collection to the museum.
她把自己的收藏品遗赠给博物馆。
He bequeathed a small fortune to his nephew.
他在遗嘱中把一小笔财产留给了侄子。
They have bequeathed the family house to their daughter.
他们把老宅遗赠给了女儿。
遗赠；立遗嘱遗留
Her aunt bequeathed her entire jewelry collection to the city museum.
她的姨妈把全部珠宝收藏遗赠给了市博物馆。
AI contextual example
He has decided to bequeath his old piano to his niece.
他已决定把旧钢琴遗赠给侄女。
AI contextual example
The house was bequeathed to me by a distant relative I had never met.
这所房子是一位我从未见过的远亲遗赠给我的。
AI contextual example
My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
我的姑妈把她所有的珠宝遗赠给我
WordNet
bequeath 后接遗赠物，用介词 to 引出接受者。
She bequeathed her entire estate to her niece.
她将全部遗产遗赠给了侄女。
此结构与 bequeath sth to sb 同义，接受者置于动词后、直接宾语前。
His grandfather bequeathed him a vintage watch.
他祖父遗赠给他一块老式手表。
Not this
He bequested his books to the library.
Use this
He bequeathed his books to the library.
bequest 是名词，不是动词；表示“把……遗赠给某人”应用动词 bequeath，其过去式是 bequeathed。
Not this
She bequeathed her house for her daughter.
Use this
She bequeathed her house to her daughter.
bequeath 的搭配是 bequeath something to somebody，用介词 to 引出接受者；for 表示目的或受益，不能用来表示遗赠的对象。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
遗赠给慈善机构
He bequeathed most of his wealth to charity.
他把自己大部分财产遗赠给了慈善机构。
遗赠遗产（指全部财产）
She bequeathed her estate to her two sons.
她把自己的全部遗产遗赠给了两个儿子。
遗赠一大笔财产
The millionaire bequeathed a fortune to his alma mater.
那位百万富翁向母校遗赠了一大笔财产。
留下遗产（常指精神、文化等方面的传承）
His discoveries bequeathed a lasting legacy to science.
他的发现为科学留下了持久的遗产。
通过遗嘱遗赠
The painting was bequeathed by will to the nation.
这幅画根据遗嘱遗赠给了国家。
我把自己遗赠给泥土，从我所爱的青草中生长；若你想再次找到我，就看看你的靴底下吧。
Walt Whitman bequeaths himself to the earth in the closing lines of 'Song of Myself', inviting readers to find him in nature.
沃尔特·惠特曼在《自我之歌》的结尾行中把自己遗赠给大地，邀请读者在自然中寻找他。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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画面：一位老人临终前在遗嘱上写下 bequeath，把房子和积蓄留给子女；记住这是死后才生效的“给”。
语域：formal 常见场景：遗嘱、法律文件、正式书面语 bequeath 通常用于正式或法律语境，多出现在遗嘱、合同或正式书面表达中，日常口语中较少使用。
与 beneath、wreath、sheath、teeth 押韵，都读 /iːθ/。注意 death /dɛθ/ 和 breathe /briːð/ 看起来像，但读音不同，不与 bequeath 押韵。
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