beholden
英 [b?'h??ld(?)n]
美[b?'hold?n]
- adj. 負(fù)有義務(wù)的；蒙恩的；對(duì)…表示感謝的
GRE
中文詞源
beholden 感激
前綴be-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。hold, 維持，持有。-en, 使。使長(zhǎng)期維持的，感激的。
英文詞源
- beholden (adj.)
- "under obligation," mid-14c., originally past participle of behold (and preserving the original past participle of hold), but a sense directly related to this usage is not recorded among the many and varied meanings attested for behold.
雙語例句
- 1. He was made beholden to the Mafia.
- 他受過黑手黨的恩惠。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She didn't like to be beholden to anyone.
- 她不愿欠任何人的情。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I am greatly beholden to you for your kindness.
- 承蒙厚愛,十分感激.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. We feel really beholden to them for what they've done.
- 對(duì)他們所做的一切，我們真是感激不盡。
來自辭典例句
- 5. We are much beholden to you for your help.
- 我們對(duì)于你的幫助深為感激.
來自辭典例句