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单词 bethink
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Definition of bethink in English:

bethink

verbbethought bɪˈθɪŋkbəˈθɪŋk
bethink oneselfarchaic, formal
  • Come to think.

    〈正式或古〉想起,思考,考虑

    he bethought himself of the verse from the Book of Proverbs

    他想起了(《圣经》中)《箴言》篇里的诗节。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once the ballet runs out of adversaries, the saint bethinks himself of England's plight and rides off in triumph to quell what foes may still remain to her [listen - track 7, 4: 59-5: 55].
    • If you bethink yourself of any crime Unrecoucil'd as yet to heaven a d grace, Solicit for it straight…
    • Verily, many of them once lifted their legs like the dancer; to them winked the laughter of my wisdom: - then did they bethink themselves.
    • I bethought myself to ask the rider whither - and I a mere beast!
    • Since this is mock-epic, however, when offering homage to his hero, Garth is led to bethink himself of epic, particularly of the Aeneid, and to attempt to appropriate; but the results are hardly impressive.
    • I know not whether these ancestors of mine bethought themselves to repent, and ask pardon of Heaven for their cruelties; or whether they are now groaning under the heavy consequences of them, in another state of being.
    Synonyms
    be reported, be thought, be believed, be alleged, be rumoured, be reputed, be put about

Origin

Old English bithencan (see be-, think).

Rhymes

blink, brink, cinque, clink, dink, drink, fink, Frink, gink, ink, interlink, jink, kink, link, mink, pink, plink, prink, rink, shrink, sink, skink, slink, stink, sync, think, wink, zinc

Definition of bethink in US English:

bethink

verbbəˈTHiNGkbəˈθɪŋk
bethink oneselfformal, archaic
  • Think on reflection; come to think.

    he bethought himself of the verse from the Book of Proverbs

    他想起了(《圣经》中)《箴言》篇里的诗节。

    with clause the council bethought itself that this plan would leave room for future expansion
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I know not whether these ancestors of mine bethought themselves to repent, and ask pardon of Heaven for their cruelties; or whether they are now groaning under the heavy consequences of them, in another state of being.
    • If you bethink yourself of any crime Unrecoucil'd as yet to heaven a d grace, Solicit for it straight…
    • Verily, many of them once lifted their legs like the dancer; to them winked the laughter of my wisdom: - then did they bethink themselves.
    • I bethought myself to ask the rider whither - and I a mere beast!
    • Once the ballet runs out of adversaries, the saint bethinks himself of England's plight and rides off in triumph to quell what foes may still remain to her [listen - track 7, 4: 59-5: 55].
    • Since this is mock-epic, however, when offering homage to his hero, Garth is led to bethink himself of epic, particularly of the Aeneid, and to attempt to appropriate; but the results are hardly impressive.
    Synonyms
    be reported, be thought, be believed, be alleged, be rumoured, be reputed, be put about

Origin

Old English bithencan (see be-, think).

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