befriend

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vt. 待人如友, 扶助

发音

其它 /bɪˈfɹɛnd/
US /bɪˈfɹɛnd/

词形变化

befriended befriendest befriendeth befriending befriends 三单 befriends befrient befriending 现在分词 befriended 过去式 befriended 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

帮助；待人如友；扶助

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To become a friend of, to make friends with.

    及物

    1854, Henry David Thoreau, Walden, p. 143. Every little pine needle expanded and swelled with sympathy and befriended me.

  2. 2.

    To act as a friend to, to assist.

    过时 及物
  3. 3.

    To favor.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

上位词 4

tie bond bind attach

下位词 3

pal chum up pal up

词源

From be- + friend. Compare Saterland Frisian befrüündje (“to befriend”), Dutch bevrienden (“to befriend”), German Low German befründen (“to befriend”), German befreunden (“to befriend”). Compare also West Frisian befreone (“befriended”).

来源：wiktionary