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beckon

🇬🇧 UK/'bekәn/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To gesture or signal to someone to come closer; to seem attractive or inviting

招手示意，召唤；吸引

n.

A gesture or signal made to call someone over

招手，示意的手势

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
beckonother
=beckon

Common Collocations

  • 1.beckon to向……招手
  • 2.beckon someone招唤某人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She beckoned to me from across the crowded room.

  • 2.

    The adventure ahead beckoned to the young explorers.

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