besnow

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow. transitive
  2. To scatter like snow. transitive
  3. To whiten with snow, or as with snow. transitive
    — Virgins of equall birth, [...] / Shall draw thy picture, and record thy life; / One ſhall enſphere thine eyes, another ſhall / Impearl thy teeth[,] a third thy white and ſmall / Hand ſhall beſnow, a fourth incarnadine / Thy roſie cheek, [...]

词形变化

besnows present,singular,third-person besnowing participle,present besnowed participle,past besnowed past besnew alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

词源

From Middle English besnewen, from Old English besnīwian (“to cover with snow”); equivalent to be- + snow. Cognate with Dutch besneeuwen (“to snow, snow in”), German beschneien (“to cover with snow”).
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