下面是be-作为动词性前缀与名词或形容词结合的几个例子。
bedevil [ be- =to make 使;devil n. 魔鬼 => “to make sb. act like a devil 使变得像魔鬼一样”→] vt. play the devil with； drive frantic 使着魔；使狂乱 / Biting flies bedeviled the horses.蚊虫叮得马儿狂蹦乱跳。
befriend [ be- = to make 使；friend n. 朋友 => “to make oneself a friend to使自己成为…的朋友”→] vt. act as a friend to; help 亲近；帮助 / The policeman befriended the lost child.警察很亲切地对待迷路的小孩。
belittle [ be- = to make 使;little a. 小 => “to make to seem little 使显得微小” → ]vt. make little of; make less important 轻视；贬低 / Jealous people belittled the explorer's great discoveries. 心怀妒意的人故意贬低那位探险家的伟大发现。
benumb [ be- = to make 使；numb a. 麻木的→]vt. make numb 使麻木，使失去感觉/ My fingers were benumbed by the cold. 我的手指头被冻僵了。
最后介绍与物质名词结合构成的两个例子。
bejewel [ be- = to provide with 给以;jewel n. 珠宝=>“to provide with jewels 供之以珠宝”→]v . adorn with jewels 饰以珠宝 / The sky is bejeweled with stars.天空镶满了星星。
bedew [ be- = to cover with 盖满；dew n. 露水=> “to cover with dew 沾满露水”→]vt. wet or drop with dew 沾湿；滴湿 / Tears bedewed her cheeks.泪水沾湿了她的脸。
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