behest

[美國]/bɪ'hest/
[英國]/bɪ'hɛst/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. 命令;邀請;請求
詞形
複數behests

短語搭配

at someone's behest

受某人指示

例句

they had assembled at his behest .

他們按照他的吩咐聚到了一起。

I called the office at the behest of my secretary.

在祕書的催促下,我給辦公室打了電話

They arrested him at the King’s behest.

他們奉國王之命逮捕了他。

following the king's behest

遵循國王的命令

carried out at his behest

按照他的命令執行

obliged to obey his behest

不得不聽從他的命令

issued at the behest of the president

應總統的要求發佈

acting at the behest of the director

按照導演的要求行動

complying with the behest of the CEO

遵守CEO的命令

following orders at the behest of the commander

聽從指揮官的命令

原聲例句

Minority investors in Brazil protest that Petrobras is building unprofitable oil refineries and favouring local suppliers, at politicians' behest.

巴西少數投資者反對巴西石油公司按照政府命令,建立無利可圖的石油精煉廠以及偏袒本地供應商。

來源: The Economist - Comprehensive

The child is a compensatory object at the behest of the parent's disguised vulnerabilities.

孩子是父母僞裝的脆弱所要求的補償對象。

來源: The school of life

Let me underscore that Russian soldiers sent to Ukraine at the behest of the Kremlin will face fierce resistance.

我要強調的是,奉克里姆林宮之命派往烏克蘭的俄羅斯士兵將面臨激烈的抵抗。

來源: PBS Interview Social Series

Clopin's pension, she had addressed a similar behest to Andora Macy.

克洛賓的退休金, 她曾向安多拉·梅西提出過類似的要求。

來源: People and Ghosts (Part 2)

" He was ever the Imp's creature. Only the Stranger knows how many men he's sent to hell at Tyrion's behest" .

" 他是侏儒帶來的人。陌客才知道他受提利昂的指使送了多少人下地獄。"

來源: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

And I believe it is at her behest.

我相信她就是幕後主使。

來源: True Blood Season 3

Burnham's jacket, donated by the mayor of Greater Manchester at the museum's behest, is not yet on show.

伯納姆的夾克是大曼徹斯特市長應博物館的要求捐贈的, 目前還沒有展出。

來源: Selected English short passages

Was the... the downsizing at the behest of Mr. Sweeney?

精簡人員是斯威尼提出的要求嗎?

來源: The Good Wife Season 4

At the behest of Britain and others, NATO took charge of the war in Libya, leaving the EU on the sidelines.

最終,去年的利比亞戰爭根據英國等國的要求,全權由北約負責,而將歐盟軍隊架空一邊。

來源: The Economist (Summary)

On the last night Margot and I had supper in the hotel's dining room, at her behest.

最後一晚,瑪格特和我應她的吩咐在旅館的餐廳喫了晚飯。

來源: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

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