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behoove 音标拼音: [bɪh'uv] vt. 理应,应该
vi. 理所当然 理应,应该理所当然 behoove v 1: be appropriate or necessary; " It behooves us to reflect on this matter" [ synonym: { behoove}, { behove}] Behoove \ Be* hoove"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Behooved}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Behooving}.] [ OE. bihoven, behoven, AS. beh? fian to have need of, fr. beh? f. See { Behoof}.] To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally. [ 1913 Webster] And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. -- Luke xxiv. 46. [ 1913 Webster] [ Also written { behove}.] [ 1913 Webster]
Behoove \ Be* hoove"\, v. i. To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster]
Behoove \ Be* hoove"\, n. Advantage; behoof. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] It shall not be to his behoove. -- Gower. [ 1913 Webster]
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