endow

in'dau

六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. give qualities or abilities to
v. furnish with an endowment

vt. 捐赠, 捐助, 赋予
[法] 赠送财产给, 分给寡妇一份遗产, 授与

Collins 星级

8,684

BNC 频率

9,907

使用频率

endow 由前缀 en-（使）和词根 dow（给予）组成，表示“使某人给予”或“赋予”。

例句

1. The wealthy man decided to endow a scholarship for students in need.

这位富有的男士决定资助一项为需要帮助的学生提供奖学金的计划。

2. Many universities are endowing new research programs to advance science.

许多大学正在资助新的研究项目以推动科学发展。

3. She hopes to endow her children with a love of reading.

她希望把对阅读的热爱传授给她的孩子们。