bestead
英 ['bested]
美 ['bested]
- vt. 帮助；裨益
- adj. 处于某种境地的（尤指困难或不利的）
英语词源
- bestead (v.)
- "to help, support, prop," 1580s, from be- + stead (v.); see stead.
权威例句
- 1. Her thin dress did little to bestead her against the chill north wind.
- 她那件薄薄的衣裳对于防御寒冷的北风没有多少帮助.