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beholden

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负有义务的,有所亏欠的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Behold \Be*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheld}(p. p. formerly
   {Beholden}, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Beholding}.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold,
   have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G.
   behalten to hold, keep. See {Hold}.]
   To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with
   the eyes.

         When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num.
                                                  xxi. 9.

         Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
         the world.                               --John. i. 29.

   Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.

Beholden \Be*hold"en\, p. a. [Old p. p. of behold, used in the
   primitive sense of the simple verb hold.]
   Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.

         But being so beholden to the Prince.     --Tennyson.

资料来源 : WordNet®

beholden
     adj : under a moral obligation to someone [syn: {beholden(p)}]

behold
     v : see with attention; "behold Christ!" [syn: {lay eyes on}]
     [also: {beholden}, {beheld}]

beholden
     See {behold}
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