bestir
/bɪˈstɜː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /bɪˈstɜːr/ (ame, ipa) · /bi-ˈstər bē-/ (ame, mw)
bestir — verb
- bestirpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bestirshe / she / it
- bestirredpast simple
- bestirring-ing form
1. to start moving or doing things after being inactive for a while, often by makin
to start moving or doing things after being inactive for a while, often by making yourself act
After the long winter, the small harbor slowly bestirred at sunrise.
bestir - a place becomes active again
Hearing the fire alarm, the night guard bestirred himself and ran downstairs.
bestir oneself - force yourself to act quickly
Volunteers began to bestir as the storm warning reached the village hall.
Even at noon, Darius had not bestirred himself to answer the waiting emails.
- stir
much more common and less literary; it can describe even a very slight movement
- rouse oneself
stronger emphasis on forcing yourself out of tiredness or passivity
文法句型
bestir - begin moving or acting after being inactive
bestir oneself - force yourself to act
用法筆記
Usually literary or old-fashioned. Most often appears as 'bestir oneself' when someone makes an effort to start doing something.