beckon /ˈbɛkən/ CET6+ TEM8 ( beckoning, beckoned, beckons )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you. 向…招手

  例：

  He beckoned to the waiter.

  他朝服务员招了招手。

  例：

  I beckoned her over.

  我招手叫她过来。

• 2. 

  V-I If something beckons, it is so attractive to someone that they feel they must become involved in it. 召唤

  例：

  All the attractions of the peninsula beckon.

  那半岛上所有胜地都引人入胜。

• 3. 

  V-I If something beckons for someone, it is very likely to happen to them. 向…召唤

  例：

  The big time beckons for Billy Dodds.

  伟大的时刻在向比利•多兹召唤。