beck and call

beck and call 基本解释

命令

词组短语

1、at sb's beck and call 唯(某人)之命是从

2、at sb.'s beck and call 唯某人之命是从

beck and call 用法和例句

1、She is constantly at the beck and call of her invalid father.

她始终侍奉着久病衰弱的父亲。

2、Paddy had had a tormenting day with his sister, at her beck and call

帕迪跟他姐姐遭了一天罪, 对她唯命是从。

3、I knew he was trying to wheedle me into being at his beck and call.

我知道这是他拉拢我，好让我俯首贴耳地为他效劳。

4、He is very obedient and always at beck and call, never daring to delay a moment.

他很听话，总是呼之即来，不敢有半点耽搁。

5、After independence we would no longer be at the beck and call of the colonial master.

独立之后我们将不再听候殖民宗主国的吆喝和指使。

6、He traveled for work incessantly, with limousines and Gulfstreams at his beck and call.

他为工作而四处奔波。豪华轿车, 私人飞机是随叫随到。

7、I have been submissive to authority, responding to the beck and call of my superior in the monastery.

在修道院里, 我一直服从权威, 听从院长的吩咐和命令

重点词汇

beck n. 点头示意, 招手, 小河

call v. 呼唤，喊叫；召唤，叫来，召集；下令，命令；打电话给 n. 喊叫，大声喊；电话联络；必要，理由；要求