inner, etc., organized in order to raise money
for a particular person or charity II # ( il ) /?§ si : a
benefit match/concert X^',
H# h-9k<k IfilBl for sb’s benefit especially in order to help
or be useful to sb A Bi A; A ^ A $1 f'J : I have typed out some lecture notes for
the benefit of those people who were absent last week. o Don’t
go to any trouble for my benefit! £i] ASci^XA! give sb the .benefit of
the doubt to accept that sb has told the truth or has not done sth wrong because
you cannot prove that they have not ( & i£E M A a£ (ft tit H
» verb (t- or -tt-) 1 [VN] to be useful to sb or improve their
life in some way Xtf. ( ^ A ) We should
spend the money on something that will benefit
everyone.
2ivi
~ (from/by sth) to be in a better position because of sth
; # f»J A: Who exactly stands to
benefit from
these changes?
Ben e-lux /'bemlAks/ noun [u] a name for
)
be nevo lent /ba'nevalant/ adj. 1 (format) (especially of people
in authority X ta ^ |R
#) kind, helpful and generous M
# (ft; \Z M (ft;
All#?#t(ft: a benevolent smile/attitude 0 belief
in the existence
of a benevolent god Tf A \Z M (ft # & (ft % fi
Pnn malevolent
2 used
in the names of some organizations that give help and money to people in need ( R1A ) : the RAF Benevolent Fund
) ► be-nevo-lence /ba- 'nevalans/ noun [U] benevo-lent-ly adv.
Ben-gali /berj'goili; NAmE -'ga:li/ noun
1 [C] a person from
of people from Bangladesh or West Bengal in eastern India iijpiiifj- ► Ben gali adj. be night ed /bi'nartid/ adj. (old-fashioned)
1 (of people A) without understanding MBAA$P(ft 2 (of places fife A) without
the benefits of modem life ^/j3(ft;
AAA (ft be nign /bi'nain/ adj. 1 (format) (of people A)
kind and gentle; not hurting anybody # |k (ft; fP#(ft; H # (ft 2 (medical |£) (of tumours growing in the body # A.
MEftWi®) not dangerous or likely to cause death g/IAIft EGH malignant ► be nign ly adv.: He smiled benignly. MtB7*imift^ o
bent /bent/ adj., noun — see also
(ft jfeM ^ O Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs
straight). „
— picture o curved
2 (of a person A) not able to stand up straight, usually as a result
of being old or ill/sick ( ^M(ft: a small bent
old woman Wlft^-iAA 0 He was bent double
with laughter, life % T Si „ 3
(BrE, informal) (of a
person in authority dishonest AjE'M
(ft ITOTfri bent on sth/on doing sth determined to do sth
(usually sth bad) W ftfc, — 7'rti fit ( il # fa ^ ) : She seems bent on making life difficult
for me.
— see also hell-bent
m noun [usually sing.] ~ (for
sth) a natural skill or interest in sth ( 5£Affi(ft )
Aik, Jt£jP: She has a bent for mathematics.
bent-wood /'bentwud/ noun [U] wood that is artificially shaped
for making furniture ® A ( ^ IH fit ^ ) : bentwood chairs ® AM ben-zene /'benziin/ noun [U] a clear liquid
obtained from petroleum and coal tar, used in making plastics and
many chemical products A bequeath /bi'kwiid/ verb ~ sth (to sb) | ~ (sb) sth (formal) 1 to say in a will that you want sb to have your
property, money, etc. after you die ( ft if; <Ji A ) jfi • • • it It in ETTCI leave
: [VN, VNN] He bequeathed his
entire estate to his daughter, life fC A nP M A if If! to life (ft ft J L o 0 He bequeathed his daughter his entire
estate.
£pHtfe(ft:AJLo 2 [VN, VNN] to leave the results of your
work, knowledge, etc. for other people