endow

1. V-T You say that someone is endowed with a particular desirable ability, characteristic, or possession when they have it by chance or by birth. 天生賦予[usu passive]

You are endowed with wealth, good health and a lively intellect. 你天生賦有財(cái)富、健康，和敏銳的智力。

2. V-T If you endow something with a particular feature or quality, you provide it with that feature or quality. 賦予 (某種特征或品質(zhì))

Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours. 香草幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)一直被用來(lái)賦予各種食品細(xì)膩的味道。

3. V-T If someone endows an institution, scholarship, or project, they provide a large amount of money that will produce the income needed to pay for it. 資助

The ambassador has endowed a $1 million public-service fellowships programme. 大使資助了一個(gè)100萬(wàn)美元的公共服務(wù)獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金項(xiàng)目。