下面是be-作為動(dòng)詞性前綴與名詞或形容詞結(jié)合的幾個(gè)例子。

bedevil [ be- =to make 使;devil n. 魔鬼 => “to make sb. act like a devil 使變得像魔鬼一樣”→] vt. play the devil with； drive frantic 使著魔；使狂亂 / Biting flies bedeviled the horses.蚊蟲叮得馬兒狂蹦亂跳。

befriend [ be- = to make 使；friend n. 朋友 => “to make oneself a friend to使自己成為…的朋友”→] vt. act as a friend to; help 親近；幫助 / The policeman befriended the lost child.警察很親切地對待迷路的小孩。

belittle [ be- = to make 使;little a. 小 => “to make to seem little 使顯得微小” → ]vt. make little of; make less important 輕視；貶低 / Jealous people belittled the explorer's great discoveries. 心懷妒意的人故意貶低那位探險(xiǎn)家的偉大發(fā)現(xiàn)。

benumb [ be- = to make 使；numb a. 麻木的→]vt. make numb 使麻木，使失去感覺/ My fingers were benumbed by the cold. 我的手指頭被凍僵了。

最后介紹與物質(zhì)名詞結(jié)合構(gòu)成的兩個(gè)例子。

bejewel [ be- = to provide with 給以;jewel n. 珠寶=>“to provide with jewels 供之以珠寶”→]v . adorn with jewels 飾以珠寶 / The sky is bejeweled with stars.天空鑲滿了星星。

bedew [ be- = to cover with 蓋滿；dew n. 露水=> “to cover with dew 沾滿露水”→]vt. wet or drop with dew 沾濕；滴濕 / Tears bedewed her cheeks.淚水沾濕了她的臉。