動(dòng)詞 bestow:

1. present
   同義詞：confer
2. give as a gift
3. bestow a quality on
   同義詞：lend, impart, contribute, add, bring

1. He did not bestow one thought on his dead father.
   他想都沒(méi)有想過(guò)，他過(guò)世的父親。
2. Time spent in study is well bestowed.
   把時(shí)間用于學(xué)習(xí)是值得的。
3. The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
   獎(jiǎng)品授給了優(yōu)勝者。

be.stow

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
be.stowed,be.stow.ing,be.stows
To present as a gift or an honor; confer:
贈(zèng)與：做為禮物或榮譽(yù)贈(zèng)與；授予：
例句：
bestowed high praise on the winners.
對(duì)獲勝者給予高度贊揚(yáng)

To apply; use:
應(yīng)用；使用：
例句：
.On Hester Prynne`s story . . . I bestowed much thought.(Nathaniel Hawthorne)
.在讀赫斯特·普林故事的…我費(fèi)了很多心思.(納撒尼爾·霍索恩)

To store or house.
貯藏或收藏

來(lái)源：
Middle English bistowen
中古英語(yǔ) bistowen
bi- [be-]
bi- [前綴，表.全面地，徹底地.]
stowen [to place] * see stow
stowen [放置] *參見 stow

【引伸】
bestow.able
adj.（形容詞）
bestow.al 或
bestow.ment
n.（名詞）