1. 词义及用法：beck一般指“手势”，可以表示挥手、点头或者示意。也可以作为缩写词，例如Beckham（贝克汉姆）。在英语中，beck的意思和用法非常“简单”，但是由于是口语化的表达，要注意上下文和语境。
例句：
– She waved a beck to her friend across the street.
（她向街对面的朋友挥了挥手。）
– The teacher gave a beck to the student to come to the front.
（老师示意学生到前面来。）
– He waited for her, but she never came, so he left without a beck.
（他等了她，可她没来，于是他没有示意就走了。）
– Are you talking about David Beckham? Yes, I love Beck’s style.
（你说的是大卫·贝克汉姆吗？是的，我喜欢贝克的风格。）
2. 句型：give somebody a beck / at somebody’s beck and call
– give somebody a beck表示“示意某人”
– at somebody’s beck and call表示“完全为某人服务，随叫随到”
例句：
– The manager gave me a beck and asked me to come to his office.
（经理递了个手势给我，让我到他的办公室。）
– The personal istant is at the CEO’s beck and call 24/7.
（这位个人助理随叫随到，24小时全天候为CEO服务。）
3. 词源：beck来自古英语的bæc，本义是“河流的弯曲处”。后来演变成指“指示”，因此有了现在的用法。
例句：
– He followed the beck of the river and found a hidden watell.
（他顺着河流的弯曲处走，发现了一处隐藏的瀑布。）
– The town was built at the beck and call of the wealthy landlord.
（这个城镇是为富有的地主所指示建造的。）
4. 相关词汇：gesture（手势）、nod（点头）、wave（挥手）
例句：
– She made a gesture to indicate that she was hungry.
（她做了个手势表示她饿了。）
– He nodded in agreement with what his colleague said.
（他点头表示同意同事说的话。）
– The child waved goodbye to the bus driver as the bus pulled away.
（孩子挥手向公交车司机告别，车就开走了。）
beck的中文翻译是“招手，示意”，读音为/bɛk/。
例句：
1. She beckoned to me to come over.
她向我招手叫我过去。
2. The waiter beckoned us to our table.
服务员向我们招手，引领我们到桌子前。
3. I followed the sound of his voice and saw him beckoning to me.
我根据他声音的方向走去，看到他向我招手。
beck在中文中有”小贝、〔古语〕点头”的意思，作为名词时有”贝克斯”的意思，读音为[bek]，beck在英语中经常以名词形式出现，在《郎文英汉双解大词典》中，共找到77个与beck相关的句子。
1.小贝
例句:Audrey’s death, and 25 years later, seeing his son with Mary Ann Beck. (Audrey的死 和xx年后 他儿子和Mary Ann Beck谈朋友)
2.〔古语〕点头
例句:Of course. There was that case of that fellow, whatshisname, Adolph Beck. (是啊，那个人叫什么来着， 阿道夫·贝克还是贝克尔？)
3.贝克斯
例句:And Beck told me that story very quietly, but I was absolutely stunned by it. (Beck轻声地向我讲述着这个故事， 却完全被其打动了。)
4.摇头、贝克斯
例句:He listens to your beck and call but to what end? (翻译:不管好坏，全都听你的 给弥最好的，那有什么用呢？)
beck一般作为名词、动词使用，如在diluting beck(稀薄槽，冲浆桶)、dye beck(染色桶)、gallery beck(船尾下甲板)等常见短语中出现较多。
1. And Beck told me that story very quietly, but I was absolutely stunned by it. (翻译:Beck轻声地向我讲述着这个故事， 却完全被其打动了。)
2. He listens to your beck and call but to what end? (翻译:不管好坏，全都听你的 给弥最好的，那有什么用呢？)
3. Dr. Beck, have you ever visited a concentration camp? (翻译:贝克博士，你是否造访过集中营？ 别再说了)
4. The eyes of Werner Beck strangely flashed at Jastrow, and his voice quavered. (翻译:维尔纳·贝克的眼睛对着杰斯特罗异样地闪闪发光，声音也颤料了。)
5. this is Miss Beck from Midwest Cellular regarding your… (翻译:- 喂？ – 肖先生 我是平安保险的贝克…)
6. Julian Beck and Judith Malina’s Living Theatre was based here. (翻译:Julian Beck和Judith Malina的 舞台剧院就在这里)
7. A suspect, Dr. Alexandre Beck, escaped arrest this morning. (翻译:嫌疑人阿里克斯. 贝克今早 在警方的拘捕过程中逃跑)
8. And Beck told me that story very quietly, but I was absolutely stunned by it. (翻译:Beck轻声地向我讲述着这个故事， 却完全被其打动了。)
9. Beck, leave your suit on, meet Johanssen in airlock 1. (翻译:Beck，不要脱宇宙飞行服，去1号气闸和Johanssen碰头)
10. And you wanted to kill Karl Beck as well, but he was already dead. (翻译:你也想杀Karl Beck 但他已经死了)
11. Down the road from Fort Beck at about 8:00 A.M. (翻译:早上八点 在去贝克堡军事基地的那条路上 Down the road from Fort Beck at about 8: 00 A.)
12. But every weekend and summer break we were beck together the three of us (翻译:但是每到周末和放假 我们三个还是会在一起度过)
13. Harris Financial’s Beck said the earnings reports could be a turning point for the market. (翻译:来自HarrisFinancial的Beck说企业收益报告可能成为股市的转折点。)
14. Nearby, Norman Beck, a remarkable magician from Dallas, will bewilder onlookers. (翻译:在附近，来自达拉斯的非凡的魔术师诺曼·贝克将要迷惑观众们。)
15. Yeah, Beck says Zach would be released soon. (翻译:被做了手脚 Rebecca 说Zach很快就要被无罪释放)
