vouchsafe

英 [vaʊtʃ'seɪf] 美
  • vt. 允诺;赐予
  • vi. 屈尊;俯就
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vouchsafe 给予,允诺

即担保安全,引申义给予,允诺。

vouchsafe (v.)
c. 1300, vouchen safe "to vouch as safe, guarantee" (see vouch and safe (adj.)).
1. Elinor would not vouchsafe any answer.
埃莉诺不想给予任何回答.

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2. Vouchsafe me a spirit of faith and knowledge.
赐予我信心和一颗有知识的心灵.

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3. He did not vouchsafe a reply.
他未予答复.

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4. Vouchsafe me a visit.
请驾临寒舍.

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5. He thinks himself so important that he won't vouchsafe to visit us any more.
他以为自己很了不起,所以不会纡[屈]尊再来看我们了吧.

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