vouchsafe

英 [ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf] 美 [ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf]

v.  赐予,给予,告知(尤指为给特别的好处)

过去分词:vouchsafed过去式:vouchsafed第三人称单数:vouchsafes现在分词:vouchsafing

法律

BNC.32799 / COCA.32428



牛津词典

verb

  1. 赐予,给予,告知(尤指为给特别的好处)
    to give, offer or tell sth to sb, especially in order to give them a special advantage
    1. He vouchsafed to me certain family secrets.
      他让我知道了某些家庭秘密。

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 赐予;给予;惠予
    If you are vouchsafed something or it is vouchsafed to you, you are given or granted it.
    1. As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision...
      快到山顶时,我们有幸看到了难得一见的景象。
    2. Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops of brandy...
      埃里克咬紧牙关,又给他们倒了些白兰地。
    3. 'He drives like a madman,' was all the information he vouchsafed.
      “他开起车来像疯了一样”是他惠予的全部信息。

双语例句

  1. As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision
    快到山顶时,我们有幸看到了难得一见的景象。
  2. Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops of brandy
    埃里克咬紧牙关,又给他们倒了些白兰地。
  3. 'He drives like a madman,' was all the information he vouchsafed.
    “他开起车来像疯了一样”是他惠予的全部信息。
  4. Elinor would not vouchsafe any answer.
    埃莉诺不想给予任何回答。
  5. To achieve economic arrangements that vouchsafe peace and permanence.
    取得使和平与永恒得以保证的经济安排。
  6. He did not vouchsafe a reply.
    他一句回话也不给。
  7. Well, I will pray to God on high, that thou my constancy mayst see, and that yet once before I die, thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.
    唉,我会向天祈求,让你知道我不渝的心。求你能在我死的那天,答应来爱我一次。
  8. Vouchsafe to him certain official secrets.
    让他知悉官方某些秘密。
  9. 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。
  10. God did not vouchsafe his model to us, mortals see the present imperfectly and the future dimly, and use many different models.
    上帝没有把他的模型赐予我们,凡人只能看到残缺的现在和模糊的未来,使用各种不同的模型。
  11. Vouchsafe me a spirit of faith and knowledge.
    赐予我信心和一颗有知识的心灵。

英英释义

verb

  1. grant in a condescending manner