vouchsafe

• vt. 允诺；赐予
• vi. 屈尊；俯就

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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