单词 | vouchsafe |
释义 | vouchsafe <正式> 1.+ reply, help给予;+ privilege授予 He has not vouchsafed an answer.他还没有做出回答。 As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision.快到山顶时, 我们有幸见到了一幕罕有的景象。 Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops of brandy.埃里克咬紧牙关, 又给他们倒了点白兰地。 'He drives like a madman,' was all the information he vouchsafed.“他开车像个疯子”就是他提供的所有信息。 2.<贬>(agree)允诺;恩准 It is not vouchsafed to everyone to understand such things.并非人人都有理解这种事的禀赋。 3.<废>(warrant as being safe)确保…安全 4.<废>(bestow as favour upon)惠赐;赐予 |
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