英语词汇“vouchsafe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

vouchsafe

/vaʊtʃˈseɪf

verb [with two objects]

1Give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner: it is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven...

If they fall into that delusion, they are doomed and no second reprieve will be vouchsafed them.
Recall the exaggerated influence vouchsafed, not too long ago, to psychoanalytic theory.
We believe that artists are somehow vouchsafed the ability to tap into a greater knowledge of the human condition and impart this to us.

Synonyms

grant, give, accord, award, offer, hand;

confer on, bestow on, yield to, cede to, favour with

deign, condescend, stoop, unbend, sink, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself

informal come down from one's high horse

1.1 [with object] Reveal or disclose (information): you’d never vouchsafed that interesting titbit before...

He claimed that he had been informed that Funfack had indeed been Deputy Chief Medical Officer but he did not vouchsafe who provided that information.
He didn't vouchsafe any further information, and Wendy certainly wasn't going to pry.
He also vouchsafed to them that police surveillance of Mr Lillie had revealed nothing suspicious.

Synonyms

disclose, reveal, divulge, impart, pass on, tell, let out, let slip, give away, bring into the open, make public, make known, broadcast, air, circulate

informal blab, spill, come clean about

British informal cough, blow the gaff on

Origin

Middle English: originally as the phrase vouch something safe on someone, i.e. 'warrant the secure conferment of (something on someone)'.

单词	vouchsafe
释义	vouchsafe /vaʊtʃˈseɪf / verb [with two objects] 1Give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner: it is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven... If they fall into that delusion, they are doomed and no second reprieve will be vouchsafed them. Recall the exaggerated influence vouchsafed, not too long ago, to psychoanalytic theory. We believe that artists are somehow vouchsafed the ability to tap into a greater knowledge of the human condition and impart this to us. Synonyms grant, give, accord, award, offer, hand; confer on, bestow on, yield to, cede to, favour with deign, condescend, stoop, unbend, sink, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself informal come down from one's high horse 1.1 [with object] Reveal or disclose (information): you’d never vouchsafed that interesting titbit before... He claimed that he had been informed that Funfack had indeed been Deputy Chief Medical Officer but he did not vouchsafe who provided that information. He didn't vouchsafe any further information, and Wendy certainly wasn't going to pry. He also vouchsafed to them that police surveillance of Mr Lillie had revealed nothing suspicious. Synonyms disclose, reveal, divulge, impart, pass on, tell, let out, let slip, give away, bring into the open, make public, make known, broadcast, air, circulate informal blab, spill, come clean about British informal cough, blow the gaff on Origin Middle English: originally as the phrase vouch something safe on someone, i.e. 'warrant the secure conferment of (something on someone)'. Rhymes chafe, Rafe, safe, waif
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