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vouchsafevb.
1.condescend to grant. deign to give,grant the fa-vour of 惠赐，赐予，赏光给予。
△Ham.5.2.176(168):“ifyour lordship would vouchsafe the answer.”只要殿下慨然应战。
△Lr.2.4.157 (155): “On my knees I beg /That you’ll vouchsafe me raiment,bed,and food. ”我跪下来求你赏给我衣服、床和食物。
△2H.VI.1.2. 14:“We’ll both together lift our heads to heaven,/ Andnever more abase our sight so low / As to vouchsafeone glance unto the ground.”我们两人就一起举首仰望天空，从此再不眼光向下、屈尊向地面瞥一眼。
△ Wiv.2.2.43(40):“Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two?”不知我能不能赏光跟老爷说一两句话？ (按：桂嫂把vouchsafe一词用反了。)
2. deign to accept 屈尊接受。
△H.VIII.2.3.42:“Ifyour back / Cannot vouchsafe this burthen，”如果你的脊梁连这样的负担都不肯承受。
3. permit,allow 准许，允许。
△H.V.5. Cho.1:“Vouchsafe to those that have not read the story,That I may prompt them:”为了有利于那些没有读过这段故事的观众，请允许我向他们提示几句。
△H.V.5.2.99:“Willyou vouchsafe to teach a soldier terms. Such as willenter at a lady’s ear.”你可肯教给一个军人怎样说话，才能进入小姐的耳朵？
△ Ado.3.2.3:“if you’ll vouchsafe me.”如果你准许我。
△Ham.3.2.312(296):“Good my lord,vouchsafe me a word with you.”殿下，请允许我说一句话。4. consent 同意。
△R.III.1.2. 202(201):“Vouchsafe towear this ring. ”答应戴上这只戒指吧。
Phrase:
vouchsafe your rest: kindly agree to stay,consent toremain,please to reside 请惠允暂住，请同意留下，请住下。
△Ham.2.2.13:“That you vouchsafe your rest herein our court / Some little time，”请你们允许暂在我的宫廷小住。
～ vi.condescend,deign,be good enough,be so kind 屈尊，俯允，请。
△H.VIII.2.3.70: “Beseech yourlordship,/ Vouchsafe to speak my thanks and myobedience,/ As from a blushing handmaid. to his Highness；”我求求大人，请替我这个羞愧难当的婢女向国王陛下表示感激和忠心。
△3H.VI.3.3.203:“That if KingLewis vouchsafe to furnish us /With some few bandsof chosen soldiers，”如果路易王惠允调给我们几队精兵。 vouchsafe[vautʃˈseif]v.赐予，允许
vouchsafement n. 允许，承诺 |