seal

vt.
1. imprint with a seal,set one’s seal on 在…上盖印，盖印于。
△2H.IV.4.1.91:“That you should seal this law-less bloody book / Of forged rebellion with a seal di-vine.”才使你把神圣的印玺盖在非法捏造的血腥叛变的文件上。
△Ham.1.2.60:“Upon his will I sealed my hard con-sent.”i. e. I gave my hard-won consent to his wishes我在他的决心上盖印，勉强表示了同意。
2. mark with a stamp,confirm,make up 用印记标明，证实，构成。
△R.III.1.3.229 (228): “Thou that wastsealed in thy nativ ity / The slave of nature and theson of hell!”你一落地就注定是天生的卑鄙小人，地狱的儿子！
△Ham.3.2.70 (65):“Hath sealed thee for herself.”便打好记号，选中了你。
3. confirm,attest,certify,ratify,sanction 证实，证明，肯定，认可，批准。
△Tw.5.1.165 (161): “Sealed in myfunction，” i.e. sanctioned by me in my office aspriest. 由我按职务而认可的；由我主持的。
△Gent.1.3.49:“To seal our happiness with their consents.”用他们的赞同来成全我们的好事。
△Ham.4.7.1:“Now must yourconscience my acquittance seal，”现在你的心里一定承认我是无罪的了。
△1H.VI.4.6.28: “Wilt thou yet leavethe battle,boy,and fly,/ Now thou art sealed theson of chivalry?”孩子，现在你已经证明不愧为骑士的儿子，你还愿意离开战场走掉吗？
△3H.VI.3.2.57:“The match ismade; she seals it with a curtsy.”生意成交了；她行屈膝礼就表示批准。
△3H.VI.4.8.29: “And thus I seal mytruth and bid adieu.”我这样证实我的忠心，表示告别。
△3H.VI.5.7.28: “The duty that I owe unto yourMajesty / I seal upon the lips of this sweet babe.”我在这位可爱的小宝宝嘴唇上亲吻，再次表示我对陛下的效忠之忱。
△R.III. 2.1.10: “And with my hand I seal my trueheart’s love.”我用我的手来证实我的真心的友爱。
△H.VIII.2.1.105: “I now seal it；” i.e. I now attest truth.我现在（用血）证明我的忠诚。
4. complete,finish,make up 完成，结束，组成。
△Ham.4. 3. 59 (56): “Away,for everything is sealed anddone.”去吧，一切都准备好了。
～vi.
1.sign and seal (with sealing wax) a legal document 在法律文件上签字并（在封蜡上）盖印。
△2H.VI.4.2.93 (82):“for I did but seal once to a thing,and I was nevermine own man since.”因为我只要一旦在什么文件的封蜡上签字盖印，我这个人从此就再也不属于我自己了。
2. set seal to some document; come to agreement （在文件上）加盖印章；（转指）达成协议。
△2H.IV.4.3.141(130):“I have him already tempering between my fin-ger and my thumb,and shortly will I seal with him.”i.e.conclude with him an advantageous agreement.我已经把他在我大拇指和食指中间揉弄得软化了，不消多久我就要跟他达成一项对我有利的协议。
Phrases:
seal under: put one’s name and seal to a bond asguarrantee 签名盖章作保。
△ Mer.1.2.87 (82):“theFrenchman became his surety and sealed under foranother.”i. e. the Frenchman pledged himself thatthe Scottish lord would pay the Englishman with an-other box on the ear. 法国人还给他做了保人，签字保证他一定偿还那个耳刮子。 seal up: ❶ seal up with wax,close or shut up; (withquibbling on) seel,sew up a hawk’s eyes (as in falcon-
ry) 用蜡密封，封闭，关住；(双关：驯鹰术用语)缝住鹰的眼睛。
△2H.IV.3.1.18:“Wilt thou upon the high and giddymast / Seal up the ship-boy’s eyes，”你能在高高的、令人目眩头晕的桅杆之上封闭住船工少年的眼睛。
❷ confirm,cer-tify 证实，肯定。
△ 2H.IV.4.5.101 (102):“and at mydeath / Thou hast sealed up my expectation.”在我临死时，你证实了我对你的猜测。
❸ bring to completion,makeperfect 完成，使完满。
△ 1H.VI.1.1.130:“Here had theconquest fully been sealed up,/ If Sir John Fastolfehad not played the coward.”要不是约翰·法斯托夫爵士扮演了懦夫的角色，这一场胜仗本来就要圆满结束了。
❹ close 关闭。
△Rom.5.3.216: “Seal up the mouth of outragefor a while.”暂且闭上你们悲痛呼叫的嘴巴。
❺a.close up密封。b.make up 决定。
△As.4.3.59 (58): “And byhim seal up thy mind，” i.e. seal up your answer andsend it back by him; make up your final decision through him; let him be the confidential bearer ofyour decision. 让他带回你的密封的回答(又译：决定)。