| 单词 | vouch |
| 释义 | vouch /vaʊtʃ/ verb 1 vouch for somebody/something phrasal verb a) BELIEVEto say that you firmly believe that something is true or good because of your experience or knowledge of it 为…作担保，保证 I’ll vouch for the quality of the report. I read it last night. 我为报告的质量作保，我昨晚看过。 ‘Where were you on the night of the murder?’ ‘In bed with flu. My wife can vouch for that.’ “谋杀发生当晚你在哪里？”“患流感卧床，我妻子可以作证。”b) RESPONSIBLEto say that you believe that someone will behave well and that you will be responsible for their behaviour, actions etc 为〔某人的行为等〕作担保[保证] Why don’t you phone my office? They’ll vouch for me. 你为什么不打电话到我的办公室？ 他们会为我作证。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusvouch• Rastani and I can vouch for each other.• Claims that verge on the outrageous are made for this material - but very many fishkeepers will vouch for its effectiveness.• The explosive used is of my own formulation, and I can vouch for its efficiency.• My wife can vouch for that, officers.• It's now up to the country of origin to vouch for the health of the animals.• The twenty workers who build his houses have been taken on because Les knows them personally and can vouch for their reliability.• I can not vouch for this.Origin vouch (1300-1400) Old French vocher “to state, call as a witness”, from Latin vocare; → VOCATIONvouch verbChinese believe firmly that that Corpus to you say |
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