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单词 vouch
释义 vouch
I. \ˈvau̇ch\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English vochen, vouchen, from Middle French vocher, voucher, from Latin vocare to call, summon, from voc-, vox voice — more at voice
transitive verb
1. : to summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title — used especially in the phrase vouch to warranty; compare vouch in
2. archaic
 a. : avouch 2, 3
  < to vouch this, is no proof — Shakespeare >
  < be glad to have found this vouched by better authority — Henry Hallam >
 b. : to bear witness : testify
  < the Prior … will vouch for me that they are more than half heathen — Sir Walter Scott >
 c. : to serve as a sponsor for
  < want no patrons for to vouch my books — Thomas Pecke >
3. archaic
 a. : to cite as authority or supporting evidence
  < vouch every man's experience to warrant this truth — Cunelgus Bonde >
 b. : to refer to or quote in support of an opinion or statement
  < vouch examples out of the ancient histories — Thomas Danett >
  < for the truth of this I vouch the mathematicians — William Wollaston >
4.
 a. : to give tangible support to : prove, substantiate
  < vouched his words by his deeds — Isaac D'Israeli >
 b.
  (1) : to verify (a business transaction) by examining documentary evidence
  (2) : to attest the necessity of (a payment)
5. archaic : vouchsafe
 < means vouched heretofore to some — P.J.Bailey >
intransitive verb
1. : to give a guarantee : become surety
 < good friends who are willing to vouch for you and give you the old buildup — W.J.Reilly >
 < no observer can vouch for his own unconscious, and the personality of a field worker inevitably influences his results — Ralph Linton >
2.
 a. : to supply supporting evidence or testimony
  < who is going to assemble it and vouch for the names cited — Saturday Review >
  < a young man … whose very countenance may vouch for your being amiable — Jane Austen >
 b. : to give personal assurance
  < what I didn't see and hear for myself I got from good report and I can vouch for the truth of it — H.E.Giles >
  < vouched for it with his most eloquent oaths — George Meredith >
II. noun
(-es)
obsolete : a positive assertion : allegation, declaration
 < my vouch against you … will so your accusation overweigh — Shakespeare >
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