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swear/sweə(r)//swer/ ★★★★★v. vi- ① 发誓
- Do you swear?你发誓(那是真的)吗?
- swear by God对上帝发誓
- She swore on the Bible.她手按圣经发誓。
- ② 滥用神的名字,冒渎神名;说不敬神的话,咒骂
- Don't swear in front of the children.不要在孩子面前咒骂。
- He swore when he stumbled over a stone.他给石头绊倒的时候破口咒骂。
- He swore at his son (for being lazy).他咒骂他儿子(懒惰)(★咒骂时使用"my God!", "Jesus Christ!", damn等字眼来表示惊讶或轻蔑等,后来虽经教会禁止,但代之而起的就有gosh; Goodness gracious; Heavens; gee; darn等各种变化的咒诅出现)。
- ③[通常用于否定句或疑问句]发誓说;断言
- I think she was at the party, but I cannot swear to it.我想她参加了晚会,不过我不能断言。
- I cannot swear to his having said so.我不能断言他这么说过。
- Will you swear to the truth of your testimony?你愿意发誓你的证词是真实吗?
vt- ① 发誓,宣誓,对神发誓,发誓承诺,发誓说,【口】断言,确定地说
- swear an oath立誓,宣誓
- They swore allegiance [vengeance].他们立誓效忠[复仇]。
- swear a charge [an accusation] against a person宣誓控告[弹劾]某人
- I could have sworn that I heard a knock at the door.我可以发誓说我听到敲门声。
- I swear it's too bad of him.【口】他做得太绝。
- He swore to be faithful to us.他立誓效忠我们。
- ② 1使(证人)宣誓;使发誓遵守2(某人)宣誓就职
- Has the jury been sworn?陪审团宣誓过吗?
- Members of the society were sworn to secrecy.该社团的会员被要求宣誓守密。
- The mayor will be sworn in next week.市长将于下星期宣誓就任。
- ③ 过分咒诅使成(某种状态)
- He swore himself hoarse.他咒骂到声音变哑。
短语- swear by ...
- ① 对…发誓
- ② 【口】非常信赖;极力推荐;盲目相信
- He swears by his psychiatrist.他深信他的心理医师。
- swear off
- swear out a warrant
同义词- assertv.肯定
- pledgev.宣誓
- promisev.承诺
- vowv.发誓
- warrantv.保证
- abandon
- attest
- blaspheme
- break off
- covenant
- curse
- cuss
- damn
- depone
- depose
- desist
- discontinue
- give up
- lay off
- leave off
- plight
- quit
- relinquish
- remit
- stop
- testify
- witness
- affirm
- aver
- avow
- bank
- imprecate
- rely
- swan
- trust
- verify
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