| 单词 | swear |
| 释义 | 🔑 swearBrE /sweə(r)/ NAmE /swer/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they swearBrE /sweə(r)/ NAmE /swer/ present simple - he / she / it swearsBrE /sweəz/ NAmE /swerz/ past simple sworeBrE /swɔː(r)/ NAmE /swɔːr/ past participle swornBrE /swɔːn/ NAmE /swɔːrn/ -ing form swearingBrE /ˈsweərɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈswerɪŋ/ 🔑 [I ]to use rude or offensive language , usually because you are angry 咒骂；诅咒；说脏话◆ She fell over and swore loudly . 她摔倒了，大骂了一声。◆ ~at sb /sth Why did you let him swear at you like that ? 你怎么听任他那样辱骂你呢？🔑 [T , no passive ]to make a serious promise to do sth 郑重承诺；发誓要；表示决心要SYN vow◆ ~sth He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father . 他发誓要向那个杀死他父亲的人报仇。◆ ~ (that )… I swear (that ) I'll never leave you .我保证决不离开你。HELP'That' is usually left out , especially in speech . * that 常省略，在口语中尤其如此。◆ ~to do sth She made him swear not to tell anyone . 她要他发誓不告诉任何人。🔑 [T ]to promise that you are telling the truth 赌咒发誓地说；肯定地说◆ ~ (that )… She swore (that ) she'd never seen him before .她明确表示自己以前从未见过他。◆ I could have sworn (= I am sure )I heard the phone ring . 我敢肯定我听见电话铃响了。◆ ~to sb /on sth (that )… I swear to God I had nothing to do with it . 我可以对天发誓，这跟我一点关系也没有。🔑 [I , T ]to make a public or official promise , especially in court （尤指在法庭上）发誓，郑重承诺◆ ~ (on sth )Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible . 证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。◆ ~that… Are you willing to stand up in court and swear that you don't recognize him ? 你愿出庭起誓说你不认识他吗？◆ ~to do sth Remember , you have sworn to tell the truth . 别忘记，你宣过誓要讲实话。◆ ~sth Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king . 男爵须宣誓效忠国王。Verbs usually followed by infinitivesafford,agree,appear,arrange,attempt,beg,choose,consent,decide,expect,fail,happen,hesitate,hope,intend,learn,manage,mean,neglect,offer,prepare,pretend,promise,refuse,swear,try,want,wish[T ]~sb to secrecy /silence to make sb promise not to tell sth to anyone 使起誓（保密）◆ Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened . 关于已发生的事，每个人都依照要求起誓不外传。 ➡ see also sworn (1 ) ● swear ˈblind (informal ) to say that sth is definitely true 一口咬定● swear like a ˈtrooper (old-fashioned , BrE ) to often use very rude or offensive language 满口脏话；动不动就破口大骂 ● ˈswear by sb /sth to name sb /sth to show that you are making a serious promise 以…名义发誓；对…发誓◆ I swear by almighty God that I will tell the truth . 我向全能的上帝起誓，我以下所说句句属实。 (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to be certain that sth is good or useful 极信赖；对…推崇备至◆ She swears by meditation as a way of relieving stress . 她深信冥想有助于缓解压力。● ˌswear sb↔ˈin ● ˌswear sb ˈinto sth [often passive ]to make sb promise to do a job correctly , to be loyal to an organization , a country , etc .使某人宣誓就职；使某人宣誓忠于某组织（或国家等）◆ He was sworn in as president . 他宣誓就任总统。◆ The new prime minister was sworn into office . 新首相宣誓就职。 ➡ related noun swearing-in● ˌswear ˈoff sth (informal ) to promise that you will not do or use sth again 保证不再做某事（或用某物）；发誓放弃…◆ I decided to swear off burgers forever . 我决心永远不再吃汉堡包。● ˈswear to sth (informal ) to say that sth is definitely true 一口咬定◆ I think I put the keys back in the drawer , but I couldn't swear to it (= I'm not completely sure ). 我想我把钥匙放回抽屉里了，不过我不敢肯定。 |
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