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Swear I Sworn Promise Sth Swore   [V Make

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/swe͟ə(r)/
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[VERB 动词]咒骂;诅咒;说脏话 If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry.
  [V]
  [V at n]
  • It's wrong to swear and shout...

    破口大骂是不对的。

  • They swore at them and ran off.

    他们骂了他们后就跑掉了。

  • 2
    [VERB 动词]发誓要;郑重承诺 If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it.
      [V that]
      [V to-inf]
      [V n]
  • Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us...

    艾伦许诺要尽其所能帮助我们。

  • We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it...

    我们发誓要见恶除恶。

  • The police are the only civil servants who have to swear allegiance to the Crown...

    警察是唯一要宣誓效忠君主的公务员。

  • I have sworn an oath to defend her.

    我发誓要保护她。

  • 3
    [VERB 动词]发誓,郑重声明,保证(所说属实) If you say that you swear that something is true or that you can swear to it, you are saying very firmly that it is true.
      [V that]
      [V on/by n that]
      [V to n]
      [emphasis]
  • I swear I've told you all I know...

    我发誓我已经把我所知道的全都告诉你了。

  • I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this...

    我以身家性命担保,我和这件事无关。

  • Behind them was a confusion of noise, perhaps even a shot, but he couldn't swear to it.

    他们身后响起一片嘈杂声,也许还有枪击声,但他不能确定。

  • 4
    [VERB 动词]使发誓,使承诺(保守秘密) If someone is sworn to secrecy or is sworn to silence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret.
      [be V-ed to n]
      [usu passive]
  • She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy.

    她急不可待想宣布这个消息,但却发过誓要守口如瓶。

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    See also:
    sworn
    相关词组:
    swear by
    swear in

    Oxford
    swear / sweə(r) ; NAmE swer / verb ( swore / swɔː(r) ; NAmE swɔːr / sworn / swɔːn ; NAmE swɔːrn / ) 1 [intransitive ] 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。 swearat sb/sth Why did you let him swear at you like that? 你怎么让他那样辱骂你呢? 2 [transitive ,  no passive ] to make a serious promise to do sth 郑重承诺;发誓要;表示决心要 SYN
    vow
    swearsth 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。 swear(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。 swearto do sth She made him swear not to tell anyone. 她要他发誓不告诉任何人。
    3 [transitive ] to promise that you are telling the truth 赌咒发誓地说;肯定地说 swear(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。 swearto sb/on sth (that)… I swear to GodI had nothing to do with it. 我可以对天发誓,这跟我一点关系也没有。 4 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to make a public or official promise, especially in court (尤指在法庭上)发誓,郑重承诺 swear(on sth) Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible. 证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。 swearthat… 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? swearto do sth Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth. 别忘记,你宣过誓要讲实话。 swearsth Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king. 男爵须宣誓效忠国王。 5 [transitive ] ~ 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
    adj.
    IDIOMS 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 PHRASAL VERBS ˈswear by sb/sth 1 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。 2 ( 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。
    swear swears swore swearing sworn
    swear / sweə(r) ; NAmE swer / swore / swɔː(r) ; NAmE swɔːr / sworn / swɔːn ; NAmE swɔːrn /
    LDC
    swearswear /sweə $ swer/ ●●○ S3 verb (past tense swore /swɔː $ swɔːr/, past participle sworn /swɔːn $ swɔːrn/)
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    1offensive language [intransitive] to use rude and offensive language:  Don’t swear in front of the children.swear at He turned round and swore at me.2promise [transitive] to promise that you will do somethingswear (that) Victor swore he would get his revenge.swear to do something Mona swore never to return home. Do you swear on your honour (=promise very strongly) that you will never tell anyone? see thesaurus at
    promise
    3state the truth [intransitive, transitive] informal to say very strongly that what you are saying is true:  I never touched your purse, I swear!swear (that) He says he was there all the time, but I swear I never saw him.swear blind British English (=say very strongly) She swore blind that she had never seen him before. I never touched her, I swear to God. I think it was about ten o'clock when we left, but I couldn’t swear to it (=I am not certain).4somebody could have sworn (that) ... used to say that someone was sure about something but now they think they were wrong:  I could have sworn I had my keys.5public promise [intransitive, transitive] to make a public official promise, especially in a court of lawswear on Witnesses have to swear on the Bible. Remember that you have sworn an oath and so must tell the truth. Presidents must swear allegiance to the US constitution.6swear somebody to secrecy/silence to make someone promise not to tell anyone what you have told themswearing noun [uncountable]:  He was cautioned for swearing. lots of shouting and swearingswear by something phrasal verb informal to have great confidence in how good or effective something is:  He swears by vitamin C pills.swear somebody ↔ in phrasal verb if someone with a new public job or position is sworn in, they make an official promise to do their duty well:  The new governor will be sworn in next week. The jury have not yet been sworn in.GRAMMAR Swear in is usually passive.
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