Question

swear v.咒骂；发誓；宣誓n.誓言；咒骂；发誓 (1) 住嘴，你竟敢那样咒骂我!(2) 你无权那样咒骂我！(3) 我对万能的上帝发誓我要说真话。(4) 他们发誓要忠实履行自己的职责。(5) 我发誓不把你的秘密告诉任何人。(6) 不要忘记你对我发过的誓言。(7) 再说一遍，但这次省去那些诅咒语。(8) 我可以发誓我看见天上有一只飞碟！ The two separate meanings of swear come from branches of the same etymological tree. Both meanings have ties to Old Norse sverja, but sometime in the Middle English, the word became on one hand sweren with the meaning "to promise," while another version, swerian, became "to curse." Both might come from the idea of an oath being connected to a deity, but while one referred to truth, the other went to the dark side, negatively invoking a sacred name.

Accepted Answer

英 [sweə(r)] 美 [swer] (1) Shut up! How dare you swear at me like that!(2) You have no right to swear at me like that!(3) I swear by Almighty God that I will tell the truth.(4) They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully.(5) I swear I won't tell anyone your secret.(6) Don't forget your swear for me.(7) Say that again,but this time leave out the swear words.(8) I can have swear ( that ) I saw a flying saucer over the sky ! When you take an oath about something, you swear to it, affirming its truth. Ironically, if you utter an oath, such as a curse word or obscenity, you also swear. Do you swear to put a quarter in this jar for every time you swear? 1[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。5See also:sworn；  相关词组：swear by swear in

英语单词	swear
英美音标	英 [sweə(r)] 美 [swer]
中文释义	v.咒骂；发誓；宣誓 n.誓言；咒骂；发誓
英语例句	(1) Shut up! How dare you swear at me like that! (2) You have no right to swear at me like that! (3) I swear by Almighty God that I will tell the truth. (4) They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully. (5) I swear I won't tell anyone your secret. (6) Don't forget your swear for me. (7) Say that again,but this time leave out the swear words. (8) I can have swear ( that ) I saw a flying saucer over the sky !
中文例句	(1) 住嘴，你竟敢那样咒骂我! (2) 你无权那样咒骂我！ (3) 我对万能的上帝发誓我要说真话。 (4) 他们发誓要忠实履行自己的职责。 (5) 我发誓不把你的秘密告诉任何人。 (6) 不要忘记你对我发过的誓言。 (7) 再说一遍，但这次省去那些诅咒语。 (8) 我可以发誓我看见天上有一只飞碟！
vocabulary简明	When you take an oath about something, you swear to it, affirming its truth. Ironically, if you utter an oath, such as a curse word or obscenity, you also swear. Do you swear to put a quarter in this jar for every time you swear?
vocabulary扩展	The two separate meanings of swear come from branches of the same etymological tree. Both meanings have ties to Old Norse sverja, but sometime in the Middle English, the word became on one hand sweren with the meaning "to promise," while another version, swerian, became "to curse." Both might come from the idea of an oath being connected to a deity, but while one referred to truth, the other went to the dark side, negatively invoking a sacred name.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 5 See also:sworn ；相关词组： swear by swear in

Swear I [V Sworn Oath Verb 动词 N