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vow n.誓约v.发誓 (1) 你最好是履行你那庄严的誓约。(2) 所有士兵都发誓效忠他们的指挥官。(3) 他一旦宣了誓，他就一直忠贞不渝。(4) 天主教神父发誓不结婚。(5) 我发誓决不泄漏这一秘密。(6) 我发誓将我的时间和精力致力于这一事业。 You can use vow as both a noun and a verb: A vow is a solemn declaration; to vow is the act of making that promise. Vows are meant to be serious, sacred things, even vows made with the best intentions can be broken. Wrote American short-story writer and poet Dorothy Parker, “By the time you swear you are his, shivering and sighing, And he vows his passion is infinite and undying—Lady, make a note of this: One of you is lying.”

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英 [vaʊ] 美 [vaʊ] (1) You'd better carry out your solemn vow.(2) All the men took a vow of loyalty to their leader.(3) Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered.(4) Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.(5) I vowed never to reveal the secret.(6) I vow to give my time and strength to this case. To vow is to make an earnest promise or pledge. People getting married often vow to stick together “till death do us part,” while a presidential candidate might vow to lower taxes. 1[VERB 动词]发誓；起誓；立誓 If you vow to do something, you make a serious promise or decision that you will do it.   [V to-inf]  [V that]  [V with quote]  [V n]While many models vow to go back to college, few do...很多模特发誓要重回大学校园，但很少有人做到。I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe...我郑重发誓，总有一天我将回到欧洲生活。'I'll  kill him,' she vowed...“我要宰了他，”她发誓说。They have vowed a quick and decisive response.他们立誓要给出一个快速果断的回应。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]誓言；诺言 A vow is a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing.   [oft N to-inf]I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future...我暗暗发誓，日后要倍加小心。I had to admire David's  vow that he would leave the programme.戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]誓词；誓约；宣言 Vows are a particular set of serious promises, such as the promises two people make when they are getting married.   [usu pl]I took my marriage vows and kept them.我结婚时许下誓言，并一直信守。...a nun who had taken final vows...已立誓出家的尼姑He had broken his vow of poverty.他违背了他安贫乐道的誓言。

英语单词	vow
英美音标	英 [vaʊ] 美 [vaʊ]
中文释义	n.誓约 v.发誓
英语例句	(1) You'd better carry out your solemn vow. (2) All the men took a vow of loyalty to their leader. (3) Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered. (4) Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy. (5) I vowed never to reveal the secret. (6) I vow to give my time and strength to this case.
中文例句	(1) 你最好是履行你那庄严的誓约。 (2) 所有士兵都发誓效忠他们的指挥官。 (3) 他一旦宣了誓，他就一直忠贞不渝。 (4) 天主教神父发誓不结婚。 (5) 我发誓决不泄漏这一秘密。 (6) 我发誓将我的时间和精力致力于这一事业。
vocabulary简明	To vow is to make an earnest promise or pledge. People getting married often vow to stick together “till death do us part,” while a presidential candidate might vow to lower taxes.
vocabulary扩展	You can use vow as both a noun and a verb: A vow is a solemn declaration; to vow is the act of making that promise. Vows are meant to be serious, sacred things, even vows made with the best intentions can be broken. Wrote American short-story writer and poet Dorothy Parker, “By the time you swear you are his, shivering and sighing, And he vows his passion is infinite and undying—Lady, make a note of this: One of you is lying.”
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]发誓；起誓；立誓 If you vow to do something, you make a serious promise or decision that you will do it. [V to-inf] [V that] [V with quote] [V n] While many models vow to go back to college, few do... 很多模特发誓要重回大学校园，但很少有人做到。 I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe... 我郑重发誓，总有一天我将回到欧洲生活。 'I'll kill him,' she vowed... “我要宰了他，”她发誓说。 They have vowed a quick and decisive response. 他们立誓要给出一个快速果断的回应。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]誓言；诺言 A vow is a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing. [oft N to-inf] I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future... 我暗暗发誓，日后要倍加小心。 I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme. 戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]誓词；誓约；宣言 Vows are a particular set of serious promises, such as the promises two people make when they are getting married. [usu pl] I took my marriage vows and kept them. 我结婚时许下誓言，并一直信守。 ...a nun who had taken final vows... 已立誓出家的尼姑 He had broken his vow of poverty. 他违背了他安贫乐道的誓言。

Vow I Make [V Promise Solemn Loyalty Time