- 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?
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- v. 发誓；咒骂
- n. 宣誓；诅咒
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1. She fell over and swore loudly.
她摔倒了，大骂了一声。
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2. Why did you let him swear at you like that?
你怎么让他那样辱骂你呢？
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3. I swear that I'll never leave you.
我保证决不离开你。
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4. She made him swear not to tell anyone.
她要他发誓不告诉任何人。
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5. 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。
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6. Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth.
别忘记，你宣过誓要讲实话。
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7. He had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king.
他须宣誓效忠国王。
- swear (v.) Old English swerian "take an oath" (class VI strong verb; past tense swor, past participle sworen), from Proto-Germanic *swarjan-, (source also of Old Saxon swerian, Old Frisian swera, Old Norse sverja, Danish sverge, Middle Dutch swaren, Old High German swerien, German schwören, Gothic swaren "to swear"), from PIE root *swer- (1) "to speak, talk, say" (source also of Old Church Slavonic svara "quarrel," Oscan sverrunei "to the speaker").
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 /
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