单词 | swear |
释义 | swear /swea(r); swer/ vt, vi (pt swore) /swo: (r); swor/, pp sworn /swan; sworn/ 1 [VP6A, 7A, 9] say solemnly or emphatically: 郑金地说; 强调; 藏誓: He swore to tell the truth/swore that he would tell the truth. 他发誓要说实话。 I could have sworn that there was somebody in the next room, I felt certain of this. 我敢说(当时)隔壁房间里有人。 2 [VP6A, 15A, B] take an oath; cause (sb) to take an oath. 宣誓; 使(某人)宣誓或立誓。 ~ sb in, cause him to take the oath of office. 使某人宣誓就职。 ~ sb to secrecy, make him ~ to keep sth secret. 使某人誓守秘密。 ~ a witness, administer the oath to him. 使溢人宣誓。 sworn enemies, enemies who can never be reconciled. 不共戴天的仇敌。 sworn friends/brothers. very close friends. 莫逆之交(结拜兄弟)。 3 [VP3A] ~ by sth, a appeal to as a witness or witnesses: 对…发誓 : ~ by all the gods that... ,, 对诸神发誓(请诸神证明); ~ by all that one holds dear. 在济有亲人面前发誓。(b) (colloq) use and have great confidence in: (俗)使用并深信; 极其信赖: He ~s by quinine for malaria. 他深信奎宁可以治好疮疾。 ~ 。 sth, (colloq) declare that one will give up, stop using: (U)立誓弃绝或停止用: He swore off smoking when the doctors said it caused lung cancer. 医生们说吸烟能引起肺癌时,他立誓戒烟。 ~ to sth, say emphatically: 强调地说; 断然地说: He swore to having paid for the goods, said emphatically that he had done so (when accused of not having done so). 他断然地说已经付淸该货款。 I think I've met that man somewhere but I wouldn't ~ to it, am not very confident of having met him. 我想我曾在什么地方见过那个人,但是我不太敢确定。 4 [VP6A, 14] make an affirmation after having taken an oath: 立誓后确定; 起誓证实: ~ an accusation / a charge against sb; 立誓痼控某人; sworn evidence/statements. 立誓指证(陈述)。 5 [VP2A, B, C, 3A, 22] ~ (at sb), use obscene etc words to insult, or for emphasis (→ section on stylistic values in introduction): 咒骂; 诟骂 (参看序文中的'文体标准'): The foreman swore at his workers. 工头咒骂工人。 He gave vent to his anger by ~ing loudly. 他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。 He swore himself hoarse, continued ~ing until he was hoarse. 他一直到嗓子嘶哑才停止了咒骂。 ' ~- word n word used in ~ing. 诅咒; 骂人话; 薮渎之语。 ~er n person who ~s(5). 咒骂者; 诟骂者。 |
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