oath
noun/əʊθ/
/əʊθ/
(plural oaths
Idioms /əʊðz/
/əʊðz/
)- a formal promise to do something or a formal statement that something is true
宣誓；誓言 - to take/swear an oath of allegiance
宣誓效忠 - Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath (= promise to tell the truth).
作证之前，证人必须当庭宣誓据实作证。 - The next US president will take the oath of office in January.
下一任美国总统将于一月份宣誓就职。 - All members had to swear a solemn oath never to reveal the secrets of the organization.
所有成员必须庄严宣誓，绝不泄露组织的秘密。 - You are bound by oath to tell the truth.
您有义务宣誓说实话。
Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in electionsRunning for election- conduct/hold an election/a referendum
- (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- hold/call/contest a general/national election
- launch/run a presidential election campaign
- support/back a candidate
- sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
- appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
- fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
- go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
- vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
- mark/spoil your ballot paper
- count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
- go to/be defeated at the ballot box
- get/win/receive/lose votes
- get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
- win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
- lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
- win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
- elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
- be sworn into office/in as president
- take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
- swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
- give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address
- take/enter/hold/leave office
- appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
- form a government/a cabinet
- serve two terms as prime minister/in office
Extra Examples- Only a judge is allowed to administer the oath.
只有法官才可以主持宣誓（仪式）。 - a doctor's Hippocratic oath
医生的希波克拉底誓言
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + oath- administer
- on oath
- under oath
- to take/swear an oath of allegiance
- (old-fashioned) an offensive word or phrase used to express anger, surprise, etc.; a swear word
（表示愤怒、惊异等的）咒骂，诅咒的话 - She heard the sound of breaking glass, followed by a muttered oath.
她听到打碎玻璃的响声，接着是低声的咒骂。
- She heard the sound of breaking glass, followed by a muttered oath.
Word OriginOld English āth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eed and German Eid.
Idioms
on/under oath
- (law) having made a formal promise to tell the truth in court
（在法庭上）宣誓说实话，经宣誓 - Is she prepared to give evidence on oath?
她愿意宣誓据实作证吗？ - The judge reminded the witness that he was still under oath.
法官提醒证人，他仍然受宣誓的约束。 - You have sworn under oath that you never met this man.
你发誓你从未见过这个人。
- Is she prepared to give evidence on oath?