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🔑 swearBrE /sweə(r)/NAmE /swer/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they swear BrE /sweə(r)/ NAmE /swer/present simple - he / she / it swears BrE /sweəz/ NAmE /swerz/past simple swore BrE /swɔː(r)/ NAmE /swɔːr/past participle sworn BrE /swɔːn/ NAmE /swɔːrn/ -ing form swearing BrE /ˈsweərɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈswerɪŋ/🔑 [I] 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。◆~ at sb/sthWhy did you let him swear at you like that? 你怎么听任他那样辱骂你呢？🔑 [T, no passive] to make a serious promise to do sth 郑重承诺；发誓要；表示决心要 SYN vow ◆~ sthHe 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。◆~ (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。◆~ to do sthShe made him swear not to tell anyone. 她要他发誓不告诉任何人。🔑 [T] to promise that you are telling the truth 赌咒发誓地说；肯定地说◆~ (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。◆~ to sb/on sth (that)…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。🔑 [I, T] to make a public or official promise, especially in court （尤指在法庭上）发誓，郑重承诺◆~ (on sth) Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible. 证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。◆~ that…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？◆~ to do sthRemember, you have sworn to tell the truth. 别忘记，你宣过誓要讲实话。◆~ sthBarons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king. 男爵须宣誓效忠国王。 Verbs usually followed by infinitives afford, agree, appear, arrange, attempt, beg, choose, consent, decide, expect, fail, happen, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, neglect, offer, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, swear, try, want, wish [T] ~ sb to secrecy/silenceto 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 (1)  ●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 ●ˈswear by sb/sthto 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。 () 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。 |