swear
verb
sweə
verb
1
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
冒犯的语言
to
use
rude
and
offensive
language
诅咒，咒骂，用粗话骂人
I
Don’t
swear
in
front
of
the
children.
不要在孩子们面前说粗话。
[+
at
]
He
turned
round
and
swore
at
me.
他转过身来骂我。
2
PROMISE
允诺
to
promise
that
you
will
do
something
起誓保证
T
swear
(that)
Victor
swore
he
would
get
his
revenge.
维克托发誓要报仇。
swear
to
do
sth
Mona
swore
never
to
return
home.
莫娜发誓再也不回家了。
Do
you
swear
on
your
honour
(=promise
very
strongly)
that
you
will
never
tell
anyone?
你能以你的名誉发誓你决不告诉任何人吗？
3
STATE THE TRUTH
陈述事实
to
say
very
strongly
that
what
you
are
saying
is
true
[非正式] 发誓，保证; 郑重声明〔自己说的是真话〕
I,T | informal BrE
I
never
touched
your
purse,
I
swear!
我绝没有碰过你的钱包，我发誓！
swear
(that)
He
says
he
was
there
all
the
time,
but
I
swear
I
never
saw
him.
他说他一直在那儿，但我发誓我根本没见到他。
swear
blind
She
swore
blind
that
she
had
never
seen
him
before.
她一口咬定她以前从未见过他。
I
never
touched
her,
I
swear
to
God
.
我从未碰过她，我敢向上帝起誓。
I
think
it
was
about
ten
o’clock
when
we
left,
but
I
couldn’t
swear
to
it
(=I
am
not
certain)
.
我想我们离开时大约十点，但我不能肯定。
4
sb could have sworn (that) ...
used
to
say
that
someone
was
sure
about
something
but
now
they
think
they
were
wrong
某人当时非常肯定…〔但现在却不那样认为〕
I
could
have
sworn
I
had
my
keys.
我明明记得我带着钥匙。
5
PUBLIC PROMISE
公开承诺
to
make
a
public
official
promise,
especially
in
a
court
of
law
〔尤指在法庭上〕宣誓，起誓
I,T
[+
on
]
Witnesses
have
to
swear
on
the
Bible.
证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。
Remember
that
you
have
sworn
an
oath
and
so
must
tell
the
truth.
记住你已经宣过誓了，所以必须讲真话。
Presidents
must
swear
allegiance
to
the
US
constitution.
总统必须宣誓忠于美国宪法。
6
swear sb to secrecy/silence
to
make
someone
promise
not
to
tell
anyone
what
you
have
told
them
使某人发誓保守秘密
He
was
cautioned
for
swearing.
他因骂人受到警告。
lots
of
shouting
and
swearing
许多喊叫声和咒骂声
7
to
have
great
confidence
in
how
good
or
effective
something
is
极其信赖
He
swears
by
vitamin
C
pills.
他很相信维生素 C 片的效用。
8
if
someone
with
a
new
public
job
or
position
is
sworn
in,
they
make
an
official
promise
to
do
their
duty
well
使〔某人〕宣誓就职
The
new
governor
will
be
sworn
in
next
week.
新州长将于下星期宣誓就职。
The
jury
have
not
yet
been
sworn
in.
陪审团还没有宣誓就位。