swear

英 [sweə(r)]

美 [swer]

v.  咒骂; 诅咒; 说脏话; 郑重承诺; 发誓要; 表示决心要; 赌咒发誓地说; 肯定地说

过去分词：sworn　过去式：swore　现在分词：swearing　第三人称单数：swears　

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短语动词

短语用例

swear by sb/sth

• 以…名义发誓；对…发誓
  to name sb/sth to show that you are making a serious promise
  1. She fell over and swore loudly.
     她摔倒了，大骂了一声。
  2. Why did you let him swear at you like that?
     你怎么听任他那么骂你呢？
• 极信赖；对…推崇备至
  to be certain that sth is good or useful
  1. 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。
  2. I swear (that) I'll never leave you.
     我保证决不离开你。
  3. She made him swear not to tell anyone.
     她要他发誓不告诉任何人。

swear sb↔in

swear sb into sth

• 使某人宣誓就职；使某人宣誓忠于某组织（或国家等）
  to make sb promise to do a job correctly, to be loyal to an organization, a country, etc.
  1. 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。

swear to sth

• 一口咬定
  to say that sth is definitely true

习惯用语

v.

swear blind
• 一口咬定
  to say that sth is definitely true
swear like a trooper
• 满口脏话；动不动就破口大骂
  to often use very rude or offensive language

牛津词典

verb

• 咒骂；诅咒；说脏话
  to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry
  1. She fell over and swore loudly.
     她摔倒了，大骂了一声。
  2. Why did you let him swear at you like that?
     你怎么听任他那么骂你呢？
• 郑重承诺；发誓要；表示决心要
  to make a serious promise to do sth
  1. 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。
  2. I swear (that) I'll never leave you.
     我保证决不离开你。
  3. She made him swear not to tell anyone.
     她要他发誓不告诉任何人。
• 赌咒发誓地说；肯定地说
  to promise that you are telling the truth
  1. She swore (that) she'd never seen him before.
     她明确表示自己以前从未见过他。
  2. I could have sworn (= I am sure) I heard the phone ring.
     我敢肯定我听见电话铃响了。
  3. 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。
• （尤指在法庭上）发誓，郑重承诺
  to make a public or official promise, especially in court
  1. Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible.
     证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。
  2. 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？
  3. Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth.
     别忘记，你宣过誓要讲实话。
  4. Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king.
     贵族须宣誓效忠国王。
• 使起誓（保密）
  to make sb promise not to tell sth to anyone
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 咒骂;诅咒;说脏话
  If someoneswears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry.
  1. It's wrong to swear and shout...
     破口大骂是不对的。
  2. They swore at them and ran off.
     他们骂了他们后就跑掉了。
• VERB 发誓要;郑重承诺
  If youswear todo something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it.
  1. Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us...
     艾伦许诺要尽其所能帮助我们。
  2. We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it...
     我们发誓要见恶除恶。
  3. The police are the only civil servants who have to swear allegiance to the Crown...
     警察是唯一要宣誓效忠君主的公务员。
  4. I have sworn an oath to defend her.
     我发誓要保护她。
• VERB 发誓，郑重声明，保证(所说属实)
  If you say that youswearthat something is true or that you canswearto it, you are saying very firmly that it is true.
  1. I swear I've told you all I know...
     我发誓我已经把我所知道的全都告诉你了。
  2. I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this...
     我以身家性命担保，我和这件事无关。
  3. Behind them was a confusion of noise, perhaps even a shot, but he couldn't swear to it.
     他们身后响起一片嘈杂声，也许还有枪击声，但他不能确定。
• VERB 使发誓，使承诺(保守秘密)
  If someoneis sworn tosecrecy oris sworn tosilence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret.
  1. She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy.
     她急不可待想宣布这个消息，但却发过誓要守口如瓶。
• See also:sworn

英英释义

verb

• have confidence or faith in
  1. We can trust in God
  2. Rely on your friends
  3. bank on your good education
  4. I swear by my grandmother's recipes
  Synonym:trustrelybank
• utter obscenities or profanities
  1. The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
  Synonym:cursecussblasphemeimprecate
• promise solemnly
• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  1. Before God I swear I am innocent
  Synonym:affirmverifyassertavowaverswan
• make a deposition
  Synonym:deposedepone

双语例句

• We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it
  我们发誓要见恶除恶。
• We have a witness who would swear to it in a court of law.
  我们有一位证人愿意在法庭上宣誓作证。
• Many people swear by vitamin C's ability to ward off colds.
  许多人深信维生素C能预防感冒。
• I used to get very upset and scream and swear, throwing tantrums all over the place.
  以前，我动不动就发脾气，大喊大叫，还骂人。
• I swear you said you had the keys.
  你说你带了钥匙，我发誓。
• It is totally unacceptable for children to swear
  孩子说脏话是完全不能容忍的。
• Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us
  艾伦许诺要尽其所能帮助我们。
• He has been brought up not to swear in front of women.
  他从小就被教育不要在女性面前说脏话。
• The police are the only civil servants who have to swear allegiance to the Crown
  警察是唯一要宣誓效忠君主的公务员。
• Behind them was a confusion of noise, perhaps even a shot, but he couldn't swear to it.
  他们身后响起一片嘈杂声，也许还有枪击声，但他不能确定。