swearing

英 [ˈsweərɪŋ]

美 [ˈswerɪŋ]

n.  诅咒语; 骂人的话; 脏话
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
swear的现在分词

现在分词：swearing　

法律

Oxford 3000 / BNC.18960 / COCA.20255

牛津词典

noun

• 诅咒语；骂人的话；脏话
  rude or offensive language
  1. I was shocked at the swearing.
     我听到这脏话很震惊。

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

noun

• a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law)
  Synonym:oath
• profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
  1. expletives were deleted
  Synonym:cursecurse wordexpletiveoathswearwordcuss

双语例句

• I am given to understand that he was swearing throughout the game at our fans.
  我得知整场比赛中他一直冲着我方球迷骂个不停。
• Stop swearing: it's a bad habit.
  别骂人了，这是坏习惯。
• We left him swearing at us, and went back into the kitchen.
  我们没理会他对我们的咒骂，回到厨房。
• He could hear them shouting and swearing at each other.
  他能听见他们在吵闹和相互咒骂。
• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.
  他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• What did I tell you about swearing in this house?
  我告诉过你在家里该怎么着？
• He was in a right tizzy, muttering and swearing
  他心情非常烦乱，嘴里咕咕哝哝地咒骂着。
• Tom's swearing is beyond redemption; no one invites him to party any more.
  汤姆出言不逊的恶习简直不可救药。没人愿请他参加聚会了。
• Here they go with the swearing business again.
  他们又来搞什么发誓了。
• She flounced out of the room, swearing loudly.
  她大声骂着离开了房间。