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vow

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vow1 /vaʊ/ ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1  RRCa serious promise 誓言；誓约 → oath
 Jim made a vow that he would find his wife’s killer.
吉姆发誓要找到杀害他妻子的凶手。
2  a religious promise that you will do something for God, the church etc 〔宗教的〕誓言，誓约
 a monk who had taken a vow of poverty
立誓守贫的僧侣
3  vows [plural]
a) (also marriage/wedding vows) the promises you make during your wedding 婚姻誓约
b) the promises you make when you become a Catholic priest or nun 〔当神父或修女时立下的〕誓言
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
make a vow 发誓，立誓
I made a vow never to go near the place again.
我发誓再也不走近那个地方。
take a vow (=make a vow at a formal ceremony) 〔在正式仪式上〕立下誓约
Priests have to take a vow of obedience to the Catholic Church.
神父必须立誓服从天主教会。
keep a vow (=do as you promised) 遵守誓言
She kept her vow not to tell anyone about their affair.
她恪守誓言，没有向任何人透露他们的情事。
break a vow (=fail to do as you promised) 违反誓言
She accused him of breaking his marriage vows.
她指责他背弃了婚姻誓约。
exchange vows (=make promises to each other as part of a wedding ceremony) 〔婚礼上〕交换誓言
nThey wanted to exchange vows before their family and friends.
renew your vows (=have a second wedding ceremony to repeat your promises) 重复婚姻誓言
nFifty couples celebrated their golden weddings and renewed their vows at a cathedral service in Chicago.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + vow
a solemn vow (=a very serious vow, which you must keep) 庄严的誓词
He made a solemn vow that he would do everything he could to help her.
他郑重发誓，要尽全力帮助她。
marriage/wedding vows 婚姻誓约
She wrote her own marriage vows.
她的结婚誓言是她亲自写的。
a holy/sacred vow 神圣的誓约
nWhen we get married in church we are making sacred vows.
phrases
a vow of silence/poverty/celibacy etc 禁语/守贫/禁欲等的誓言
People close to him have finally broken their vow of silence.
他身边的人最终都违背了他们的禁语誓言。
nbe bound by a vow (=to have promised seriously to do something)
She told him she was bound by a vow not to tell any other person.
Examples from the Corpus
vow• She told him that she was bound by a vow not to tell any human being.• The novitiate over, they are permitted to make their first vows.• The exchanging of tokens was, like the exchanging of vows, not to be undertaken lightly.• His marriage to this parish was inviolable in its own sacred vows.• What's more, I had memories from many other lifetimes of taking vows of poverty.• Dole was clearly trying to avoid the trap in which former President Bush found himself after violating the tax vow.• This vow the Cid Campeador made.• After being released from his wedding vows, John joined the Friars Minor.
vow2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
1  PROMISEto make a serious promise to yourself or someone else 立誓，起誓(要做) SYN promise
vow to do something
 Supporters have vowed to continue the protest until Adams is released.
支持者立誓一直抗议到亚当斯获释。
vow (that)
 I vowed that I would never drink again.
我发誓绝不再喝酒了。
► see thesaurus at promise
2. formal to make a religious promise that you will do something for God, the church etc 〔向上帝、教会等〕立誓奉献
Examples from the Corpus
vow• Legco, the largely toothless legislature, has vowed not to authorise spending for new camps.• Daley vowed that the Police Department would be reformed.• But yesterday she vowed that the tragedy would not ruin their lives.• Cook died in 1940, vowing that time would vindicate him.• On the day she died, I vowed that whatever happened, I would keep you away from them.• Sugar producers hailed the vote while groups opposed to the program vowed they would keep trying to kill it.• Ben vowed to avenge his mother's death.• But a year ago, Putin came to power vowing to crack down on wayward regions.• And they vow to do it all without raising taxes.• City officials vowed to press ahead with the appointment process by interviewing the finalists and naming a chief Feb. 2.
vow (that)• I vowed that I would never drink again.
Origin vow1
(1200-1300) Old French vou, from Latin votum; → VOTE2
vow1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1vow2 verb
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IELTS BNC: 7697 COCA: 5464
vow

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + VOW | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤solemn莊嚴的誓約▸➤marriage, wedding婚姻／結婚誓言▸➤monastic, religious, sacred修道聖願；宗教誓言；聖願▸➤final永願◇She decided to leave the convent before taking her final vows.她在發終身願前決定離開修道院。VERB + VOW➤make, take發誓；立誓◇He made a vow to avenge his father's death.他發誓要為死去的父親報仇。➤keep信守誓約◇She kept her vow of silence until she died.她履行了誓言，至死保守秘密。➤break違反誓言◇Nothing will persuade me to break this vow.無論什麼都不會讓我違反此誓言。➤exchange交換誓言◇The couple exchanged vows at the altar.夫婦在聖壇前盟誓成婚。➤renew重新立誓PREPOSITION➤vow of⋯的誓言◇a vow of poverty（神職人員的）貧窮誓言PHRASES➤a vow of celibacy, a vow of chastity獨身／忠貞誓言◇He took a lifelong vow of celibacy.他發誓終生獨身。➤a vow of silence緘口保密的誓言
vow

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤quietly, silently靜靜地發誓；默默地起誓◇He silently vowed vengeance on them all.他暗暗發誓要報復他們所有的人。PREPOSITION➤to向⋯發誓◇She vowed to herself that she would not show any emotion.她暗自發誓一定要不動聲色。PHRASES➤vow never to do sth發誓永遠不做⋯◇I vowed never to drink so much again.我發誓再也不喝這麼多酒了。➤vow revenge, vow revenge against sb, vow revenge on sb發誓報仇；發誓向某人報仇
IELTS BNC: 7697 COCA: 5464
vow verb
⇨ promisevow noun
⇨ promise
IELTS BNC: 7697 COCA: 5464
vow
Promises: promise, commitment, guarantee...
Engagements and weddings: a/the big day, bachelor party, banns...
To make a promise: promise, commit, swear...

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