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oath

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oath /əʊθ $ oʊθ/ ●○○ noun (plural oaths /əʊðz $ oʊðz/) [countableC]  
1  PROMISEa formal and very serious promise 誓言，誓约，誓词
oath of loyalty/allegiance/obedience etc
 an oath of allegiance to the Queen
效忠女王的誓言
swear/take an oath
 Servicemen have to swear an oath of loyalty to their country.
军人必须宣誓效忠祖国。
 The president took the oath of office (=made the official public promises that every president makes when starting their job).
总统宣誓就职。
 She could not break her oath.
她不能违背誓言。
2  lawSCT a formal promise to tell the truth in a court of law 〔在法庭上的〕誓词，誓言
on/under oath
 The evidence was given under oath.
这一证词是立过誓的。
 Witnesses are required to take the oath (=make this promise).
证人必须宣誓。
3  SWEAR written an offensive word or phrase that expresses anger, surprise, shock etc 诅咒，咒骂
 He was shouting out oaths as they led him away.
他们把他带走时，他一直大声咒骂。
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
swear/take an oath
As children, they took an oath of friendship.
violate/break an oath (=do something you promised not to do)
I do not expect you to violate your oath.
be bound by an oath (=have sworn an oath)
These chiefs were bound to him by oaths of loyalty.
phrases
an oath of loyalty/allegiance/obedience
They swore an oath of allegiance to the crown.
an oath of secrecy
Anyone who joined had to swear an oath of secrecy.
the oath of office (=the oath a government worker swears to do a job honestly and well)
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + oath
a solemn oath (=a very serious oath)
He swore a solemn oath never to tell.
a sacred oath (=one you swear by God)
Stephen swore a sacred oath to recognise Matilda as Queen.
the presidential oath (=sworn by a new president)
the oldest person ever to take the presidential oath for the first time
the coronation oath (=sworn by a king or queen when they are crowned)
Examples from the Corpus
oath• Adams was elected to the British Parliament, but refused to swear an oath to the English Queen.• Public officials must take an oath to support the U.S. Constitution.• He shouted oaths and curses as they took him away.• The president takes the oath of office in a public ceremony.• He admitted that he had lied under oath.
take the oath• The first thing you will do as a witness in court is to take the oath.
From Longman Business Dictionary
oathoath /əʊθoʊθ/ noun [countableC]
1a formal promise to do something
The president has taken an oath to support and defend the Constitution.
The new president will take the oath of office next week.
2be under oath (also be on oath British EnglishBrE)LAW to have made a formal promise to tell the truth in a court of law
The defendant acknowledged that he lied under oath.
The witnesses should be examined on oath.
3take the oath to make a formal promise to tell the truth in a court of law
Origin oath
Old English ath
oath noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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