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vow

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vow1 /vaʊ/ ●○○ noun [countableC]
1  RRCa serious promise 誓言；誓約 → oath
Jim made a vow that he would find his wife’s killer.
吉姆發誓要找到殺害他妻子的兇手。
2  a religious promise that you will do something for God, the church etc 〔宗教的〕誓言，誓約
a monk who had taken a vow of poverty
立誓守貧的僧侶
3  vows [plural]
a) (also marriage/wedding vows) the promises you make during your wedding 婚姻誓約
b) the promises you make when you become a Catholic priest or nun 〔當神父或修女時立下的〕誓言
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
make a vow 發誓，立誓
I made a vow never to go near the place again.
我發誓再也不走近那個地方。
take a vow (=make a vow at a formal ceremony) 〔在正式儀式上〕立下誓約
Priests have to take a vow of obedience to the Catholic Church.
神父必須立誓服從天主教會。
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，沒有向任何人透露他們的情事。
break a vow (=fail to do as you promised) 違反誓言
She accused him of breaking his marriage vows.
她指責他背棄了婚姻誓約。
exchange vows (=make promises to each other as part of a wedding ceremony) 〔婚禮上〕交換誓言
nThey wanted to exchange vows before their family and friends.
renew your vows (=have a second wedding ceremony to repeat your promises) 重複婚姻誓言
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) 莊嚴的誓詞
He made a solemn vow that he would do everything he could to help her.
他鄭重發誓，要盡全力幫助她。
marriage/wedding vows 婚姻誓約
She wrote her own marriage vows.
她的結婚誓言是她親自寫的。
a holy/sacred vow 神聖的誓約
nWhen we get married in church we are making sacred vows.
phrases
a vow of silence/poverty/celibacy etc 禁語/守貧/禁欲等的誓言
People close to him have finally broken their vow of silence.
他身邊的人最終都違背了他們的禁語誓言。
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.
支持者立誓一直抗議到亞當斯獲釋。
vow (that)
I vowed that I would never drink again.
我發誓絕不再喝酒了。
► see thesaurus at promise
2. formal to make a religious promise that you will do something for God, the church etc 〔向上帝、教會等〕立誓奉獻
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

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