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swear

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swear /sweə $ swer/ ●●○ S3 verb (past tensepst swore /swɔː $ swɔːr/, past participlepp sworn /swɔːn $ swɔːrn/)  
1 offensive language 冒犯的语言 [intransitiveI]SWEAR to use rude and offensive language 诅咒,咒骂,说脏话
 Don’t swear in front of the children.
不要在孩子们面前说粗话。
swear at
 He turned round and swore at me.
他转过身来骂我。
2 promise 允诺 [transitiveT]PROMISE to promise that you will do something 起誓保证〔做某事〕
swear (that)
 Victor swore he would get his revenge.
维克托发誓要报仇。
swear to do something
 Mona swore never to return home.
莫娜发誓再也不回家。
 Do you swear on your honour (=promise very strongly) that you will never tell anyone?
你能以你的名誉发誓绝不告诉任何人吗?
see thesaurus at promise
3 state the truth 陈述事实 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] informalSAY/STATE to say very strongly that what you are saying is true 发誓保证;郑重声明〔自己说的是真话〕
 I never touched your purse, I swear!
我绝对没有碰过你的钱包,我发誓!
swear (that)
 He says he was there all the time, but I swear I never saw him.
他说他一直在那儿,但我发誓我根本没见到他。
swear blind British EnglishBrE (=say very strongly) 一口咬定
 She swore blind that she had never seen him before.
她一口咬定以前从未见过他。
 I never touched her, I swear to God.
我从未碰过她,我敢向上帝起誓。
 I think it was about ten o'clock when we left, but I couldn’t swear to it (=I am not certain).
我想我们离开时大约10点,但我不能肯定。
4 somebody could have sworn (that) ... used to say that someone was sure about something but now they think they were wrong 某人明明记得
 I could have sworn I had my keys.
我明明记得我带着钥匙。
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5 public promise 公开承诺 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SCTPROMISE to make a public official promise, especially in a court of law 〔尤指在法庭上〕宣誓,起誓
swear on
 Witnesses have to swear on the Bible.
证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。
 Remember that you have sworn an oath and so must tell the truth.
记住你已经宣过誓了,所以必须讲真话。
 Presidents must swear allegiance to the US constitution.
总统必须宣誓效忠美国宪法。
6. swear somebody to secrecy/silence TELL A SECRETto make someone promise not to tell anyone what you have told them 使某人发誓保守秘密
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7swear by something phrasal verbphr v informal EFFECTIVEto have great confidence in how good or effective something is 极其信赖
 He swears by vitamin C pills.
他很相信维生素 C 片的效用。
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8swear somebody ↔ in phrasal verbphr v PROMISEif someone with a new public job or position is sworn in, they make an official promise to do their duty well 使〔某人〕宣誓就职
 The new governor will be sworn in next week.
新州长将于下星期宣誓就职。
 The jury have not yet been sworn in.
陪审团还没有宣誓就任。
nGrammar
Swear in is usually passive.
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swearing noun [uncountableU]
 He was cautioned for swearing.
他因说脏话受到警告。
 lots of shouting and swearing
许多喊叫声和咒骂声
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Origin swear
Old English swerian
swear verbn GRAMMAR1
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