| 单词 | swear |
| 释义 | swear (sweəʳ ) Word forms: swears , swearing , swore , sworn 1. verb B2 If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry. It's wrong to swear and shout. [VERB] They swore at them and ran off. [VERB + at] Synonyms: curse, cuss [informal], blaspheme, turn the air blue [informal] 2. verb B2 If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it. Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us. [VERB that] We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it. [VERB to-infinitive] The police are the only civil servants who have to swear allegiance to the Crown. [VERB noun] I have sworn an oath to defend her. [VERB noun] Synonyms: vow, promise, take an oath, warrant 3. verb If you say that you swear that something is true or that you can swear to it, you are saying very firmly that it is true. [emphasis] I swear I've told you all I know. [VERB that] I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this. [V + on/by] Behind them was a confusion of noise, perhaps even a shot, but he couldn't swear to it. [VERB + to] Synonyms: declare, assert, affirm, swear blind 4. verb [usually passive] If someone is sworn to secrecy or is sworn to silence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret. She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy. [be VERB-ed + to] 5. See also sworn Phrasal verbs: swear by phrasal verb If you swear by something, you believe that it can be relied on to have a particular effect. [informal] Many people swear by vitamin C's ability to ward off colds. [VERB PARTICLE noun] swear in phrasal verb [usually passive] When someone is sworn in, they formally promise to fulfil the duties of a new job or appointment. Soon after the New Year, the new Congress will come to Washington to be sworn in. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] Quotations: Swear not by the moon, the inconstant moonRomeo and Juliet As he knew not what to say, he sworeThe Island Idioms: swear blind [British] to insist that you are telling someone the truth, even though they are not sure whether or not to believe you. The American expression is swear up and down. He had a reputation for being a bit of a womanizer but he swore blind that he had met the right girl in me and said he wanted to settle down. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers swear like a trooper to use a lot of swearwords Mo was rude and abusive and swore like a trooper. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers swear up and down [US] to insist that you are telling the truth. The usual British expression is swear blind. He'd sworn up and down he was going to get the cash and bring it right back. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 宣誓 Japanese: ののしる |
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