英语词汇“forswear”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To forswear is to give up an idea, belief, or habit that you’ve had previously. New Year’s is a popular time to forswear anything from sweets to bad relationships.

When you forswear, you abandon something completely. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is at first smitten by the maiden Rosaline, but once he lays eyes on Juliet, Rosaline is history. He says of Juliet, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, for I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”

WORD FAMILY

forswear: forswearing, forswears, forswore, forsworn+/forswearing: forswearings

USAGE EXAMPLES

Already, Mr. Trump has forsworn any changes to the largest future drivers of spending, Social Security and Medicare.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 28, 2016)

And it has worked, to an extent, making some Rand fans tuck tail and forswear admiration.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 11, 2016)

He’s never forsworn challenging the results, much less asking Congress to investigate reports of irregularities — a move Trump supporters will demand in any case.

Seattle Times(Oct 31, 2016)

v formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

Syn|Hyper

abjure, recant, resile, retract

disown, renounce, repudiate

cast off

单词	forswear
释义	forswear (once / 3998 pages) v To forswear is to give up an idea, belief, or habit that you’ve had previously. New Year’s is a popular time to forswear anything from sweets to bad relationships. When you forswear, you abandon something completely. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is at first smitten by the maiden Rosaline, but once he lays eyes on Juliet, Rosaline is history. He says of Juliet, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, for I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” WORD FAMILY forswear: forswearing, forswears, forswore, forsworn+/forswearing: forswearings USAGE EXAMPLES Already, Mr. Trump has forsworn any changes to the largest future drivers of spending, Social Security and Medicare. Wall Street Journal(Nov 28, 2016) And it has worked, to an extent, making some Rand fans tuck tail and forswear admiration. Wall Street Journal(Nov 11, 2016) He’s never forsworn challenging the results, much less asking Congress to investigate reports of irregularities — a move Trump supporters will demand in any case. Seattle Times(Oct 31, 2016) v formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure Syn\|Hyper abjure, recant, resile, retract disown, renounce, repudiate cast off
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