swear
verb /sweə(r)/
/swer/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they swear | /sweə(r)/ /swer/ |
| he / she / it swears | /sweəz/ /swerz/ |
| past simple swore | /swɔː(r)/ /swɔːr/ |
| past participle sworn | /swɔːn/ /swɔːrn/ |
| -ing form swearing | /ˈsweərɪŋ/ /ˈswerɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry
咒骂；诅咒；说脏话 - She fell over and swore loudly.
她摔倒了，大骂了一声。 - I don't like to hear children swearing.
我不喜欢听到孩子们骂人。 - He heard her swear under her breath.
他听到她在小声诅咒。 - She was shouting, swearing, and acting in an aggressive manner towards the staff
她大喊大叫，破口大骂，并以挑衅的态度对待员工 - swear at somebody/something Why did you let him swear at you like that?
你怎么听任他那样辱骂你呢？
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- quietly
- silently
- …
- hear somebody
- at
- She fell over and swore loudly.
- [transitive, no passive] to make a serious promise to do something
郑重承诺；发誓要；表示决心要 - swear something He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father.
他发誓要向那个杀死他父亲的人报仇。 - swear (that)… I solemnly swear (that) it will never happen again.
我庄严宣誓这种事再也不会发生了。 - I swear (that) I’ll never leave you.
我保证决不离开你。 - He swore solemnly that he would never hit her again. ‘That’ is usually left out, especially in speech.
他郑重发誓再也不打她了。“那”通常被省略，尤其是在演讲中。 - swear to do something She made him swear not to tell anyone.
她要他发誓不告诉任何人。 - He left, swearing never to return.
他走了，发誓再也不回来了。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- solemnly
- on oath
- under oath
- …
- be prepared to
- make somebody
- by
- on
- to
- …
- be sworn into office
- swear somebody to secrecy
- swear somebody to silence
- …
- swear something He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father.
- [transitive] to promise that you are telling the truth
赌咒发誓地说；肯定地说 - swear (that)… She swore (that) she’d never seen him before.
她明确表示自己以前从未见过他。 - I could have sworn (= I am sure) I heard the phone ring.
我敢肯定我听见电话铃响了。 - swear to somebody/on something (that)… I swear to God I had nothing to do with it.
我可以对天发誓，这跟我一点关系也没有。
- I think I put the keys back in the drawer, but I couldn't swear to it.
我想我把钥匙放回抽屉里了，不过我不敢肯定。 - I swear to you, I don't know anything.
我向你发誓，我什么也不知道。 - He swears up and down that he trusts me.
他信誓旦旦地说相信我。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- solemnly
- on oath
- under oath
- …
- be prepared to
- make somebody
- by
- on
- to
- …
- be sworn into office
- swear somebody to secrecy
- swear somebody to silence
- …
- swear (that)… She swore (that) she’d never seen him before.
- [intransitive, transitive] to make a public or official promise, especially in court
（尤指在法庭上）发誓，郑重承诺 - swear on something Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible.
证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。 - swear that… Are you willing to stand up in court and swear that you don't recognize him?
你愿出庭起誓说你不认识他吗？ - swear to do something Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth.
别忘记，你宣过誓要讲实话。 - swear something Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king.
男爵须宣誓效忠国王。 - I swear by Almighty God to tell the truth.
我以全能上帝的名义发誓我会说真话。 - They refused to swear allegiance to the new ruler.
他们拒绝宣誓效忠新统治者。
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- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
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- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- solemnly
- on oath
- under oath
- …
- be prepared to
- make somebody
- by
- on
- to
- …
- be sworn into office
- swear somebody to secrecy
- swear somebody to silence
- …
- swear on something Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible.
- [transitive] swear somebody to secrecy/silence to make somebody promise not to tell something to anyone
使起誓（保密） - Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened.
关于已发生的事，每个人都依照要求起誓不外传。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- solemnly
- on oath
- under oath
- …
- be prepared to
- make somebody
- by
- on
- to
- …
- be sworn into office
- swear somebody to secrecy
- swear somebody to silence
- …
- Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened.
词源Old English swerian of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweren, German schwören, also to answer.
Idioms
swear blind
- (informal) to say that something is definitely true
一口咬定 - He swore blind that he’d already paid back the money he owed me.
他发誓说他已经还了欠我的钱。 - He swore blind that you knew all about it.
他发誓说你对此一无所知。
- He swore blind that he’d already paid back the money he owed me.
swear like a trooper
- (old-fashioned, British English) to often use very rude or offensive language
满口脏话；动不动就破口大骂