swear
swear
(past swore ; past participle sworn )
swear blind (或 北美 swear up and down)
swearer
noun
语源
swear something out
(past swore ; past participle sworn )
- [reporting verb]make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case
发誓；保证
[with clause]Maria made me swear I would never tell anyone.
玛丽亚让我起誓永远都不会告诉任何人。
I swear by all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with it.
我以我所有最珍贵的东西起誓我和这件事情毫无关联。
[with infinitive]he swore to obey the rules.
他保证会遵守规则。
[with direct speech]‘Never again,’ she swore, ‘will I be short of money’.
她发誓说：“我永远都不会再缺钱了”。
[with obj.]they were reluctant to swear allegiance.
他们不情愿地发誓效忠。
■[with obj.]take (an oath)
宣誓
he forced them to swear an oath of loyalty to him.
他强迫他们宣誓要对他效忠。
■[with obj.]take a solemn oath as to the truth of (a statement)
宣誓保证（说的是真话）
I asked him if he would swear a statement to this effect.
我问他是否愿意发誓作出大意如此的声明。
■[with obj.](swear someone in)admit someone to a particular office or position by directing them to take a formal oath
宣誓就职
he was sworn in as president on 10 July.
他于7月10号宣誓就任总统。
■[with obj.]make (someone) promise to observe a certain course of action
使宣誓，命…宣誓；以誓言约束
I've been sworn to secrecy.
我已经起誓要保守秘密。
■[no obj., usu. with negative](swear to)express one's assurance that something is the case
保证…确定无疑
I couldn't swear to it, but I'm pretty sure it's his writing.
我不能保证，但我相当肯定这是他的笔迹。
■[no obj.](swear off)(informal)promise to abstain from
(非正式)保证戒掉
I'd sworn off alcohol.
我已保证戒酒。
■[no obj.](swear by)(informal)have or express great confidence in the use, value, or effectiveness of
(非正式)极其信赖；推荐
Iris swears by her yoga.
艾里斯极其相信瑜珈。 - [no obj.]use offensive language, especially as an expression of anger
诅咒；咒骂
Peter swore under his breath.
彼得低声骂了一句。
swear blind (或 北美 swear up and down)
- (Brit. informal)affirm something emphatically
(英，非正式)断定，一口咬定
his informant swore blind that the weapons were still there.
他的线人一口咬定说武器还在那里。
swearer
noun
语源
- Old English swerian of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweren, German schwören, also to answer
swear something out
- (US Law)obtain the issue of (a warrant for arrest) by making a charge on oath
(美律)经宣誓保证所控属实后发给（拘捕证）
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