vow

vowvowD.J.:[vau]K.K.:[vaʊ]n.1.■誓言She took a vow never to lend money to anyone again.她发誓绝不再借钱给别人。vt.1.■起誓, 发誓I vowed to do more of the cooking myself.我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

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vow[vau]n.1.■誓，誓言2.■(对神衹等的)发誓；许愿3.■庄严的保证；郑重的声明vt.1.■发誓，立誓要…：They vowed to love each other through all eternity.他们立誓终生相爱。2.■郑重声明；庄严宣告：She vowed that she would take the matter to court.她信誓旦旦地说一定要把此事告到法庭。3.■立誓奉献；庄严地许诺：Priests vowed their lives to the service of the church.教士们立誓终生为教会服务。vi.1.■起誓，立誓；许愿2.■郑重声明exchange vows订婚；结婚take (the) vows立誓修行；发愿当修士(或修女)；落发出家under a vow发过誓vow and declare郑重宣告