oath 详细解释

oath

[əuθ]

n.誓言, 誓约, 咒骂语

n.[C]

1. 誓言, 誓约; 宣誓[+(that)]

He took an oath to give up gambling.

他发誓不再赌博。

2. 诅咒; 诅咒语

He was answered with a torrent of oaths.

他得到的回答是滔滔不绝的诅咒。

词形变化

名词复数: oaths |

词义辨析

同义:

n.承诺; 誓言

promise  vow  agreement  commitment  bond  

同义参见:

warrant  epithet  pledge  obligation  

英英释义

名词 oath:

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

同义词:curse, curse word, expletive, swearing, swearword, cuss

a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury

同义词:swearing

a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior

短语词组

be on/under oath

1. 发誓说真话

The judge reminded the witness that he was still under oath.

法官提醒证人, 他是发过誓的。

补充

oathoath英:[əuθ] 美:[oθ]n.1.誓言; 誓约They swore an oath of loyalty to the country.他们宣誓要报效祖国。2.咒骂; 诅咒语He hurled a few oaths at his wife.他骂了妻子几句。

例句

1. He was bound by an oath of secrecy.他受到保密誓言的约束。 2. He took an oath of loyalty to the government.他宣誓效忠政府。 3. He swore an oath promising to uphold the country's laws and constitution.他宣誓捍卫国家的法律与宪法。 4. a solemn oath郑重的誓言 5. He let out a torrent of oaths.他狠狠咒骂了一通。 6. Wellor let out a foul oath and hurled himself upon him.韦勒骂了一句脏话, 然后向他猛扑过去。 7. Three officers gave evidence on oath against him.3名警官在法庭上宣誓后提出了对他不利的证据。 8. Witnesses sometimes lie on oath.证人有时在法庭上宣誓后却作假证。 9. His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath.他的女朋友走上证人席宣了誓。 10. a man taking the oath in court一个在法庭上宣誓的人 11. Soldiers under oath to a lord deserted in the cold and lean winters.宣誓效忠君主的士兵在饥寒交迫的冬天逃跑了。 12. He gave testimony under oath before the grand jury.他在大陪审团面前宣誓作证。 13. One of the witnesses in the original case confessed that he had lied under oath.原案中的一个证人承认他在宣誓之后撒了谎。 14. I promise upon oath to restore to him all the islands which the Ottoman emperors have captured from the Order.我立誓承诺将奥斯曼帝国各个皇帝从骑士团手里夺取的所有岛屿归还给他。 15. She gave evidence upon oath.她在宣誓之后作了证。 16. they took an oath of allegiance to the king.他们宣誓效忠国王。 17. They were required to take/swear an oath of loyalty. [=promise formally to remain loyal]他们被要求宣誓效忠。 18. an oath to defend the nation保卫国家的誓言 19. an oath of office [=an official promise by a person who has been elected to a public office to fulfill the duties of the office according to the law]就职宣言 20. He uttered an oath and walked away.他咒骂了一句就走了。 21. "In a U.S. court of law, a witness must swear under oath to tell “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”"在美国的法庭上,证人必须宣誓“说实话,说全部的实话,只说实话”。 22. He said in testimony given under oath that he was not there the night of the crime.他在法庭上宣誓后做证,案发当晚他不在现场。