swear

[swɛə]

v.咒骂, 发誓, 宣誓
n.誓言, 咒骂, 发誓

vi.

1. 发誓; 宣誓

They refused to swear on a Bible.

他们拒绝手按《圣经》发誓。

2. 诅咒; 骂脏话[(+at)]

What is the woman swearing at?

那女人在咒骂什么?

vt.

1. 发(誓); 宣(誓)

Before giving evidence you have to swear an oath.

在作证之前你得先发誓。

2. 发誓要; 起誓保证[+to-v][+(that)]

The witness swore to tell the truth.

证人起誓保证讲真话。

3. 【口】断言; 保证说[W][Y][+(that)]

He swore that he had never talked with the girl.

他发誓说, 他从未与那个姑娘说过话。

4. 使宣誓[(+to)]

You must swear him to silence.

你一定要他发誓保持沉默。

5. 使宣誓就任[H][(+in)]

The new president will be sworn in January.

新总统将在一月份宣誓就职。

6. 宣誓对(罪行)作证

He swore treason against his friend.

他宣誓对他的朋友犯有叛国罪作证。

词形变化

名词: swearer | 动词过去式: swore | 动词过去分词: sworn | 动词现在分词: swearing | 动词第三人称单数: swears |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.发誓; 承诺; 保证

promise  vow  vouch

vi.诅咒

curse  

同义参见:

say  depose  witness  thunder  guarantee  attest  

反义参见:

deify  

英英释义

动词 swear:

utter obscenities or profanities

同义词：curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

同义词：affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan

promise solemnly; take an oath

make a deposition; declare under oath

同义词：depose, depone

have confidence or faith in

同义词：trust, rely, bank

短语词组

swear off

1. 发誓戒除

Uncle George swore off gambling, drinking and womanizing.

乔治叔叔发誓戒赌、戒酒、戒女色。

He has sworn off drinking.

他已保证戒酒。

补充

swearswear英:[swɛə] 美:[swɛr]vi.1.诅咒; 咒骂His boss often swore at him, sometimes for no reason at all.老板经常骂他, 有时毫无理由。vt. & vi.1.(使某人)就…宣誓I don't know anything about what happened, I swear.我发誓, 我对所发生的事一无所知。They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully.他们宣誓忠实履行自己的职责。He swore to obey the king.他发誓服从国王。He swore that he had put the papers in that drawer.他发誓说, 他是把文件放在那个抽屉里的。vt.1.〈非正〉断言, 明确地表示I swear he's a swindler.我肯定他是个骗子。

例句

1. It's wrong to swear and shout.说脏话和大喊大叫是不对的。 2. They swore at me and ran off.他们骂了我后就跑掉了。 3. I'll find a way out of this, I swear.我会找到这个问题的解决办法的, 我保证。 4. I swear I will never tell anyone.我保证不会告诉任何人。 5. We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it.我们发誓要见恶除恶。 6. I never saw her before in my life, I swear!我之前从没见过她, 我发誓！ 7. I swear I've told you all I know.我发誓我已经把自己知道的全都告诉你了。 8. I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this.我以身家性命担保, 我与此事没有任何关系。 9. The police are the only civil servants who have to swear allegiance to the Crown.警察是唯一要宣誓效忠君主的公职人员。 10. I swear to uphold the law我宣誓维护法律尊严 11. I could have sworn I locked the door.我发誓我把门锁上了。 12. Have a swear – it'll make you feel better.骂一声, 骂完就舒服了。 13. I can swear by my reputation.我敢以我的名誉起誓。 14. to swear an oath of office to the President宣誓就职总统事宜 15. to swear an oath on a Bible手按《圣经》发誓 16. I swear I will faithfully execute my office and my motherland.我发誓我将忠于我的职守和我的祖国。 17. to swear to fight against corruption立誓同腐败做斗争 18. He swore that he was not the man who had killed off the red deer.他发誓说他不是那个杀死那只赤鹿的人。 19. He swore it on the witness stand.他发誓他定会出庭作证。 20. She swore she saw him putting the helicopter down in a corn-field.她肯定地说她看到他把那架直升飞机降落到了玉米地里。 21. He swore he didn't take your pen.他保证他没动你的钢笔。 22. She swore me not to tell anybody about my secret.她向我发誓不把我的秘密告诉任何人。 23. He swore himself horse.他骂人骂得口干舌燥。 24. [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。 25. 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。 26. [with infinitive]he swore to obey the rules.他保证会遵守规则。 27. [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”。 28. [with obj.]they were reluctant to swear allegiance.他们不情愿地发誓效忠。 29. he forced them to swear an oath of loyalty to him.他强迫他们宣誓要对他效忠。 30. 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。 31. he was sworn in as president on 10 July.他于7月10号宣誓就任总统。 32. I've been sworn to secrecy.我已经起誓要保守秘密。 33. 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。 34. I'd sworn off alcohol.我已保证戒酒。 35. Iris swears by her yoga.艾里斯极其相信瑜珈。 36. Peter swore under his breath.彼得低声骂了一句。 37. 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。 38. He hit his thumb with the hammer and swore loudly.他不小心用铁锤打中了拇指，就大声咒骂起来。 39. There's no point in swearing at the car just because it won't start!车子开不动，你咒骂也没用。 40. When you give evidence in court you have to swear to tell the truth.在法庭作证前必须宣誓所言属实。 41. Will you swear not to tell anyone?你可以发誓不告诉任何人吗？ 42. The President will be sworn in next week.总统将于下星期宣誓就职。 43. I swear (that) I was there. [=I was definitely there; I am telling you the truth when I say that I was there]我发誓我当时在那儿。 44. "Her English is so good that you would swear she has been studying it for years. [=you would really think that she has been studying it for years, even though she has not]"她的英语太好了，你一定以为她已经学了好多年了。 45. You'd swear (that) the jewels are real. [=the jewels look very real even though they are not]你一定会说这些珠宝是真的。 46. I could have sworn that I left my keys on the counter. [=I'm very surprised that my keys are not on the counter because I definitely remember putting them there]我敢发誓我把钥匙落在柜台上了。 47. (US) She swore up and down [=insisted] (that) she didn't do it.她郑重其事地强调说不是她干的。 48. (Brit) He swore blind [=insisted] (that) he was innocent.他发誓说自己是无辜的。 49. I didn't do anything wrong. I swear (on my mother's grave). [=I am being absolutely honest when I say that I didn't do anything wrong]我没做错任何事。我（对九泉之下的母亲）发誓。 50. "I wouldn't swear to it [=I'm not absolutely sure about it], but I think he's written three books so far."尽管不敢绝对肯定，但我认为到现在为止他已写了三本书。 51. He swore [=vowed] to seek revenge.他发誓要报仇。 52. He swore revenge on the killers.他发誓要向那些杀人者复仇。 53. I swear (that) I'll never do that again.我发誓再也不干那种事了。 54. "I swear to God, I'll kill him if he comes back."我对天起誓：他要回来我就杀了他。 55. I'll never do that again. swear to God. [=I promise you that I'll never do that again]我对天起誓再也不干那种事了。 56. Don't swear in front of the children.别在孩子面前说脏话。 57. The other driver swore at me and drove away.另一个司机冲我骂了一句，然后就开车离去了。 58. I do solemnly swear to tell the whole truth.我郑重宣誓我讲的都是实情。 59. They swore (an oath of) allegiance to the United States of America. [=they formally promised that they would be loyal to the United States of America]他们宣誓效忠于美利坚合众国。 60. Witnesses are required to swear on the Bible [=to put a hand on the Bible and make a formal promise to tell the truth] before they testify.证人提供证词之前要手按《圣经》起誓。 61. He swore us to secrecy/silence. [=he made us promise not to tell anyone his secret]他要我们起誓保守秘密。 62. Witnesses are sworn to tell the truth.证人按照要求起誓讲真相。 63. "I swear, every time I see her she's got a new boyfriend."我每次见到她，她保准有一个新男友。 64. "I swear, if I had a nickel for every time you did that, I'd be rich."我敢说，要是每次你那么做我都得到一枚五分硬币的话，我会发财的。 65. She swears by this diet.她对这种饮食十分认可。 66. "His method sounds pretty strange, but he swears by it."他的方法听起来很奇怪，但他却说这很管用。 67. When do they swear him in?他们什么时候让他宣誓就职？ 68. The new president will be sworn in tomorrow.新总统明天宣誓就职。 69. He was so disgusted by the election results that he swore off politics for good.他对选举结果十分不满，发誓从此不问政治。 70. "She tried to swear off chocolate, but she couldn't do it."她想再也不吃巧克力了，却做不到。 71. I heard him say a swear.我听到他说了句脏话。