1. | [i] 咒骂;诅咒;说脏话to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry |
She fell over and swore loudly. 她摔倒了,大骂了一声。 | |
Why did you let him swear at you like that? 你怎么听任他那样辱骂你呢? |
2. | [t][nopass] 郑重承诺;发誓要;表示决心要to make a serious promise to do sth |
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。 | |
I swear (that) I'll never leave you. 我保证决不离开你。 | |
She made him swear not to tell anyone. 她要他发誓不告诉任何人。 |
3. | [t] 赌咒发誓地说;肯定地说to promise that you are telling the truth |
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。 | |
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。 |
4. | [i][t] (尤指在法庭上)发誓,郑重承诺to make a public or official promise, especially in court |
Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible. 证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。 | |
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? | |
Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth. 别忘记,你宣过誓要讲实话。 | |
Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king. 男爵须宣誓效忠国王。 |
5. | [t] ~ sb to secrecy/silence 使起誓(保密)to make sb promise not to tell sth to anyone |
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。 |