swearing

1. V-I If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be vulgar or offensive, usually because they are angry. 咒罵

It's wrong to swear and shout. 罵人和喊叫是不對的。

2. V-T If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it. 鄭重許諾

Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us. 艾倫鄭重許諾他會盡其所能幫助我們。

We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it. 我們已鄭重許諾，無論在哪兒發(fā)現(xiàn)暴行我們都要與其斗爭。

3. V-T/V-I If you say that you swear that something is true or that you can swear to it, you are saying very firmly that it is true. 發(fā)誓[強調(diào)]

I swear I've told you all I know. 我發(fā)誓我已經(jīng)把我所知道的都告訴你了。

I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this. 我拿我所在乎的一切發(fā)誓我與這件事情無關(guān)。

4. V-T If someone is sworn to secrecy or is sworn to silence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret. 使承諾 (保密)[usu passive]

She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy. 她忍不住想要發(fā)布這條消息，但發(fā)過誓要保密。

5. →see also sworn