3N-SING [oft on/underN](在法庭上承诺说实话的)誓言 In a court of law, when someone takes the oath, they make a formal promise to tell the truth. You can say that someone is on oath or under oath when they have made this promise. (在法庭上承诺说实话的)誓言
His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath.
他的女朋友进入证人席并立了誓。
Under oath, Aston finally admitted that he had lied.
在宣誓的约束下,阿斯顿终于承认自己撒了谎。
Three officers gave evidence on oath against him.
3位警官经宣誓提出了对他不利的证据。
4N-COUNT (表示愤怒、震惊的)咒骂,诅咒 An oath is an offensive or emphatic word or expression which you use when you are angry or shocked. (表示愤怒、震惊的)咒骂,诅咒 [written]
Wellor let out a foul oath and hurled himself upon him.
1formal promise誓言ADJECTIVE | VERB + OATH | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤sacred, solemn神聖的/莊嚴的誓言➤blood血誓▸➤Hippocratic希波克拉底誓言◇a doctor's Hippocratic oath醫生的希波克拉底誓言➤presidential總統就職宣誓➤loyalty (especially NAmE) 效忠宣誓VERB + OATH➤swear, take宣誓;起誓◇He took an oath of allegiance to his adopted country.他宣誓效忠於自己移居的國家。➤sign在誓詞上簽字▸➤break, violate違背誓言➤keep, uphold信守/堅守誓言PREPOSITION➤oath of關於⋯的誓言◇an oath of allegiance效忠宣誓◇an oath of loyalty效忠宣誓oath
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2in a court of law法庭VERB + OATH | PREPOSITIONVERB + OATH➤administer主持宣誓◇Only a judge is allowed to administer the oath.只有法官才可以主持宣誓(儀式)。PREPOSITION➤on oath, under oath發過誓;受誓言約束◇He swore on oath that he had never seen me before.他發誓說以前從未見過我。◇Witnesses must testify under oath.證人必須先宣誓再作證。