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IELTS BNC: 3224 COCA: 3330
swear
sweəʳ swɛə swɛr
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense swears, present participle swearing, past tense swore, past participle sworn
1 VERB 咒骂;诅咒;说脏话 If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry. 咒骂;诅咒;说脏话

  • It's wrong to swear and shout. [VERB]

    破口大骂是不对的。

  • They swore at them and ran off. [VERB + at]

    他们骂了他们后就跑掉了。

SYN curse, cuss [informal] , blaspheme, turn the air blue [informal]
2 VERB 发誓要;郑重承诺 If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it. 发誓要;郑重承诺

  • Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us. [VERB that]

    艾伦许诺要尽其所能帮助我们。

  • We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it. [VERB to-infinitive]

    我们发誓要见恶除恶。

  • The police are the only civil servants who have to swear allegiance to the Crown. [VERB noun]

    警察是唯一要宣誓效忠君主的公务员。

  • I have sworn an oath to defend her. [VERB noun]

    我发誓要保护她。

SYN vow, promise, take an oath, warrant
3 VERB 发誓，郑重声明，保证(所说属实) 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. 发誓，郑重声明，保证(所说属实) [emphasis]

  • I swear I've told you all I know. [VERB that]

    我发誓我已经把我所知道的全都告诉你了。

  • I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this. [V + on/by]

    我以身家性命担保，我和这件事无关。

  • Behind them was a confusion of noise, perhaps even a shot, but he couldn't swear to it. [VERB + to]

    他们身后响起一片嘈杂声，也许还有枪击声，但他不能确定。

SYN declare, assert, affirm, swear blind
4 VERB [usually passive] 使发誓，使承诺(保守秘密) If someone is sworn to secrecy or is sworn to silence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret. 使发誓，使承诺(保守秘密)

  • She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy. [be VERB-ed + to]

    她急不可待想宣布这个消息，但却发过誓要守口如瓶。

5 See also: sworn 
Phrasal verbs:
swear by swear in
Quotations
Swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
As he knew not what to say, he swore Lord Byron The Island
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse swear with:
N.

swear words 1

swear allegiance, swear an oath 2

ADV.

solemnly swear 3

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IELTS BNC: 3224 COCA: 3330
swear

verb¹

 1use bad language講髒話ADVERB | VERB + SWEAR | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤loudly大聲詛咒▸➤quietly, silently, softly, under your breath小聲／默默／輕聲／低聲詛咒▸➤viciously, violently惡毒地／粗暴地咒罵VERB + SWEAR➤hear sb聽到某人詛咒◇He heard her swear under her breath.他聽到她在小聲詛咒。PREPOSITION➤at咒罵⋯◇He swore loudly at her and left.他大聲罵了她幾句，然後揚長而去。
swear

verb²

 2make a serious promise; promise to tell the truth起誓ADVERB | VERB + SWEAR | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤solemnly莊嚴地發誓◇He swore solemnly that he would never hit her again.他鄭重發誓說再也不打她了。➤on oath, under oath宣誓➤up and down (NAmE) 信誓旦旦◇He swears up and down that he trusts me.他信誓旦旦地說相信我。VERB + SWEAR➤be prepared to願意發誓◇I would be prepared to swear on oath that they didn't see me.我敢發誓他們沒看見我。➤make sb使某人發誓◇He made her swear on the Bible that she wouldn't leave him.他讓她手按《聖經》發誓不會離開他。PREPOSITION➤by以⋯發誓◇I swear by Almighty God to tell the truth.我以全能上帝的名義發誓我會說真話。➤on以⋯發誓◇Do you swear on your mother's life?你以你母親的生命發誓嗎？➤to向⋯發誓◇I swear to you, I don't know.我向你發誓，我不知道。PHRASES➤be sworn into office宣誓就職◇Lincoln was sworn into office on March 4, 1861.林肯於 1861 年 3 月 4 日宣誓就職。➤swear sb to secrecy, swear sb to silence讓某人發誓保守秘密／保持緘默◇We were all sworn to secrecy about the plan.我們都按要求發誓要對計劃守口如瓶。
IELTS BNC: 3224 COCA: 3330
swear verb
⇨ curse (swear loudly) ⇨ promise (She made him swear not to tell anyone.)
IELTS BNC: 3224 COCA: 3330
swear
To use offensive language: swear, curse, blaspheme...
To make a promise: promise, commit, swear...

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