swear
书籍：英汉辞典
更新时间：2018-09-12 07:11:07
出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1295页（662字）
【释义】：
(swore or【古】swa．re，sworn)vt．①郑重地说，发誓：swear to tell the truth发誓说实话 swear a charge against sb．发誓控告某人．I could have sworn that there Was somebody in the next room．我敢说隔壁房间里当时有人．②宣誓，使立誓：swear sb．to secrecy使某人誓守秘密．swear a witness使证人宣誓．swear sb．in使某人宣誓就职．sworn enemies不共戴天的敌人．sworn friends亲密的朋友．③咒诅，诟骂：swear oneself hoarse一直咒诅得嗓子嘶哑．
－vi．咒诅，诟骂：Don’t teach my parrot to swear，please．不要教我的鹦鹉说骂人话．
△swear by1)对…发誓．2)【口语】深信：He swears byquinine for malaria．他深信奎宁能治疟疾．swear off【口语】立誓弃绝，答应停用：swear off smoking立誓戒烟．swear to(sth．)强调地说(某事)：I would swear to having met that man somewhere．我敢说曾在什么地方见过那个人．