swear

英[sweə(r)]美[swer]
  • v. 咒骂；发誓；宣誓
  • n. 誓言；咒骂；发誓

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自古英语swerian，发誓，来自Proto-Germanic*swarjana，说，发誓，来自PIE*swer，说，讲。引申词义咒骂，诅咒。
    采编自网络
    s=speak
    v.发誓，诅咒
    固定搭配：
    ①swear at sb. 诅咒某人
    ②swear to do sth. 发誓做某事
    ③swear sb. to do sth. 使某人发誓做某事

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I ] 诅咒，咒骂

      It was a real shock, the first time I heard my mother swear.

      我第一次听见母亲骂脏话时觉得非常震惊。

      When the cab driver started to swear at him, he walked away.

      当出租车司机开口对他骂脏话时，他走开了。

    2. [ I or T ] 发（誓）;宣（誓）

      I don't know anything about what happened, I swear (it).

      我发誓我对所发生的事一无所知。

      You might find it difficult to believe, but I swear (that) the guy just came up to me and gave me the money.

      你可能觉得这难以置信，但我发誓，那个人确实走过来把这些钱给了我。

      She swore blind (= promised definitely) (that) she didn't know what had happened to the money.

      她信誓旦旦地说她不知道钱哪儿去了。

      New gang members must swear to obey the gang leaders at all times.

      新的帮会成员必须发誓在任何时候都服从帮会头目。

      In some countries, witnesses in court have to swear on the Bible.

      在有些国家，出庭证人必须手按《圣经》宣誓。

      I swore an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

      我发誓要陈述实情，言无不尽，绝无半点虚言。

      A few of us knew what was going to happen, but we were sworn to secrecy (= we were made to promise to keep it a secret).

      我们有几个人知道将要发生什么事，但我们已经发过誓要对此保密。

      I think his birthday is on the 5th, but I wouldn't/couldn't swear to it (= I am not completely certain about it).

      我想他的生日是5号，但我并不完全肯定。

    小知识

    When you take an oath about something, you swear to it, affirming its truth. Ironically, if you utter an oath, such as a curse word or obscenity, you also swear. Do you swear to put a quarter in this jar for every time you swear?

    The two separate meanings of swear come from branches of the same etymological tree. Both meanings have ties to Old Norse sverja, but sometime in the Middle English, the word became on one hand sweren with the meaning “to promise,” while another version, swerian, became “to curse.” Both might come from the idea of an oath being connected to a deity, but while one referred to truth, the other went to the dark side, negatively invoking a sacred name.

    实用短语

    1. i swear

      我宣誓,我发誓,誓言,林忆莲

    2. swear it again

      爱你不渝,再次发誓,爱妳不渝,西城男孩

    3. would you swear

      你能不能发誓,你可以发誓吗,你能发誓吗,愿发誓

    4. and i swear

      我发誓

    5. swear off

      发誓戒除,保证戒掉,放弃

    6. swear to

      断言,角色歌,强调

    7. swear by

      发誓,信赖,以起誓,极其信赖某人

    8. swear like a trooper

      满口脏话,大骂,动不动就破口大骂

    9. swear lt again

      再次发誓,

    常用短语

    1. swear by

      对…发誓；[口]极其信赖

    2. swear an oath

      宣誓

    3. swear on

      v. 凭…发誓

    4. swear in

      使宣誓就职

    5. swear at

      诅咒；咒骂；与…不协调

    6. swear off

      发誓戒除；放弃

    7. swear for

      保证；担保

    8. swear black is white

      硬把黑的说成是白的，固执谬见，强词夺理,source:af

    9. swear fealty

      发誓效忠,source:af

    单词用法

    单词用法
    swear的基本意思是“咒骂”，指用污秽的语言对某人或某物进行攻击，造成精神上的伤害。swear还可指明确或郑重地向某人保证某事，即“发誓”。
    近似词汇
    sweep v.扫去；清除
    重要短语
    swear by对…发誓；[口]极其信赖
    swear an oath宣誓
    swear on v.凭…发誓
    swear in使宣誓就职

    同义词

    vt.发誓;承诺;保证

    vouch  /  promise  /  vow

    vi.诅咒

    curse

    其他释义

    thunder  /  vow  /  guarantee  /  curse  /  vouch  /  attest  /  say  /  witness  /  depose  /  promise

    反义词

    deify

    同根词

    词根：swear

    adj.

    sworn发过誓的；宣誓过的

    n.

    swearing发誓；咒骂

    swearer宣誓者；咒骂者

    v.

    sworn发誓（swear的过去分词）

    swearing发誓；咒骂（swear的ing形式）