[swe?]
vi.
(憑上帝或圣經(jīng)等)宣誓；發(fā)誓：
I can swear by my reputation.
我敢以我的名譽起誓。
發(fā)誓保證，鄭重作保
詛咒，咒罵
vt.
宣(誓)：
to swear an oath of office to the President
宣誓就職總統(tǒng)事宜
發(fā)(誓)，起(誓)：
to swear an oath on a Bible
手按《圣經(jīng)》發(fā)誓
起誓保證；立誓要做(或遵守)：
I swear I will faithfully execute my office and my motherland.
我發(fā)誓我將忠于我的職守和我的祖國。
to swear to fight against corruption
立誓同腐敗做斗爭
發(fā)誓表示，起誓說；發(fā)誓證明：
He swore that he was not the man who had killed off the red deer.
他發(fā)誓說他不是那個殺死那只赤鹿的人。
He swore it on the witness stand.
他發(fā)誓他定會出庭作證。
[口語]肯定地說，保證：
She swore she saw him putting the helicopter down in a corn-field.
她肯定地說她看到他把那架直升飛機降落到了玉米地里。
He swore he didn't take your pen.
他保證他沒動你的鋼筆。
使宣誓，命…宣誓，以誓言約束：
She swore me not to tell anybody about my secret.
她向我發(fā)誓不把我的秘密告訴任何人。
詛咒得使，咒罵得使：
He swore himself horse.
他罵人罵得口干舌燥。
[廢語]對(神)起誓
n.
宣誓；起誓，發(fā)誓
誓言
詛咒，咒罵；一陣咒罵
罵人話
短語:
not enough to swear by
僅僅一點點兒，微不足道的
swear a charge (或an accusation) against
控告…并發(fā)誓該控告屬實；向法院具結(jié)指控
swear an oath
=take an oath
swear black is white
硬把黑的說成是白的；強詞奪理，固執(zhí)謬見
swear by all that is holy(或sacred)
指天發(fā)誓
swear by all the gods
=swear by all that is holy
swear fealty
發(fā)誓效忠
swear like a pirate (或trooper)
[口語]破口大罵，肆意謾罵；不停地咒罵
swear someone to secrecy (或silence)
讓某人誓守秘密
swear the peace against
【法律】控告…圖謀行兇
swear to it
肯定是這樣，斷定如此
變形：
vi.
swore或sware
. sworn
. swearing