swear
音标发音
- 英式音标 [sweə(r)]
- 美式音标 [swɛr]
- 国际音标 [swεə]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt. 发誓;咒骂
- vi. 发誓,宣誓;诅咒
- n. 宣誓;诅咒
词源解说
- 直接源自古英语的swerian,意为宣誓。
词根记忆
- 情人在耳(ear)边发誓(swear)说爱你
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- sworn:发过誓的;宣誓过的。
- n性质的同根词
- swearing:发誓;咒骂。
- swearer:宣誓者;咒骂者。
- v性质的同根词
- sworn:发誓(swear的过去分词)。
- swearing:发誓;咒骂(swear的ing形式)。
用法辨析
- 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”。
- swear可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词、代词、动词不定式或that从句作宾语,还可接以形容词充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。
- swear表示“骂人”时,其后须与介词at连用。
- swear的过去式是swore,过去分词是sworn。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- He is always swearing.
他一直咒骂。 - Before giving evidence you have to swear an oath.
在作证之前,你必须起誓。 - He swore to abide by this principle.
他郑重保证恪守这一原则。 - He swore that he could tell the truth.
他发誓要说真话。 - She swore herself hoarse.
她把嗓子都骂哑了。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+to- v
S+~+(that-)clause
用作宾补动词: S+~+ n./pron. + adj.
词组短语
- swear allegiance 立誓效忠
- swear driver 咒骂司机
- swear oath 宣誓
- swear police 咒骂警察
- swear abominably 令人厌恶地咒骂
- swear audibly 故意让人听见地咒骂
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
~+副词
英英字典
- (USE RUDE WORDS) to use words that are rude or offensive as a way of emphasizing what you mean or as a way of insulting someone or something
- (PROMISE) to promise or say firmly that you are telling the truth or that you will do something or behave in a particular way
- If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be vulgar or offensive, usually because they are angry.
- If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it.
- 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.
- If someone is sworn to secrecy or is sworn to silence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret.
- &rarrsee also sworn
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专业释义
- 宣誓
- 宣誓