swear

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【释义】：

(swore or【古】swa．re，sworn)vt．
❶ 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．❷ 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．❸ 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．