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swear

verb
 
🔊/sweə(r)/
🔊/swer/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they swear
🔊/sweə(r)/
🔊/swer/
he / she / it swears
🔊/sweəz/
🔊/swerz/
past simple swore
🔊/swɔː(r)/
🔊/swɔːr/
past participle sworn
🔊/swɔːn/
🔊/swɔːrn/
-ing form swearing
🔊/ˈsweərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈswerɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
     [intransitive] to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry咒骂；诅咒；说脏话
    • She fell over and swore loudly.她摔倒了，大骂了一声。🔊🔊
    • I don't like to hear children swearing.我不喜欢听到孩子发誓。
    • He heard her swear under her breath.他听到她在小声诅咒。
    • She was shouting, swearing, and acting in an aggressive manner towards the staff她大喊大叫，对工作人员发誓，并且表现出积极态度
    • swear at somebody/something Why did you let him swear at you like that?你怎么听任他那样辱骂你呢？🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • loudly
    • quietly
    • silently
    • …
    verb + swear
    • hear somebody
    preposition
    • at
    See full entry
  2.  
     [transitive, no passive] to make a serious promise to do something郑重承诺；发誓要；表示决心要 synonym vow
    • swear something He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father.他发誓要向那个杀死他父亲的人报仇。🔊🔊
    • swear (that)… I solemnly swear (that) it will never happen again.我郑重宣誓，它再也不会发生了。
    • I swear (that) I’ll never leave you.我保证决不离开你。
    • He swore solemnly that he would never hit her again. ‘That’ is usually left out, especially in speech.他庄严地发誓，他再也不会打她。通常不考虑“那个”，尤其是在语音中。
    • swear to do something She made him swear not to tell anyone.她要他发誓不告诉任何人。🔊🔊
    • He left, swearing never to return.他离开了，发誓永不归来。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • solemnly
    • on oath
    • under oath
    • …
    verb + swear
    • be prepared to
    • make somebody
    preposition
    • by
    • on
    • to
    • …
    phrases
    • be sworn into office
    • swear somebody to secrecy
    • swear somebody to silence
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
     [transitive] to promise that you are telling the truth赌咒发誓地说；肯定地说
    • swear (that)… She swore (that) she’d never seen him before.她明确表示自己以前从未见过他。
    • I could have sworn (= I am sure) I heard the phone ring.我敢肯定我听见电话铃响了。🔊🔊
    • swear to somebody/on something (that)… I swear to God I had nothing to do with it.我可以对天发誓，这跟我一点关系也没有。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I think I put the keys back in the drawer, but I couldn't swear to it.我想我把钥匙放回抽屉里了，不过我不敢肯定。
    • I swear to you, I don't know anything.我向你发誓，我什么也不知道。
    • He swears up and down that he trusts me.他信誓旦旦地说相信我。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • solemnly
    • on oath
    • under oath
    • …
    verb + swear
    • be prepared to
    • make somebody
    preposition
    • by
    • on
    • to
    • …
    phrases
    • be sworn into office
    • swear somebody to secrecy
    • swear somebody to silence
    • …
    See full entry
  4.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to make a public or official promise, especially in court（尤指在法庭上）发誓，郑重承诺
    • swear on something Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible.证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。🔊🔊
    • swear that… Are you willing to stand up in court and swear that you don't recognize him?你愿出庭起誓说你不认识他吗？🔊🔊
    • swear to do something Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth.别忘记，你宣过誓要讲实话。🔊🔊
    • swear something Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king.男爵须宣誓效忠国王。🔊🔊
    • I swear by Almighty God to tell the truth.我以全能上帝的名义发誓我会说真话。
    • They refused to swear allegiance to the new ruler.他们拒绝宣誓效忠新统治者。
    More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • solemnly
    • on oath
    • under oath
    • …
    verb + swear
    • be prepared to
    • make somebody
    preposition
    • by
    • on
    • to
    • …
    phrases
    • be sworn into office
    • swear somebody to secrecy
    • swear somebody to silence
    • …
    See full entry
  5. [transitive] swear somebody to secrecy/silence to make somebody promise not to tell something to anyone使起誓（保密）
    • Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened.关于已发生的事，每个人都依照要求起誓不外传。🔊🔊
    see also sworn
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • solemnly
    • on oath
    • under oath
    • …
    verb + swear
    • be prepared to
    • make somebody
    preposition
    • by
    • on
    • to
    • …
    phrases
    • be sworn into office
    • swear somebody to secrecy
    • swear somebody to silence
    • …
    See full entry
    6. Word OriginOld English swerian of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweren, German schwören, also to answer.
Idioms
swear blind
  1. (informal) to say that something is definitely true一口咬定
    • He swore blind that he’d already paid back the money he owed me.他发誓说自己已经偿还了欠我的钱。
    • He swore blind that you knew all about it.他发誓你对此一无所知。
swear like a trooper
  1. (old-fashioned, British English) to often use very rude or offensive language满口脏话；动不动就破口大骂