1 [I] swear (at sb/sth) to use rude or bad language 咒骂:
He hit his thumb with the hammer and swore loudly.他不小心用铁锤打中了拇指,就大声咒骂起来。There's no point in swearing at the car just because it won't start!车子开不动,你咒骂也没用。☞Look at curse. 参看curse。
2 [I,T] swear (to do sth);swear that... to make a serious promise 发誓;宣誓;起誓:
When you give evidence in court you have to swear to tell the truth.在法庭作证前必须宣誓所言属实。Will you swear not to tell anyone?你可以发誓不告诉任何人吗?
swear by sth to believe completely in the value of sth 极其信赖某事物的价值
swear sb in (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to make sb say officially that he/she will accept the responsibility of a new position 使宣誓就职:
The President will be sworn in next week.总统将于下星期宣誓就职。
swear/swɛr; sweə/v past tense swore /swɔr; swɔː/past participle sworn /swɔrn; swɔːn/1 [I] to use rude or offensive language 咒骂﹐诅咒﹔说脏话: She doesn’t smoke, drink, or swear. 她不抽烟不喝酒﹐也不说脏话。+at He swore at me. 他用粗话骂我。2 [T] to promise that you will do something 发誓﹐起誓: swear to do sth Do you swear to tell the truth? 你发誓讲真话吗?+(that) I swear I’ll never leave you. 我发誓永不离开你。see box at见 PROMISE1 方框3 [T] to say very strongly that what you are saying is true 发誓保证〔自己说的是真话〕: +(that) She swore that she had never seen him before. 她发誓以前从来没有见过他。I never touched your purse, I swear . 我绝对没有碰过你的钱包﹐我发誓。4 I could have sworn (that) spoken used to say that you were sure about something【口】我明明记得…: I could have sworn I left my keys here. 我明明记得把钥匙放在这里的。swear by sthphr v informal to strongly believe that something is effective【非正式】极其信赖: Heidi swears by aromatherapy. 海蒂坚信芳香疗法有效。swear sb in phr v if someone is sworn in, they make a public promise before beginning an important job or before speaking in court 使宣誓就职﹔使在法庭上宣誓: She was sworn in as president. 她宣誓就任总统。
swearswearswearssworeswearingswornverb (swears, swearing, swore/, has sworn)1to say bad words: Don't swear at your mother!2to make a serious promise: He swears that he is telling the truth.