swear
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [swe?(r)]
- 美式音標(biāo) [sw?r]
- 國際音標(biāo) [swε?]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt. 發(fā)誓；咒罵
- vi. 發(fā)誓，宣誓；詛咒
- n. 宣誓；詛咒
詞源解說
- 直接源自古英語的swerian，意為宣誓。
詞根記憶
- 情人在耳(ear)邊發(fā)誓(swear)說愛你
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- sworn：發(fā)過誓的；宣誓過的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- swearing：發(fā)誓；咒罵。
- swearer：宣誓者；咒罵者。
- v性質(zhì)的同根詞
- sworn：發(fā)誓（swear的過去分詞）。
- swearing：發(fā)誓；咒罵（swear的ing形式）。
用法辨析
- swear的基本意思是“咒罵”,指用污穢的語言對某人或某物進(jìn)行攻擊,造成精神上的傷害。swear還可指明確或鄭重地向某人保證某事,即“發(fā)誓”。
- swear可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),后接名詞、代詞、動(dòng)詞不定式或that從句作賓語,還可接以形容詞充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語的復(fù)合賓語?？捎糜诒粍?dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。
- swear表示“罵人”時(shí),其后須與介詞at連用。
- swear的過去式是swore,過去分詞是sworn。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- He is always swearing.
他一直咒罵。 - Before giving evidence you have to swear an oath.
在作證之前,你必須起誓。 - He swore to abide by this principle.
他鄭重保證恪守這一原則。 - He swore that he could tell the truth.
他發(fā)誓要說真話。 - She swore herself hoarse.
她把嗓子都罵啞了。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+～(+A)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+～+ n./pron.
S+～+to- v
S+～+(that-)clause
用作賓補(bǔ)動(dòng)詞: S+～+ n./pron. + adj.
詞組短語
- swear allegiance 立誓效忠
- swear driver 咒罵司機(jī)
- swear oath 宣誓
- swear police 咒罵警察
- swear abominably 令人厭惡地咒罵
- swear audibly 故意讓人聽見地咒罵
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
～+名詞
～+副詞
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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專業(yè)釋義
- 宣誓
- 宣誓