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）。

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用法辨析

v. (动词)

• 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。

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• swear详细辨析

英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

• He is always swearing.
  他一直咒骂。

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• Before giving evidence you have to swear an oath.
  在作证之前,你必须起誓。

S+～+to- v

• He swore to abide by this principle.
  他郑重保证恪守这一原则。

S+～+(that-)clause

• He swore that he could tell the truth.
  他发誓要说真话。

用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. + adj.

• She swore herself hoarse.
  她把嗓子都骂哑了。

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词组短语

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• swear allegiance 立誓效忠
• swear driver 咒骂司机
• swear oath 宣誓
• swear police 咒骂警察

～+副词

• swear abominably 令人厌恶地咒骂
• swear audibly 故意让人听见地咒骂

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (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

柯林斯英英字典

• 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

能源科学技术

• 宣誓

数学

• 宣誓