swear

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vt. 发誓, 咒骂, 使宣誓 vi. 发誓, 诅咒 n. 诅咒, 誓言

发音

UK /ˈswɛə(ɹ)/
US /ˈswɛɚ/
AU /ˈsweː/
/ˈsweə/
NZ /ˈswe̝ə/
NZ /ˈswiə/
SCOT /ˈsweɹ/
/ˈswɜː(ɹ)/

词形变化

swears 复数 swears 三单 swearing 现在分词 swore 过去式 sware 过去式 sworn 过去式 sworn 过去分词 swore 过去分词 sweared 过去式 sweared 过去分词 swearer 比较级 more swear 比较级 swearest 最高级 most swear 最高级

别名

sweer sweir swere

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A swear word.

  2. 1.

    A lazy time; a short rest during working hours (especially field labour); a siesta.

    苏格兰
v. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.

    及物/不及物

    The knight swore not to return to the palace until he had found the treasure.

  2. 2.

    To take an oath that an assertion is true.

    及物

    The witness swore that the person she had seen running out of the bank was a foot shorter than the accused.

  3. 3.

    To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.

    及物

    I swear I don't know what you're talking about.

    My little brother is such a pest, I swear.

  4. 4.

    To administer an oath to (a person).

    及物

    Let the witness be sworn.

  5. 5.

    To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.

    咒骂

    丑诋

    骂人

    及物/不及物
  6. 1.

    To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.

    苏格兰
adj.
  1. 1.

    Heavy.

    苏格兰
  2. 2.

    Top-heavy; too high.

    苏格兰
  3. 3.

    Dull; lazy; slow.

    苏格兰
  4. 4.

    Reluctant; unwilling.

    苏格兰
  5. 5.

    Niggardly.

    苏格兰

词汇关系

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词源

From the above verb, or from Middle English sware, from Old English swaru, from Proto-Germanic *swarō.

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