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🔑swearswear /swɛr / verb (past tense swore /swɔr / , past participle sworn /swɔn /)- [intransitive] swear (at sb / sth) to use bad or offensive language诅咒；咒骂；说脏话◆He hit his thumb with the hammer and swore loudly.他的锤子砸在了大拇指上，他破口大骂了起来。◆There's no point in swearing at the car just because it won't start!汽车发动不了就冲它骂骂咧咧的，一点意义也没有！
- [intransitive, transitive] to make a serious promise郑重承诺；发誓◆When you testify in court, you have to swear to tell the truth.在法庭上作证时必须发誓要讲真话。◆Will you swear not to tell anyone?你发誓不告诉任何人好吗？◆I could have sworn (= I was sure) I heard a knock at the door.我敢肯定我听到有人敲门。 ➡ look at pledge2
 ●swear by sb / sthto believe completely in the value of something极其信赖，深信（…的价值）●swear sb in●swear sb into sth (usually passive通常用被动语态) to make someone declare that he / she will accept the responsibility of a new position使某人宣誓就职◆The judge will be sworn in next week.法官将于下星期宣誓就任。 |