单词	sworn
释义	sworn1 verbsworn2 adjective swornsworn1 /swɔːn $ swɔːrn/ verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sworn enemies (=enemies who will always hate each other)· The men have been sworn enemies for many years. ► a sworn statement (=one that you officially promise is true)· The reports were based on sworn statements of graduates of the terrorist training camp. the past participle of swear sworn1 verbsworn2 adjective swornsworn2 adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS For self-defence therefore the sworn foresters were allowed to carry bows and arrows in the forest. Forest wardens, verderers, regarders, foresters and sworn jurors made presentments before them of offences against vert and venison. In the Fifties they were sworn enemies. It is a strange sister party which wants to see Labour's sworn enemies back in power. More and more the sworn enemies of Tokugawa political power openly flouted Bakufu authority. She had done nothing criminal; she had merely broken a sworn promise. This killer dressed like a popinjay, sweetly singing a madrigal to men he knew were his sworn enemies. Years later her parents made a sworn statement testifying that the couple had met in July 1917. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sworn enemies (=enemies who will always hate each other)· The men have been sworn enemies for many years. ► a sworn statement (=one that you officially promise is true)· The reports were based on sworn statements of graduates of the terrorist training camp. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► enemy · More and more the sworn enemies of Tokugawa political power openly flouted Bakufu authority.· This killer dressed like a popinjay, sweetly singing a madrigal to men he knew were his sworn enemies.· In the Fifties they were sworn enemies.· It is a strange sister party which wants to see Labour's sworn enemies back in power.· One minute they were sworn enemies, the next they were clinging together in fierce mutual desire. ► statement · Years later her parents made a sworn statement testifying that the couple had met in July 1917.· The reports were based on sworn statements of graduates of the camp, whose seven-month training including the use of explosives. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► sworn enemies Also playing a key role as protagonists and unlikely allies are two former sworn enemies, both ladinos. In the Fifties they were sworn enemies. It is a strange sister party which wants to see Labour's sworn enemies back in power. More and more the sworn enemies of Tokugawa political power openly flouted Bakufu authority. One minute they were sworn enemies, the next they were clinging together in fierce mutual desire. This killer dressed like a popinjay, sweetly singing a madrigal to men he knew were his sworn enemies. ► sworn statement/evidence/testimony etc The application was based on a sworn statement from a lay midwife who said she attended his birth in La Paloma. The reports were based on sworn statements of graduates of the camp, whose seven-month training including the use of explosives. This is confirmed by her not going against her sworn statement, unlawfully though it had been extracted from her. This meant that sworn statements by Mitchell, Stans and others would not be made public before the election. Years later her parents made a sworn statement testifying that the couple had met in July 1917. Word family WORD FAMILYnounswearingadjectiveswornverbswear 1sworn enemies two people or groups of people who will always hate each other2sworn statement/evidence/testimony etc a statement etc that someone makes after officially promising to tell the truth
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