| 单词 | swear |
| 释义 | swear v. & n. --v (past swore; past part. sworn) 1. tr. a (often foll. by to + infin. or that + clause) state or promise solemnly or on oath. b take (an oath). 2. tr. colloq. say emphatically; insist (swore he had not seen it). 3. tr. cause to take an oath (swore them to secrecy). 4. intr. (often foll. by at) use profane or indecent language, esp. as an expletive or from anger. 5. tr. (often foll. by against) make a sworn affirmation of (an offence) (swear treason against). 6. intr. (foll. by by) a appeal to as a witness in taking an oath (swear by Almighty God). b colloq. have or express great confidence in (swears by yoga). 7. intr. (foll. by to; usu. in neg.) admit the certainty of (could not swear to it). 8. intr. (foll. by at) colloq. (of colours etc.) fail to harmonize with. --n a spell of swearing. Phrases and idioms swear blind colloq. affirm emphatically. swear in induct into office etc. by administering an oath. swear off colloq. promise to abstain from (drink etc.). swear-word a profane or indecent word, esp. uttered as an expletive. Derivatives swearer n. Etymology: OE swerian f. Gmc, rel. to ANSWER |
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