swear

/sweə/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

发誓；咒骂

释义与例句

v. 发誓；咒骂
to make a serious promise to do something; to use rude or offensive language
  1. I swear to tell the truth in court.
    我发誓在法庭上讲真话。
  2. He swore that he would never lie again.
    他发誓再也不说谎了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Please don't swear in front of the children.
    请不要在孩子们面前说脏话。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 谐音“死歪”→死歪着嘴发誓/咒骂

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • swearing 咒骂；发誓
    动名词形式
同义词
  • vow 发誓；立誓
    swear 较通用，vow 较正式庄重
    They vowed to stay together forever. 他们发誓永远在一起。
反义词
  • deny 否认
    与 swear（郑重声明）相反
    He denied knowing anything about the crime. 他否认对这起罪行有任何了解。
常见搭配
  • swear an oath 宣誓
    The witness swore an oath before testifying. 证人在作证前宣誓。
  • swear at 咒骂
    He swore at the driver who cut him off. 他咒骂那个抢道的司机。