swear
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they swear | |
| he / she / it swears | |
| past simple swore | |
| past participle sworn | |
| -ing form swearing |
- [intransitive]
to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry 咒骂；诅咒；说脏话 She fell over and swore loudly. 她摔倒了，大骂了一声。 I don't like to hear children swearing. 我不喜欢听到孩子们骂人。 He heard her swear under her breath. 他听到她在小声诅咒。 She was shouting, swearing, and acting in an aggressive manner towards the staff 她大喊大叫，破口大骂，并以挑衅的态度对待员工 - swear at somebody/something
Why did you let him swear at you like that? 你怎么听任他那样辱骂你呢？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- quietly
- silently
- …
- hear somebody
- at
- [transitive, no passive]
to make a serious promise to do something 郑重承诺；发誓要；表示决心要 - swear something
He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father. 他发誓要向那个杀死他父亲的人报仇。 - swear (that)…
I solemnly swear (that) it will never happen again. 我庄严宣誓这种事再也不会发生了。 I swear (that) I’ll never leave you. 我保证决不离开你。 He swore solemnly that he would never hit her again. ‘That’ is usually left out, especially in speech. 他郑重发誓再也不打她了。“那”通常被省略，尤其是在演讲中。 - swear to do something
She made him swear not to tell anyone. 她要他发誓不告诉任何人。 He left, swearing never to return. 他走了，发誓再也不回来了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- solemnly
- on oath
- under oath
- …
- be prepared to
- make somebody
- by
- on
- to
- …
- be sworn into office
- swear somebody to secrecy
- swear somebody to silence
- …
- swear something
- [transitive]
to promise that you are telling the truth 赌咒发誓地说；肯定地说 - swear (that)…
She swore (that) she’d never seen him before. 她明确表示自己以前从未见过他。 I could have sworn (= I am sure) I heard the phone ring. 我敢肯定我听见电话铃响了。 - swear to somebody/on something (that)…
I swear to God I had nothing to do with it. 我可以对天发誓，这跟我一点关系也没有。
Extra ExamplesI think I put the keys back in the drawer, but I couldn't swear to it. 我想我把钥匙放回抽屉里了，不过我不敢肯定。 I swear to you, I don't know anything. 我向你发誓，我什么也不知道。 He swears up and down that he trusts me. 他信誓旦旦地说相信我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- solemnly
- on oath
- under oath
- …
- be prepared to
- make somebody
- by
- on
- to
- …
- be sworn into office
- swear somebody to secrecy
- swear somebody to silence
- …
- swear (that)…
- [intransitive, transitive]
to make a public or official promise, especially in court （尤指在法庭上）发誓，郑重承诺 - swear on something
Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible. 证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。 - swear that…
Are you willing to stand up in court and swear that you don't recognize him? 你愿出庭起誓说你不认识他吗？ - swear to do something
Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth. 别忘记，你宣过誓要讲实话。 - swear something
Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king. 男爵须宣誓效忠国王。 I swear by Almighty God to tell the truth. 我以全能上帝的名义发誓我会说真话。 They refused to swear allegiance to the new ruler. 他们拒绝宣誓效忠新统治者。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitivesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- solemnly
- on oath
- under oath
- …
- be prepared to
- make somebody
- by
- on
- to
- …
- be sworn into office
- swear somebody to secrecy
- swear somebody to silence
- …
- swear on something
- [transitive] swear somebody to secrecy/silence
to make somebody promise not to tell something to anyone 使起誓（保密） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- solemnly
- on oath
- under oath
- …
- be prepared to
- make somebody
- by
- on
- to
- …
- be sworn into office
- swear somebody to secrecy
- swear somebody to silence
- …
Word OriginOld English swerian of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweren, German schwören, also to answer.
Idioms
swear blind
- (informal)
to say that something is definitely true 一口咬定 He swore blind that he’d already paid back the money he owed me. 他发誓说他已经还了欠我的钱。 He swore blind that you knew all about it. 他发誓说你对此一无所知。
swear like a trooper
- (old-fashioned, British English)
to often use very rude or offensive language 满口脏话；动不动就破口大骂