swear

verb

1. 咒骂；诅咒；说脏话
   to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry
   1. She fell over and swore loudly.
      她摔倒了，大骂了一声。
   2. Why did you let him swear at you like that?
      你怎么听任他那么骂你呢？
2. 郑重承诺；发誓要；表示决心要
   to make a serious promise to do sth
   1. 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。
   2. I swear (that) I'll never leave you.
      我保证决不离开你。
   3. She made him swear not to tell anyone.
      她要他发誓不告诉任何人。
3. 赌咒发誓地说；肯定地说
   to promise that you are telling the truth
   1. She swore (that) she'd never seen him before.
      她明确表示自己以前从未见过他。
   2. I could have sworn (= I am sure) I heard the phone ring.
      我敢肯定我听见电话铃响了。
   3. 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。
4. （尤指在法庭上）发誓，郑重承诺
   to make a public or official promise, especially in court
   1. Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible.
      证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。
   2. 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？
   3. Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth.
      别忘记，你宣过誓要讲实话。
   4. Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king.
      贵族须宣誓效忠国王。
5. 使起誓（保密）
   to make sb promise not to tell sth to anyone
   1. Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened.
      关于已发生的事，每个人都依照要求起誓不外传。

1. VERB 咒骂;诅咒;说脏话
   If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry.
   1. It's wrong to swear and shout...
      破口大骂是不对的。
   2. They swore at them and ran off.
      他们骂了他们后就跑掉了。
2. VERB 发誓要;郑重承诺
   If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it.
   1. Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us...
      艾伦许诺要尽其所能帮助我们。
   2. We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it...
      我们发誓要见恶除恶。
   3. The police are the only civil servants who have to swear allegiance to the Crown...
      警察是唯一要宣誓效忠君主的公务员。
   4. I have sworn an oath to defend her.
      我发誓要保护她。
3. VERB 发誓，郑重声明，保证(所说属实)
   If you say that you swear that something is true or that you can swear to it, you are saying very firmly that it is true.
   1. I swear I've told you all I know...
      我发誓我已经把我所知道的全都告诉你了。
   2. I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this...
      我以身家性命担保，我和这件事无关。
   3. Behind them was a confusion of noise, perhaps even a shot, but he couldn't swear to it.
      他们身后响起一片嘈杂声，也许还有枪击声，但他不能确定。
4. VERB 使发誓，使承诺(保守秘密)
   If someone is sworn to secrecy or is sworn to silence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret.
   1. She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy.
      她急不可待想宣布这个消息，但却发过誓要守口如瓶。
5. See also: sworn

1. I could kill you! I swear I could!
   我想杀了你！我发誓我真想杀了你！
2. We have a witness who would swear to it in a court of law.
   我们有一位证人愿意在法庭上宣誓作证。
3. You'd swear he was a cardboard cut-out except that he'd moved his rifle
   要不是他动了动步枪，你肯定会认为他是个硬纸板模型。
4. He has been brought up not to swear in front of women.
   他从小就被教育不要在女性面前说脏话。
5. Any time you told one of them something, they'd swear you'd mixed them up and told the other.
   每次你告诉他们俩当中一人某件事情时，他们都会发誓说你把他们弄混了，和你说话的是另外那个。
6. It's wrong to swear and shout
   破口大骂是不对的。
7. They swore at them and ran off.
   他们骂了他们后就跑掉了。
8. Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us
   艾伦许诺要尽其所能帮助我们。
9. We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it
   我们发誓要见恶除恶。
10. The police are the only civil servants who have to swear allegiance to the Crown
    警察是唯一要宣誓效忠君主的公务员。
11. I have sworn an oath to defend her.
    我发誓要保护她。
12. I swear I've told you all I know
    我发誓我已经把我所知道的全都告诉你了。
13. I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this
    我以身家性命担保，我和这件事无关。
14. Behind them was a confusion of noise, perhaps even a shot, but he couldn't swear to it.
    他们身后响起一片嘈杂声，也许还有枪击声，但他不能确定。
15. She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy.
    她急不可待想宣布这个消息，但却发过誓要守口如瓶。
16. Many people swear by vitamin C's ability to ward off colds.
    许多人深信维生素C能预防感冒。
17. I used to get very upset and scream and swear, throwing tantrums all over the place.
    以前，我动不动就发脾气，大喊大叫，还骂人。
18. It is totally unacceptable for children to swear
    孩子说脏话是完全不能容忍的。
19. Don't swear.
    话别带脏字。
20. We swear to collect this blood debt.
    我们誓死要报这血海深仇！
21. We didn't beat or swear at people.
    我们既没有打人，也没有骂人。
22. Swear that you'll never drink again!
    你起个誓决不再喝酒！
23. She flew into fury and began to swear.
    她一生气，竟说起恶俗的话来。
24. On my honour, I swear it is true.
    这事儿千真万确，我以人格担保。
25. Why do you swear like that? it's really bad.
    你怎么骂人，多难听！
26. I swear by God, I love you baby!
    我对上帝起誓，我爱你，宝贝。
27. I swear you said you had the keys.
    你说你带了钥匙，我发誓。
28. I swear it's not me!
    我没干！我发誓！
29. I swear I saw a mermaid.
    我发誓我看到了美人鱼。

swear by sb/sth

1. 以…名义发誓；对…发誓
   to name sb/sth to show that you are making a serious promise
   1. She fell over and swore loudly.
      她摔倒了，大骂了一声。
   2. Why did you let him swear at you like that?
      你怎么听任他那么骂你呢？
2. 极信赖；对…推崇备至
   to be certain that sth is good or useful
   1. 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。
   2. I swear (that) I'll never leave you.
      我保证决不离开你。
   3. She made him swear not to tell anyone.
      她要他发誓不告诉任何人。

swear sb↔in

swear sb into sth

1. 使某人宣誓就职；使某人宣誓忠于某组织（或国家等）
   to make sb promise to do a job correctly, to be loyal to an organization, a country, etc.
   1. Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened.
      关于已发生的事，每个人都依照要求起誓不外传。

swear to sth

1. 一口咬定
   to say that sth is definitely true

v.

swear blind

• 一口咬定
  to say that sth is definitely true

swear like a trooper

• 满口脏话；动不动就破口大骂
  to often use very rude or offensive language

verb

1. have confidence or faith in
   1. We can trust in God
   2. Rely on your friends
   3. bank on your good education
   4. I swear by my grandmother's recipes

   Synonym:    trustrelybank

2. utter obscenities or profanities
   1. The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street

   Synonym:    cursecussblasphemeimprecate

3. promise solemnly

4. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
   1. Before God I swear I am innocent

   Synonym:    affirmverifyassertavowaverswan

5. make a deposition

   Synonym:    deposedepone