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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   swear

   • IPA[swer]

   美式

   • v.
     make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case；take (an oath)
   • n.
     a word regarded as coarse, blasphemous, or otherwise unacceptable in polite or formal speech; a swear word

   • verb: swear, 3rd person present: swears, gerund or present participle: swearing, past tense: swore, past participle: sworn

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case Maria made me swear I would never tell anyone “Never again,” she swore, “will I be short of money” 同義詞 promise, vow, promise under oath, solemnly promise, pledge oneself, ... 更多give one's word, take an oath, swear an oath, swear on the Bible, give an undertaking, undertake, affirm, warrant, state, assert, declare, aver, proclaim, pronounce, profess, attest, guarantee, depose, make a deposition, bind oneself, rareasseverate, insist, avow, be emphatic, pronounce, declare, assert, maintain, contend, aver, emphasize, stress
   • ▪ take (an oath) he forced them to swear an oath of loyalty to him
   • ▪ take a solemn oath as to the truth of (a statement) I asked him if he would swear a statement to this effect
   • 2. use language of a kind regarded as coarse, blasphemous, or otherwise unacceptable in polite or formal speech in order to express anger or other strong emotion Peter swore under his breath 同義詞 curse, blaspheme, utter profanities, utter oaths, be foul-mouthed, ... 更多use bad/foul language, be blasphemous, take the Lord's name in vain, swear like a trooper, damn, informalcuss, turn the air blue, eff and blind, archaicexecrate

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. informal a word regarded as coarse, blasphemous, or otherwise unacceptable in polite or formal speech; a swear word Griffin made contact with the coach, which led to him yelling a swear back in his direction

   片語

   • swear blind
   • swear up and down
   • swear by
   • swear down
   • swear in
   • swear off
   • swear out
   • swear to