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swear
- IPA[swer]
美式
- make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case;take (an oath)
- 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
- 釋義
- 片語
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
- ▪ 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
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