vow
- IPA[vaʊ]
英式
- a solemn promise.；a set of solemn promises committing one to a prescribed role, calling, or course of action, typically to marriage or a monastic career
- solemnly promise to do a specified thing；dedicate to someone or something, especially a deity
verb: vow, 3rd person present: vows, gerund or present participle: vowing, past tense: vowed, past participle: vowed
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a solemn promise.
- ▪ a set of solemn promises committing one to a prescribed role, calling, or course of action, typically to marriage or a monastic career the vows of celibacy
動詞
- 1. solemnly promise to do a specified thing the rebels vowed to continue fighting I vowed that my family would never go hungry
- 2. archaic dedicate to someone or something, especially a deity I vowed myself to this enterprise
