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词汇 swear
释义
swear
verb swear and cussa bus. Rhyming slang UK, 1938. swear byto have a great confidence in something UK, 1815
idiomswearswear blind (that)(also swear up and down (that))old-fashioned used in order to emphasize that someone says they are telling the truth:Remember Eric? He used to swear blind he saw his mother standing at the end of the bed, years after she'd died, you know.The duplicator has arrived but we have no stencils or fluid - we didn't buy any because the boss swore up and down they would come with the machine.
phraseswear[swore, sworn, swearing]
swear by
swear by sth if you swear by something, you are certain that it always works well and tell other people to use it: Margaret swears by vitamin C pills - she says she never gets colds. It's a new miracle anti-aging cream, and according to the article, many Hollywood celebrities swear by it.
swear in 1. be sworn in if someone is sworn in at the beginning of a new job in government or the army, they make an official promise in a special ceremony: President Hafez al-Assad was sworn in for a fourth term in office on March 12.+as Only hours after Kennedy's death, Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in as President.swear in sb General Zamora swore in new commanders of the armed forces on November 19th.2. be sworn in to give an official promise in a court of law, before you take part in a trial: After every member of the jury has been sworn in, the judge introduces the lawyers.swearing-in n C an official ceremony when someone who has a new job in government or in the army, promises to be honest and loyal: The swearing-in took place this morning at the presidential palace.
swear off
swear off sth if you swear off a particular habit or pleasure, such as cigarettes or alcohol, you decide to stop it because it is bad for you: Froggy discovered religion, and swore off alcohol, sex, and even gambling. Jay had sworn off love. "Too painful, darling." SIMILAR TO: give up, renounce formal
swear to 1. swear to sth to be willing to say that something is true because you are sure about it: A man recognized you, Marco. He saw you take the money and will swear to it.I can't swear to it spoken I think it was Sue I saw, but I couldn't swear to it.2. be sworn to secrecy/silence if you are sworn to secrecy or silence, you have promised someone that you will not tell their secret: "What's Julia planning for my birthday?" "I can't tell you - I've been sworn to secrecy."
See:
  • swear (one) to secrecy
  • swear (something) out against (one)
  • swear (that) black is white
  • swear a blue streak
  • swear a warrant out
  • swear a warrant out for (someone or something)
  • swear a warrant out on (one)
  • swear at
  • swear at (someone or something)
  • swear black is white
  • swear blind
  • swear blind...
  • swear by
  • swear by (someone or something)
  • swear in
  • swear like a sailor
  • swear like a trooper
  • swear like a trooper, to
  • swear off
  • swear off (something)
  • swear on
  • swear on (one's) mother's grave
  • swear on (someone or something)
  • swear on a stack of Bibles
  • swear on a stack of Bibles, to
  • swear out
  • swear out (something) against (one)
  • swear out a warrant
  • swear out a warrant for (someone or something)
  • swear out a warrant on (one)
  • swear out against
  • swear somebody to secrecy
  • swear to
  • swear up and down
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