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*swear /swɛr; sweə/
v swore /swɔr; swɔː/ , sworn /swɔrn; swɔːn/ , swearing
1 [I] to use rude or offensive language 咒骂，诅咒，说脏话:
She doesn't smoke, drink, or swear. 她不喝酒不抽烟，也不说脏话。
+ at He was fired for swearing at his boss. 他因为骂老板被解雇了。
2 [I,T] to make a very serious promise 发誓，起誓:
Do you swear to tell the truth? 你发誓讲真话吗？
I swear I'll never leave you. 我发誓永不离开你。
3 [T] spoken used to emphasize something or to say that you are certain about something 【口】 保证〔表示强调〕:
I swear I'll kill him! 我发誓要杀了他！
I could have sworn (=I was certain) I put the ticket in my pocket. 我可以发誓，我确实是把票子放在口袋里的。
swear by sthinformal to strongly believe that something is effective 【非正式】 极其信赖〔某事物有效〕:
Heidi swears by acupuncture. 海蒂非常相信针灸。
swear sb ↔ in
to make someone formally promise that they will tell the truth for a court of law, or be loyal to a country when they start to do an important public job 使在法庭上宣誓; 使宣誓就职:
She was sworn in as president just two weeks ago. 她刚于两个星期以前宣誓就任总统。
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