swears是什么意思？

swears

• v. 诅咒，咒骂( swear的第三人称单数 )，（使某人）就…宣誓，郑重承诺，发誓要；

例句

• He swears by short naps or even just stretching out in bed for a few minutes. 他深信白天小睡片刻,哪怕是在床上躺几分钟也是好的.
• He swears by his doctor. 他极信任他的医生.
• A witness swears by the Bible that he will tell the truth. 证人对着圣经发誓保证据实直言.
• My father swears by these vitamin pills. 我爸爸非常相信这些维他命药片.
• He always swears and blasphemes when he's drunk. 他酒醉后总是骂骂咧咧亵渎神灵.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  咒骂;诅咒;说脏话
  If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry.
  例句
  It's wrong to swear and shout... 破口大骂是不对的。 They swore at them and ran off. 他们骂了他们后就跑掉了。
• VERB
  发誓要;郑重承诺
  If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it.
  例句
  Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us... 艾伦许诺要尽其所能帮助我们。 We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it... 我们发誓要见恶除恶。
• VERB
  发誓，郑重声明，保证(所说属实)
  If you say that you swear that something is true or that you can swear to it, you are saying very firmly that it is true.
  例句
  I swear I've told you all I know... 我发誓我已经把我所知道的全都告诉你了。 I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this... 我以身家性命担保，我和这件事无关。
• VERB
  使发誓，使承诺(保守秘密)
  If someone is sworn to secrecy or is sworn to silence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret.
  例句
  She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy. 她急不可待想宣布这个消息，但却发过誓要守口如瓶。