vows是什么意思？

vows

• n. 誓言( vow的名词复数 )，郑重宣布，许愿；

例句

• She had given belief to his vows and importunities. 她相信他的誓言和请求.
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿.
• Ugandan president vows to invest in long - term goals to benefit future generations with prospective oil wealth. 乌干达总统誓言发展 长期 目标,以可观的石油资源利益后代.
• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚.
• Nuns are under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. 修女须立誓保持清贫 、 贞洁、顺从.
• ...female saints who took vows of virginity rather than submit to an undesired marriage with a pagan. 立誓独身也不愿屈服与异教徒结婚的女圣人
• ...a nun who had taken final vows... 已立誓出家的尼姑
• I took my marriage vows and kept them. 我结婚时许下誓言，并一直信守。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  发誓;起誓;立誓
  If you vow to do something, you make a serious promise or decision that you will do it.
  例句
  While many models vow to go back to college, few do... 很多模特发誓要重回大学校园，但很少有人做到。 I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe... 我郑重发誓，总有一天我将回到欧洲生活。
• N-COUNT
  誓言;诺言
  A vow is a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing.
  例句
  I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future... 我暗暗发誓，日后要倍加小心。 I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme. 戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。
• N-COUNT
  誓词;誓约;宣言
  Vows are a particular set of serious promises, such as the promises two people make when they are getting married.
  例句
  I took my marriage vows and kept them. 我结婚时许下誓言，并一直信守。 ...a nun who had taken final vows... 已立誓出家的尼姑