vow

英[vaʊ] 美[vaʊ]
  • n. 誓约
  • v. 发誓
vower vowed vowed vowing vows
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星级词汇:
    n. (名词)
    1. 誓,誓言,誓约,誓愿
    2. 许愿,发誓,盟誓,誓约行为
    3. 郑重宣言
    4. 立誓出家,遁入空门
    5. 誓约内容
    6. 庄严的保证
    v. (动词)
    1. 发誓,许愿,起誓,誓约,立誓
    2. 郑重宣告,公开宣布,申言誓必..,断言
    3. 赌咒
    4. 发誓要(做),立誓要… ,起誓要
    5. 承认
    6. 庄严地许诺

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner;

    "they took vows of poverty"

Verb:
  1. make a vow; promise;

    "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"

  2. dedicate to a deity by a vow

1. 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。

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2. 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。

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3. I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future.
我暗暗发誓,日后要倍加小心。

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4. He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
他发下守贞禁欲的誓言。

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5. He had broken his vow of poverty.
他违背了他安贫乐道的誓言。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. You'd better carry out your solemn vow.
      你最好是履行你那庄严的誓约。
    2. All the men took a vow of loyalty to their leader.
      所有士兵都发誓效忠他们的指挥官。
    3. Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered.
      他一旦宣了誓,他就一直忠贞不渝。
    4. Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
      天主教神父发誓不结婚。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. I vowed never to reveal the secret.
      我发誓决不泄漏这一秘密。
    2. I vow to give my time and strength to this case.
      我发誓将我的时间和精力致力于这一事业。
oath,pledge,vow
  • 这些名词均含“誓言”之意。
  • oath指对上帝或神发出的庄严、正式的誓言以示自己话语的真实性,现多用于法庭上。
  • pledge普通用词,指保证去做或不做某事的郑重许诺。
  • vow指庄严的许诺或誓约。