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VERB
咒罵;詛咒;說臟話
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...
破口大罵是不對的。
They swore at them and ran off.
他們罵了他們后就跑掉了。
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VERB
發誓要;鄭重承諾
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...
艾倫許諾要盡其所能幫助我們。
We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it...
我們發誓要見惡除惡。
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VERB
發誓，鄭重聲明，保證(所說屬實)
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...
我發誓我已經把我所知道的全都告訴你了。
I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this...
我以身家性命擔保，我和這件事無關。
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VERB
使發誓，使承諾(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.
她急不可待想宣布這個消息，但卻發過誓要守口如瓶。