vow
听听怎么读
英 [vaʊ]
美 [vaʊ]
是什么意思
誓言;郑重宣布;
起誓,发誓;郑重宣告;
变形
过去式:vowed过去分词:vowed现在分词:vowing第三人称单数:vows
英英释义
vow[ vau ]
- n.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"
- v.
- make a vow; promise
"He vowed never to drink alcohol again"
- dedicate to a deity by a vow
同义词:consecrate
- make a vow; promise
学习怎么用
词组短语
exchange vows订婚;结婚
under a vow发过誓
同近义词辨析
pledge, oath, vow
这组词都有“誓言”的意思,其区别是:
pledge普通用词,指保证去做或不做某事的郑重许诺。
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。
vow指庄严的许诺或誓约。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- You'd better carry out your solemn vow.
你最好是履行你那庄严的誓约。 - 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。 - Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered.
他一旦宣了誓,他就一直忠贞不渝。 - Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
天主教神父发誓不结婚。
用作动词(v.)
- I vowed never to reveal the secret.
我发誓决不泄漏这一秘密。 - 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。
权威例句
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