vow

英 [vaʊ]

美 [vaʊ]

n.  (尤指宗教的)誓，誓言，誓约
v.  起誓; 立誓; 发誓

过去式：vowed　过去分词：vowed　复数：vows　现在分词：vowing　第三人称单数：vows　

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牛津词典

noun

• （尤指宗教的）誓，誓言，誓约
  a formal and serious promise, especially a religious one, to do sth
  1. to make/take a vow
     立 / 发誓
  2. to break/keep a vow
     违反 / 履行誓约
  3. to break your marriage vows
     背弃婚姻誓约
  4. Nuns take a vow of chastity.
     修女矢发贞洁愿。

verb

• 起誓；立誓；发誓
  to make a formal and serious promise to do sth or a formal statement that is true
  1. She vowed never to speak to him again.
     她发誓再也不和他说话了。
  2. He vowed (that) he had not hurt her.
     他起誓他没有伤害过她。
  3. They vowed eternal friendship.
     他们立誓要友谊长存。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发誓;起誓;立誓
  If youvow todo something, you make a serious promise or decision that you will do it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 'I'll kill him,' she vowed...
     “我要宰了他，”她发誓说。
  4. They have vowed a quick and decisive response.
     他们立誓要给出一个快速果断的回应。
• N-COUNT 誓言;诺言
  Avowis a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing.
  1. I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future...
     我暗暗发誓，日后要倍加小心。
  2. 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
  Vowsare a particular set of serious promises, such as the promises two people make when they are getting married.
  1. I took my marriage vows and kept them.
     我结婚时许下誓言，并一直信守。
  2. ...a nun who had taken final vows...
     已立誓出家的尼姑
  3. He had broken his vow of poverty.
     他违背了他安贫乐道的誓言。

英英释义

noun

• a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  1. they took vows of poverty

verb

• make a vow
  1. He vowed never to drink alcohol again
• dedicate to a deity by a vow
  Synonym:consecrate

双语例句

• He took a vow of silence.
  他发了沉默之誓。
• 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。
• I made a vow never to see him again.
  我发誓再也不见他。
• But I made a vow to this man!
  但是我跟这个男人宣过誓！
• 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。
• Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered.
  一旦他发了誓，他的忠诚从不动摇。
• Vow to us a moment of forever, but can't last forever.
  我们发誓要永远的时刻，但不能持续到永远。
• To be candid, I did vow that the girl I loved.
  老实说，我发誓，我爱那女孩。
• 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。
• I vowed and I hope I shall never break that vow.
  我宣过誓，我希望我永远也不会违背这个誓言。