swear
翻译
发誓, 宣誓, 咒骂, 说脏话
例句
I swear to tell the truth.
我发誓说真话。
He swore at the other driver.
他对另一位司机骂脏话。
She swore she had locked the door.
她发誓说她锁了门。
语法模式
swear ((to-inf)) 发誓做某事 I swear to tell the truth.
swear ((that + 从句)) 发誓说某事 She swore that she had locked the door.
swear ((at sb./sth.)) 对某人/某物说脏话 He swore at the other driver.
近义词
同义词（发誓）: vow, pledge; 同义词（咒骂）: curse
词源
源自古英语 'swerian'，“做出庄严声明”，与 'answer'（回答）有关。
记忆技巧
它有两个截然不同的意思：一个是严肃的承诺（“我发誓说真话”），另一个是说脏话（“他开始骂人”）。