swore
翻译
发誓, 咒骂
例句
He swore to tell the truth.
他发誓要说实话。
She swore when she hit her thumb.
她砸到拇指时骂了一句。
语法模式
((to-inf)) 发誓做某事 He swore to tell the truth.
((that + clause)) 发誓... He swore that he was innocent.
((at sb./sth.)) 对...咒骂 The man swore at the other driver.
近义词
同义词: promised, vowed (发誓); cursed, cussed (咒骂)
词源
源自古英语 'swerian'（发誓），与 'answer'（回答）同源。
记忆技巧
“swore” 是 “swear”（发誓）的过去式。可以想象在刀剑（sword）面前发誓，发音很像。