swore
翻譯
發誓, 咒罵
例句
He swore to tell the truth.
他發誓要說實話。
She swore when she hit her thumb.
她砸到拇指時罵了一句。
文法模式
((to-inf)) 發誓做某事 He swore to tell the truth.
((that + clause)) 發誓... He swore that he was innocent.
((at sb./sth.)) 對...咒罵 The man swore at the other driver.
近義詞
同義詞: promised, vowed (發誓); cursed, cussed (咒罵)
詞源
源自古英語 'swerian'(發誓),與 'answer'(回答)同源。
記憶技巧
「swore」 是 「swear」(發誓)的過去式。可以想像在刀劍(sword)面前發誓,發音很像。