Word · Frequency #3224
swearing
说脏话；咒骂；骂人
swearing is the present participle of swear.
核心释义
use offensive or profane language
- 1.
宣誓,郑重承诺,并具有法律约束力。
To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
- 2.
宣誓某一断言为真。
To take an oath that an assertion is true.
- 3.
强烈承诺某事为真；强烈断言。
To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
- 4.
对某人进行宣誓。
To administer an oath to (a person).
- 5.
使用冒犯性、亵渎性或淫秽语言。
To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
宣誓；发誓；郑重承诺；断言；保证；使（某人）宣誓；主持（某人）宣誓；宣誓,郑重承诺,并具有法律约束力。；宣誓某一断言为真。
用法In use
The witness swore to tell the truth in court.
用法提示：swore 是动词 swear 的过去式，表示在正式场合宣誓、郑重承诺。
I swear I'll pay you back by Friday.
用法提示：swear 是动词，后接从句表示强烈而郑重地保证某事为真。
They swore to stay together no matter what happened.
用法提示：swore 是动词 swear 的过去式，swear to do sth. 表示郑重承诺去做某事。
swear to do sth
表示郑重承诺自己去做某事，to 后接动词原形。
She swore to keep the secret.
她发誓保守这个秘密。
swear that + 从句
that 从句说明所断言的内容，从句时态常与主句相应变化。
He swore that he had locked the door.
他发誓自己锁了门。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- swear an oath
- 宣誓
- He swore an oath to tell the truth.他宣誓要说出真相。
- swear allegiance
- 宣誓效忠
- The soldiers swore allegiance to their country.士兵们宣誓效忠他们的祖国。
- swear at
- 咒骂
- She swore at the driver who cut her off.她咒骂那个突然插到她前面的司机。
- swear by
- 以…发誓；深信
- Many people swear by this remedy for colds.很多人深信这种感冒药有效。
- swear in
- 使宣誓就职
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'swear'音似'撕耳'，发誓时撕耳以示郑重，若违背誓约则遭诅咒。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: 法庭宣誓, 咒骂; note_zh: 该词根据上下文，既可用于正式场合的宣誓，也可用于日常咒骂，语域差异大。通常，swear an oath用于正式场合，swear at someone用于非正式甚至粗鲁场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
作“咒骂”解时通常不及物；作“宣誓、郑重承诺”解时可及物或不及物，及物时可接名词或that从句。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with -ear pronounced /ɛər/ rhyme with swear: wear, bear. Words with -are or -air (care, dare, fair, hair) also have the same vowel sound /ɛər/ and thus rhyme. However, words like dear, fear, hear have -ear pronounced /ɪər/ and do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.