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vow
立誓；郑重承诺
核心释义
make a vow; promise
- 1.
发誓；承诺。
To make a vow; to promise.
- 2.
就(某事)发誓。
To make a vow regarding (something).
- 3.
发誓；承诺
make a vow; promise
- 4.
公开宣称已立誓,通常表示决心或宣布报复。
To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
- 5.
向神许愿奉献
dedicate to a deity by a vow
就（某事）立誓；对……郑重承诺；公开发誓；扬言；（因许愿而）奉献给神明；向神许愿献上；发誓；承诺。；就(某事)发誓。
用法In use
After losing his wallet once, he vowed to check his pockets before leaving home.
用法提示：vowed 是 vow 的过去式，作动词表示“郑重承诺”。
The coach vowed that the team would train harder after the defeat.
用法提示：vow 接 that 从句，表示“发誓、郑重承诺”。
She vows to drink more water every day.
用法提示：vows 是 vow 的第三人称单数形式，作动词表示“立誓要做”。
He vowed never to drink alcohol again
vow to do sth
She vowed to never lie again.
她发誓再也不说谎了。
vow that + clause
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- vow to do something
- 发誓要做某事
- She vowed to finish the project on time.她发誓要按时完成这个项目。
- vow revenge
- 发誓报仇
- He vowed revenge against those who betrayed him.他发誓要向背叛他的人报仇。
- vow allegiance
- 宣誓效忠
- The soldiers vowed allegiance to their new commander.士兵们向新指挥官宣誓效忠。
- vow silence
- 发誓保持沉默
- They vowed silence about the incident.他们就此事发誓保持沉默。
- vow never to do something
- 发誓绝不做某事
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：vow 发音像 wow，发誓时心中惊叹“Wow！我郑重承诺！”记住 v 开头的 vow 是誓言。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：wedding vows、formal speeches、news reports、literary writing 作为动词，vow 多用于正式或庄重的场合，比如婚礼誓言、公开承诺或文学叙述；在日常口语中不常用，更常说 promise。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常后接不定式或that从句，表示郑重承诺或发誓。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词都与 vow /vaʊ/ 押韵（都以 /aʊ/ 结尾）：how, now, cow, plow, brow, allow。注意：low /loʊ/ 和 bow /boʊ/（如 'a bow and arrow'）拼写相似，但元音是 /oʊ/，不是 /aʊ/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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