Word · Frequency #7697
vowing
立誓；郑重承诺
vowing is the present participle of vow.
make a vow; promise
- 1.
To make a vow; to promise.
发誓；承诺。
- 2.
To make a vow regarding (something).
就(某事)发誓。
- 3.
make a vow; promise
发誓；承诺
- 4.
To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
公开宣称已立誓,通常表示决心或宣布报复。
- 5.
dedicate to a deity by a vow
向神许愿奉献
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。
In use
After losing his wallet once, he vowed to check his pockets before leaving home.
The coach vowed that the team would train harder after the defeat.
She vows to drink more water every day.
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
He vowed that he would return.
他发誓一定会回来。
vow + noun (formal)
这种结构较为正式，宾语常为抽象名词。
Connections
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
- I vowed never to make the same mistake again.我发誓绝不再犯同样的错误。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
通常后接不定式或that从句，表示郑重承诺或发誓。
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/。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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