vow

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英式音标:[vaʊ]
美式音标:[vaʊ]
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概况:

n. 发誓;誓言;许愿

vt. 发誓;郑重宣告

vi. 发誓;郑重宣告

词义:

n.

誓言;郑重宣布;

vt.& vi.

起誓,发誓;郑重宣告;

变形

过去式:vowed过去分词:vowed现在分词:vowing第三人称单数:vows

英英释义

vow[ vau ]

n.a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner

"they took vows of poverty"

v.

make a vow; promise

"He vowed never to drink alcohol again"

dedicate to a deity by a vow

同义词:consecrate

用法:

词组短语

exchange vows订婚;结婚

under a vow发过誓

同近义词辨析

pledge, oath, vow

这组词都有“誓言”的意思,其区别是:

pledge普通用词,指保证去做或不做某事的郑重许诺。

oath指对上帝或神发出的庄严、正式的誓言以示自己话语的真实性。现多用于法庭上。

vow指庄严的许诺或誓约。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

You'd better carry out your solemn vow.
你最好是履行你那庄严的誓约。

All the men took a vow of loyalty to their leader.
所有士兵都发誓效忠他们的指挥官。

Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered.
他一旦宣了誓,他就一直忠贞不渝。

Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
天主教神父发誓不结婚。

用作动词(v.)

I vowed never to reveal the secret.
我发誓决不泄漏这一秘密。

I vow to give my time and strength to this case.
我发誓将我的时间和精力致力于这一事业。

权威例句

does this vow include wife beating?

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同义词:plight one's troth,pledge,oath,cross my heart
同根词:vower,vow
英语词源:

vow

vow: see vote

vow (n.)

"solemn promise," c. 1300, from Anglo-French and Old French voe (Modern French vœu), from Latin votum "a promise to a god, solemn pledge, dedication; that which is promised; a wish, desire, longing, prayer," noun use of neuter of votus, past participle of vovere "to promise solemnly, pledge, dedicate, vow," from PIE root *wegwh- "to speak solemnly, vow, preach" (cognates: Sanskrit vaghat- "one who offers a sacrifice;" Greek eukhe "vow, wish," eukhomai "I pray"). Meaning "solemn engagement to devote oneself to a religious order or life" is from c. 1400; earlier "to bind oneself" to chastity (early 14c.).

vow (v.)

"promise solemnly," c. 1300, from Old French voer, from voe (see vow (n.)). Related: Vowed; vowing.

造句:

1. To take the monastic vow

遁入空门

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语

2. To vow and declare

郑重声明

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语

3. to swear (or take) an oath; to vow; to make a vow

立誓

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

4. mutual vow of chastity

双方贞洁之誓言

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

5. a solemn vow.

神圣的誓言

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例

6. To make a reckless vow

妄自赌咒

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语

7. to carry out a vow; to redeem a vow; to fulfill a promise

还愿

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

8. to violate marriage vow

违反婚誓

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

9. make a vow; promise.

作出一个拆约;承诺。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

10. keep/break a solemn vow

履行[违反]庄严的誓约

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

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