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swear BrE /sweə(r)/ NAmE /swer/► SEE ALLswear blind (that)…swear like a trooperswear sb to secrecy ●swear ˈblind (that)… (informal) say that sth is definitely true 一口咬定;肯定地说◆She swore blind that she had not taken the money, and I believe her. 她一口咬定说她没有拿那笔钱,我相信了她。●swear like a ˈtrooper (old-fashioned, BrE) use many swear words; use bad language 满口脏话;破口大骂◆She’s only fourteen, but she swears like a trooper. 她只有十四岁,可是满嘴脏话。 NOTE A trooper is a soldier. * trooper 指士兵。 ●swear sb to ˈsecrecymake sb promise not to tell a secret 使某人发誓保守秘密◆Before telling her what happened, I had sworn her to secrecy. 我要她起誓保守秘密后才告诉她所发生的事情。◆Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened. 大家都发誓对所发生的事保密。 |