| 词组 | vow |
| 释义 | vow /vaʊ/ noun a serious promiseadjectives/nouns + vowa solemn vow (=very serious) He took a solemn vow to accept whatever duties he was given.marriage/wedding vows She wrote her own marriage vows.a holy/sacred vow When we get married in church we are making sacred vows.verbsmake a vow I made a vow never to go near the place again.take a vow (=make a vow at a formal ceremony) The monks had taken a vow of silence.keep a vow (=do as you promised) She kept her vow not to tell anyone about their affair.break a vow (=not do as you promised) She accused him of breaking his marriage vows.exchange vows (=make promises to each other as part of a wedding ceremony) They wanted to exchange vows before their family and friends.renew your vows (=have a second wedding ceremony to repeat your promises) They will renew their marriage vows in a private ceremony.phrasesa vow of silence/poverty/obedience etc People close to him have finally broken their vow of silence.be bound by a vow (=to have promised seriously to do something) She told him she was bound by a vow not to tell any other person. |
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