| 词组 | swear off |
| 释义 | Idiom swear offswear off (something) to decide to stop doing or using something.He says he has sworn off candy.She won $10,000 on the slots and was so shocked, she swore off gambling completely. Phr V swear off swears, swearing, swore, sworn swear off sth to decide to stop using harmful substances {e.g. drugs, alcohol}, or to promise to stop doing something dangerousShe swore off alcohol and cigarettes after her heart attack last year. swear off sth if you swear off a particular habit or pleasure, such as cigarettes or alcohol, you decide to stop it because it is bad for you: Froggy discovered religion, and swore off alcohol, sex, and even gambling. Jay had sworn off love. "Too painful, darling."■ SIMILAR TO: give up, renounce formal swear off (something)To promise, pledge, or be determined not to do, use, eat, or imbibe something anymore. Thank you, but I don't drink. I swore off alcohol when my father was killed by a drunk driver. Jack swore off cigarettes for his New Year's resolution. swear off (something)to pledge to avoid or abstain from something. I've sworn off desserts. I am on a diet. No dessert for me. I've sworn off. swear offPledge to renounce or give up, as in I've sworn off cigarettes. This expression was first used for abjuring liquor in the first half of the 1800s but has since been broadened to just about anything. swear offv. To pledge to renounce or give up something: I have sworn off cigarettes and alcohol. |
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