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swearvt.
1. cause to swear使发誓。
△1H.IV.2.4.376(337):“and swore the devil his true liegeman upon the crossof a Welsh hook—”并且凭着一支没有十字架的威尔士画戟叫魔鬼宣誓做他的忠实臣民。
2. invoke,swear by乞灵于…，凭…发誓。
△Lr.1.1.163(161):“Thou swear.’st thy gods in vain.”你对神发誓也无用。
3. affirm断言。
△1H.VI.4.5.28: “You fled for van-tage,every one will swear.”你逃走是为了策略关系，人人都可以断言的。
Phrases:
swear and lie: swear an oath and break it,be false toone's oath of allegiance or marriage-vow发誓又毁约，不忠于（对国王或对妻子的）誓言。
△Mac.4.2.47: “Why,one that swears and lies.” 叛徒就是起誓而又说谎的人。(按：麦克德夫夫人说的叛徒指丈夫弃家出走、不忠于婚姻誓言；下文她儿子指的却是不忠于国王。)
swear brothers: i.e. become sworn brothers发誓结为盟兄盟弟。
△As.5.4.106(101):“‘If you said so,then Isaid so; ’ and they shook hands and swore brothers.”“假如你是这样说的，那么我便是这样说的”. 于是他们便会彼此握手而成为结拜弟兄了。
swear down: affirm with an oath 赌咒发誓肯定。
△ Com.5.1.227: “There did this perjured goldsmithswear me down / That I this day of him received thechain，”这个不讲信义的金匠就赌咒发誓一口咬定，说我今天已经收到他的那根链子。
swear truth out of England: swear so many falseoaths that Truth would flee England in horror漫天大赌假咒，把真话吓得从英国逃跑。
△1H.IV.2.4.339(305):“Why,he hacked it with his dagger,and said hewould swear truth out of England but he would makeyou believe it was done in fight.”嗨，他是用短刀把他的剑砍缺的，还说他宁可漫天赌假咒，把真话从英国吓跑，也要让你相信他的剑是在打仗中砍缺的。 swear[swɛə]v. 宣誓，诅咒
◇ be sworn宣誓，发誓
swear in宣誓就职
‖ swearing-in宣誓就职
sworn brothers拜把兄弟
sworn followers死党 |