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vow[vaʊ; vau]《与 vote 同字源》可数名词1 a. 誓言, 誓约, 誓愿a devout ~虔诚的誓约lovers' ~s情人之间的盟誓break [keep] a ~ of secrecy [silence]违背[遵守]保秘 [沈默] 的誓约b. < 要做…的> 誓言take [make] a ~ to do﹍ 发誓要做…I am under a ~ to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒2‘基督教’誓愿baptismal ~s受洗时的誓约marital ~s (在教会婚礼中) 结婚之誓约monastic ~s修道誓愿(即愿意信守安贫、贞节、服从的誓约)■ take vows进修道院; 立誓修行及物动词1 a. 立誓, 誓言 (→ swear【同义字】)He ~ed obedience.他发誓要服从b. [向神、人等] 发誓做…[to]They ~ed a temple to Apollo.他们发誓要为阿波罗神兴建一座神殿2 a. 发誓< 要做…> He ~ed to work harder in the future.他发誓将来要更努力工作b. 誓言He ~ed that he would not do it again.他发誓他再也不做那件事了 |