vow

英 [vaʊ] 美[vaʊ]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词swear vouch assure pledge promise guarantee

n. 发誓；誓言；许愿
vt. 发誓；郑重宣告
vi. 发誓；郑重宣告

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中文词源

vow 誓言

来自拉丁语votum,承诺，对神发誓，来自PIE*wegwh,庄严的说，词源同voice,vote.

词态变化

第三人称单数: vows;过去式: vowed;过去分词: vowed;现在分词: vowing;

英文词源

vow: vow: see vote
vow (n.): "solemn promise," c. 1300, from Anglo-French and Old French voe (Modern French vœu), from Latin votum "a promise to a god, solemn pledge, dedication; that which is promised; a wish, desire, longing, prayer," noun use of neuter of votus, past participle of vovere "to promise solemnly, pledge, dedicate, vow," from PIE root *wegwh- "to speak solemnly, vow, preach" (cognates: Sanskrit vaghat- "one who offers a sacrifice;" Greek eukhe "vow, wish," eukhomai "I pray"). Meaning "solemn engagement to devote oneself to a religious order or life" is from c. 1400; earlier "to bind oneself" to chastity (early 14c.).
vow (v.): "promise solemnly," c. 1300, from Old French voer, from voe (see vow (n.)). Related: Vowed; vowing.

双语例句

1. I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme.: 戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。

2. While many models vow to go back to college, few do.: 很多模特发誓要重回大学校园，但很少有人做到。

3. I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future.: 我暗暗发誓，日后要倍加小心。

4. He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.: 他发下守贞禁欲的誓言。

5. He had broken his vow of poverty.: 他违背了他安贫乐道的誓言。

英英释意

1. a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner;: "they took vows of poverty"

考试真题

In the classic marriage vow, couples promise to stay together in sickness and in health.

实用场景例句

to make/take a vow: 立 / 发誓

to break/keep a vow: 违反 / 履行誓约

to break your marriage vows: 背弃婚姻誓约

Nuns take a vow of chastity.: 修女矢发贞洁愿。

She vowed never to speak to him again.: 她发誓再也不和他说话了。

He vowed (that) he had not hurt her.: 他起誓他没有伤害过她。

They vowed eternal friendship.: 他们立誓要友谊长存。

While many models vow to go back to college, few do...: 很多模特发誓要重回大学校园，但很少有人做到。

I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe...: 我郑重发誓，总有一天我将回到欧洲生活。

I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future...: 我暗暗发誓，日后要倍加小心。

I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme.: 戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。

I took my marriage vows and kept them.: 我结婚时许下誓言，并一直信守。

...a nun who had taken final vows...: 已立誓出家的尼姑

Praise waited for thee, O God, in Sion and unto thee shall the vow be performed.: (大卫的诗歌,交与伶长)神阿, 锡安的人都等候赞美你, 所许的愿,也要向你偿还.

We made a vow to stay friends forever.: 我们发誓永远做朋友.

Clara took up the broken vow of women.: 克莱拉捡起了女人常说的老掉了牙的誓言.

" Let us make a vow to the dead ": “ 我们向亡灵宣誓 ”

A Vow to cease the activity?: 誓言停止这种行为?

Marriage is a covenant . It is a commitment, a vow before God, to love until death.: 婚姻是一个盟约. 是在神面前, 证人面前立志,立约, 终生爱对方.

She took a vow never to lend money to anyone again.: 她发誓绝不再借钱给别人.

Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered.: 一旦他发了誓,他的忠诚从不动摇.

When vow the loading not actuality, our love also disappeared.: 当誓言承载不了现实的时候, 我们的爱情也就消失了.

I make a vow at a time to do this.: 我曾发誓这样做.

My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.: 我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜.

Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she any sworn pledge to deny herself.: 凡她所许的愿和刻苦约束自己所起的誓,她丈夫可以坚定,也可以废去.

It also may let vow solemnly becomes into thin air.: 它也可以让信誓旦旦变得烟消云散.

The athletes vow to compete to their full capacity and with sportsmanship.: 运动员宣示要赛出风格,赛出水平.

To make a vow; promise.: 作出一个拆约; 承诺.

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