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亲爱的同学们,今天是赵校长英语小课堂坚持日更的第59天。 一天一个英语小知识,相信日积月累的力量。 Swear /Oath/Pledge/Vow这几个词都有发誓、誓言的意思,你知道他们的区别吗? (1)swear:动词,(尤指对上帝,上天)发誓 Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.--你能发誓讲实话,讲出全部实话,而且只讲实话吗? (2)pledge:动词/名词,保证、承诺 ①动词:The governmentpledged their support for the plan. --政府保证支持这项计划。 ②名词:Has he fulfilled his election pledge?--他履行竞选时的承诺了吗? (3)oath:名词,誓言,通常指:个人正式的宣誓 He took an oath of loyalty to the government.--他宣誓效忠政府。 (4)Vow:动词:发誓;名词:往往指宗教方面的誓言 ①动词:Shevowed never to speak to him again.--她发誓再也不和他说话了。 ②名词:I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future.--我暗暗发誓,日后要倍加小心。 总结: swear:发誓,口语中最常用, pledge:保证,承诺,书面语中常用; oath:宣誓,正式场合才用; vow:名词宗教中用,动词发誓,口语中=swear。
pingping28
许愿的英语:vow
词汇解析
vow
英 [vaʊ] 美 [vaʊ]
n. 誓约,许愿,发誓,盟誓,誓约行为
v. 发誓,许愿,起誓,誓约,立誓
例句:
1、All the men took a vow of loyalty to their leader.
所有士兵都发誓效忠他们的指挥官。
2、I vow to give my time and strength to this case.
我许愿将我的时间和精力致力于这一事业。
扩展资料
近义词
1、pledge
英 [pledʒ] 美 [plɛdʒ]
n. 保证,誓言;抵押;抵押品,典当物
vt. 保证,许诺;用……抵押;举杯祝……健康
例句:Philip pledges support and offers to help in any way that he can.
菲利普承诺给予支持并提供力所能及的帮助。
2、oath
英 [əʊθ] 美 [oθ]
n. 誓言,誓约;诅咒,咒骂
例:His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath.
他的女朋友已进了证人席并宣了誓。
双双鱼儿
一般用promise n. 诺言,约定,希望v. 允诺,约定,预示 以下这些如果您需要就看看。都是关于promise 的词组。be promised to (指女方)与...订婚, 被许配给...break [go back] one's [a] promise 违背诺言, 违约give [afford, show] promise 有希望, 有前途I promise you. 我敢肯定; 说句老实话; 我警告你。keep [redeem] one's [a] promise 遵守诺言, 守约make [give] a promise 答应, 许诺of great [high] promise 大有希望的, 前程远大的P-is (a due) debt. [谚]欠债要清, 许愿要还。P-little, but do much. [谚]少许愿, 多做事。Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken. [谚]诺言好比馅饼皮, 为了破坏才做的; 信约是脆弱的。put (sb.) off with fair promise 哄某人走开promise oneself 决心, 指望, 期待promise well 很有希望, 前景很好