vowed

英 [vaʊd]

美 [vaʊd]

v.  起誓; 立誓; 发誓
vow的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发誓;起誓;立誓
  If youvow todo something, you make a serious promise or decision that you will do it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 'I'll kill him,' she vowed...
     “我要宰了他，”她发誓说。
  4. They have vowed a quick and decisive response.
     他们立誓要给出一个快速果断的回应。
• N-COUNT 誓言;诺言
  Avowis a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing.
  1. I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future...
     我暗暗发誓，日后要倍加小心。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 誓词;誓约;宣言
  Vowsare a particular set of serious promises, such as the promises two people make when they are getting married.
  1. I took my marriage vows and kept them.
     我结婚时许下誓言，并一直信守。
  2. ...a nun who had taken final vows...
     已立誓出家的尼姑
  3. He had broken his vow of poverty.
     他违背了他安贫乐道的誓言。

双语例句

• He vowed to take legal action.
  他誓言要采取法律行动。
• He vowed to himself to avenge his martyred comrade.
  他暗暗发誓要为牺牲的同志报仇。
• I vowed to protect you.
  我发过誓要保护你。
• He vowed that he would not do it again.
  他发誓他再也不做那件事了。
• Tobacco companies have vowed to sue Ireland and the UK, which also passed plain packaging laws this month.
  烟草公司还誓言将起诉爱尔兰和英国。英国本月也通过了香烟简易包装法律。
• The party vowed to incorporate environmental considerations into all its policies.
  该党宣誓要把环境因素纳入它所有的政策当中。
• She vowed to herself that she would dedicate her life to scientific studies.
  她默默地发誓要献身于科学研究。
• I vowed then, no matter what, I would never be like those people.
  于是我发誓，无论如何，我和他们那种人都不会成为一丘之貉。
• He vowed he would never come back.
  他发誓他将永不回来。
• I vowed and I hope I shall never break that vow.
  我宣过誓，我希望我永远也不会违背这个誓言。