forswear

英 [fɔːˈsweə(r)]

美 [fɔːrˈswer]

v.  放弃; 发誓戒除

现在分词：forswearing　过去式：forswore　第三人称单数：forswears　过去分词：forsworn　

GRE

BNC.44466 / COCA.36477

牛津词典

verb

• 放弃；发誓戒除
  to stop doing or using sth; to make a promise that you will stop doing or using sth
  1. The group forswears all worldly possessions.
     这个团体放弃一切尘世财物。
  2. The country has not forsworn the use of chemical weapons.
     该国并未保证禁用化学武器。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发誓抛弃;承诺放弃
  If youforswearsomething, you promise that you will stop doing it, having it, or using it.
  1. The party was offered a share of government if it forswore violence.
     该党如果宣誓放弃暴力就可以参与执政。

英英释义

verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  1. He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
  2. She abjured her beliefs
  Synonym:abjurerecantretractresile

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