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

• The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy.
  该政府丝毫没有被这些威胁吓住，发誓要继续执行其政策。
• The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends.
  社会民主党誓言要将该议案拖到本次议会会议结束之后。
• 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。
• They have vowed a quick and decisive response.
  他们立誓要给出一个快速果断的回应。
• I vowed to protect you.
  我发过誓要保护你。
• He vowed to take legal action.
  他誓言要采取法律行动。
• Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes
  福特郑重声明他宁可把自己的工厂付之一炬，也不愿意生产一辆用于战争的车辆。
• He vowed to himself to avenge his martyred comrade.
  他暗暗发誓要为牺牲的同志报仇。
• She had vowed to go out of her way to engage with the Irish people at local community level.
  她已经发誓要努力和当地的爱尔兰人建立关系。
• Greer vowed to no longer contribute either his time or his money to the school.
  格里尔发誓再也不向这所学校贡献他的时间和金钱了。