| 单词 | vow |
| 释义 | Related topics: Christianityvow1 /vaʊ/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 RRCa serious promise 誓言；誓约 → oath Jim made a vow that he would find his wife’s killer. 吉姆发誓要找到杀害他妻子的凶手。2 a religious promise that you will do something for God, the church etc 〔宗教的〕誓言，誓约 a monk who had taken a vow of poverty 立誓守贫的僧侣3 vows [plural] a) (also marriage/wedding vows) the promises you make during your wedding 婚姻誓约 b) the promises you make when you become a Catholic priest or nun 〔当神父或修女时立下的〕誓言 COLLOCATIONSverbsmake a vow 发誓，立誓I made a vow never to go near the place again. 我发誓再也不走近那个地方。take a vow (=make a vow at a formal ceremony) 〔在正式仪式上〕立下誓约Priests have to take a vow of obedience to the Catholic Church. 神父必须立誓服从天主教会。keep a vow (=do as you promised) 遵守誓言She kept her vow not to tell anyone about their affair. 她恪守誓言，没有向任何人透露他们的情事。break a vow (=fail to do as you promised) 违反誓言She accused him of breaking his marriage vows. 她指责他背弃了婚姻誓约。exchange vows (=make promises to each other as part of a wedding ceremony) 〔婚礼上〕交换誓言nThey wanted to exchange vows before their family and friends.renew your vows (=have a second wedding ceremony to repeat your promises) 重复婚姻誓言nFifty couples celebrated their golden weddings and renewed their vows at a cathedral service in Chicago.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + vowa solemn vow (=a very serious vow, which you must keep) 庄严的誓词He made a solemn vow that he would do everything he could to help her. 他郑重发誓，要尽全力帮助她。marriage/wedding vows 婚姻誓约She wrote her own marriage vows. 她的结婚誓言是她亲自写的。a holy/sacred vow 神圣的誓约nWhen we get married in church we are making sacred vows.phrasesa vow of silence/poverty/celibacy etc 禁语/守贫/禁欲等的誓言People close to him have finally broken their vow of silence. 他身边的人最终都违背了他们的禁语誓言。nbe bound by a vow (=to have promised seriously to do something)She told him she was bound by a vow not to tell any other person. Examples from the Corpusvow• She told him that she was bound by a vow not to tell any human being.• The novitiate over, they are permitted to make their first vows.• The exchanging of tokens was, like the exchanging of vows, not to be undertaken lightly.• His marriage to this parish was inviolable in its own sacred vows.• What's more, I had memories from many other lifetimes of taking vows of poverty.• Dole was clearly trying to avoid the trap in which former President Bush found himself after violating the tax vow.• This vow the Cid Campeador made.• After being released from his wedding vows, John joined the Friars Minor.vow2 ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 PROMISEto make a serious promise to yourself or someone else 立誓，起誓(要做) SYN promisevow to do something Supporters have vowed to continue the protest until Adams is released. 支持者立誓一直抗议到亚当斯获释。vow (that) I vowed that I would never drink again. 我发誓绝不再喝酒了。► see thesaurus at promise2. formal to make a religious promise that you will do something for God, the church etc 〔向上帝、教会等〕立誓奉献→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusvow• Legco, the largely toothless legislature, has vowed not to authorise spending for new camps.• Daley vowed that the Police Department would be reformed.• But yesterday she vowed that the tragedy would not ruin their lives.• Cook died in 1940, vowing that time would vindicate him.• On the day she died, I vowed that whatever happened, I would keep you away from them.• Sugar producers hailed the vote while groups opposed to the program vowed they would keep trying to kill it.• Ben vowed to avenge his mother's death.• But a year ago, Putin came to power vowing to crack down on wayward regions.• And they vow to do it all without raising taxes.• City officials vowed to press ahead with the appointment process by interviewing the finalists and naming a chief Feb. 2.vow (that)• I vowed that I would never drink again.Origin vow1 (1200-1300) Old French vou, from Latin votum; → VOTE2vow1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1vow2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese a promise serious Corpus |
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