oath

美 [oʊθ]英 [əʊθ]
  • n.宣誓;誓言;(表示愤怒、惊异等的)咒骂,诅咒的话

复数: oaths

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noun

【不规则形式】pl. oaths
1

宣誓;誓言
a formal promise to do sth or a formal statement that sth is true

to take/swear an oath of allegiance

宣誓效忠

Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath (= promise to tell the truth) .

作证之前,证人必须当庭宣誓据实作证。

2

(表示愤怒、惊异等的)咒骂,诅咒的话
an offensive word or phrase used to express anger, surprise, etc.; a swear word

She heard the sound of breaking glass, followed by a muttered oath.

她听到打碎玻璃的响声,接着是低声的咒骂。

习语

having made a formal promise to tell the truth in court

她愿意宣誓据实作证吗?
Is she prepared to give evidence on oath?

The judge reminded the witness that he was still under oath.

法官提醒证人,他仍然受宣誓的约束。

oath

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (尤指对个人或国家的)誓言,誓约
    An oath is a formal promise, especially a promise to be loyal to a person or country.

    He took an oath of loyalty to the government...

    他宣誓效忠政府。

  • 2
    N-SING (在法庭上承诺说实话的)誓言
    In a court of law, when someone takes the oath, they make a formal promise to tell the truth. You can say that someone is on oath or under oath when they have made this promise.

    His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath...

    他的女朋友进入证人席并立了誓。

  • 3
    N-COUNT (表示愤怒、震惊的)咒骂,诅咒
    An oath is an offensive or emphatic word or expression which you use when you are angry or shocked.

    Wellor let out a foul oath and hurled himself upon him.

    韦勒骂了一句粗话,然后向他猛扑过去。

noun

1
a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law);to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
Synonym: swearing
2
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
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Synonym: curse curse word expletive swearing swearword cuss
3
a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
they took an oath of allegiance

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  1. Is she prepared to give evidence on oath ?

    她愿意宣誓据实作证吗?

  2. Before giving evidence , witnesses in court have to take the oath .

    作证之前,证人必须当庭宣誓据实作证。

  3. She heard the sound of breaking glass , followed by a muttered oath .

    她听到打碎玻璃的响声,接着是低声的咒骂。

  4. Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king .

    贵族须宣誓效忠国王。

  5. Three officers gave evidence on oath against him .

    3位警官经宣誓提出了对他不利的证据。

  6. His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath

    他的女朋友进入证人席并立了誓。

  7. The constitution requires members of parliament to take an oath of allegiance

    宪法规定,议员必须宣誓效忠。

  8. He swore an oath promising to uphold and protect the country 's laws and constitution .

    他宣誓捍卫国家的法律与宪法。

  9. Under oath , Aston finally admitted that he had lied

    在宣誓的约束下,阿斯顿终于承认自己撒了谎。

  10. He threw it aside with an impatient gesture and another oath and walked off .

    他不耐烦地把它扔到一边,又骂了一句,然后走开了。

  11. Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out

    骚乱爆发时,我们周围充斥着尖厉的哭喊声和难以入耳的咒骂声。

  12. I have sworn an oath of loyalty to the monarchy

    我已发誓效忠皇室。

  13. Wellor let out a foul oath and hurled himself upon him .

    韦勒骂了一句粗话,然后向他猛扑过去。

  14. I have sworn an oath to defend her .

    我发誓要保护她。

  15. He was willing to take his oath to all he said .

    他愿对他所说的一切起誓。

  16. He took an oath that he had seen the defendant leaving the scene of crime .

    他赌咒曾看到过被告从犯罪现场离开。

  17. All these hostages took a solemn oath on the gospels .

    这些人质都手按着福音书立下了庄重的誓言。

  18. He uttered a loud oath .

    他大声发誓。

  19. They yelled the oath .

    他们大声宣誓。

  20. They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully .

    他们宣誓忠实履行自己的职责。

  21. Full of strange oaths , and bearded like the pard ,

    满口发着古怪的誓,胡须长得像豹子一样,

  22. Once , a fox and a hare became friends with the purpose of defending themselves against their joint1 enemy , the hunters , and made an oath to each other : to the same life and death , through thick and thin .

    从前,一只兔子和一只狐狸为对付共同的敌人——猎人,彼此联盟发誓:要同生死,共患难。

  23. They started referring to the English as " les goddems " during the Hundred Years War because of their frequent profanity , according to Geoffrey Hughes ' book , " A Social History of Foul8 Language , Oaths , and Profanity in English . " Hell

    根据杰弗里·休斯的著作《英国充斥粗言秽语、咒骂、亵渎”的社会历史》,他们在百年战争期间开始用“lesgoddems”形容英国人,因为他们经常亵渎神灵。

  24. One of the most common and versatile2 of British exclamation3 , ' Bloody hell ' is what we linguistics4 call a minced5 oath , as the word ' bloody ' is probably a shortening of ' By Our Lady ' ( i.e. the Virgin6 Mary ) .

    这是最常见并通用于各种场合的英式惊叹词之一。从语言学上来说,“Bloodyhell”是一种避免爆粗的委婉表达。“bloody”应该是“ByOurLady”(即圣母玛利亚)的缩略语。

  25. There 's an oath among medical people where I come from .

    在我的家乡,学医的人之中流传一种诅咒。

  26. I will take an oath that he said so .

    我发誓他这样说过。

  27. But I could take my oath he said son , Uncle .

    但是,舅舅,我可以发誓,他确实是说儿子。

  28. Judge , you can give him the oath right now .

    法官大人,你现在可以让他宣誓了。

  29. You know as a witness when you take an oath .

    你知道作为证人要去做证时。

  30. I was a doctor and under oath to save life .

    我是医生,宣过誓要救人性命的。

  • 习语

n.

on/under oath

(在法庭上)宣誓说实话,经宣誓
having made a formal promise to tell the truth in court

Is she prepared to give evidence on oath?

她愿意宣誓据实作证吗?

The judge reminded the witness that he was still under oath.

法官提醒证人,他仍然受宣誓的约束。

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