vow
n.
1. 誓约
n.[C]
1. 誓,誓言,誓约[(+of)][+to-v]
My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.
我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜。
We made a vow to stay friends forever.
我们发誓永远做朋友。
vi.
1. 发誓,许愿
vt.
1. 发誓要(做)[+to-v][+(that)]
She vowed that she would take the matter to court.
她郑重宣布要把这事诉诸法律。
I vowed never to reveal the secret.
我发誓决不泄漏这一秘密。
He vowed that he would prosecute them for fraud.
他郑重宣布将起诉他们犯有欺诈罪。
They vowed revenge on their enemies.
他们发誓要向敌人报仇.
She vowed never to speak to him again.
她发誓再也不跟他说话了.
Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
天主教神父发誓不结婚.
Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered.
他一旦宣了誓，他就一直忠贞不渝。
All the men took a vow of loyalty to their leader.
所有士兵都发誓效忠他们的指挥官。
He vowed (that) he would lose weight.
他立誓要减轻体重.
名词vow
1. a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
动词vow
1. dedicate to a deity by a vow
同义词：consecrate
2. make a vow; promise
同义词
vt. 发誓;保证
名复：vows