ADJECTIVE | VERB + VOW | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤solemn莊嚴的誓約▸➤marriage, wedding婚姻/結婚誓言▸➤monastic, religious, sacred修道聖願;宗教誓言;聖願▸➤final永願◇She decided to leave the convent before taking her final vows.她在發終身願前決定離開修道院。VERB + VOW➤make, take發誓;立誓◇He made a vow to avenge his father's death.他發誓要為死去的父親報仇。➤keep信守誓約◇She kept her vow of silence until she died.她履行了誓言,至死保守秘密。➤break違反誓言◇Nothing will persuade me to break this vow.無論什麼都不會讓我違反此誓言。➤exchange交換誓言◇The couple exchanged vows at the altar.夫婦在聖壇前盟誓成婚。➤renew重新立誓PREPOSITION➤vow of⋯的誓言◇a vow of poverty(神職人員的)貧窮誓言PHRASES➤a vow of celibacy, a vow of chastity獨身/忠貞誓言◇He took a lifelong vow of celibacy.他發誓終生獨身。➤a vow of silence緘口保密的誓言vow
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤quietly, silently靜靜地發誓;默默地起誓◇He silently vowed vengeance on them all.他暗暗發誓要報復他們所有的人。PREPOSITION➤to向⋯發誓◇She vowed to herself that she would not show any emotion.她暗自發誓一定要不動聲色。PHRASES➤vow never to do sth發誓永遠不做⋯◇I vowed never to drink so much again.我發誓再也不喝這麼多酒了。➤vow revenge, vow revenge against sb, vow revenge on sb發誓報仇;發誓向某人報仇