forswear

音标发音

• 英式音标 [fɔː'sweə; fə-]
• 美式音标 [fɔːrˈswer]
• 国际音标 [fɔ:'swεə]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• vt.发誓放弃；发誓否认
• vi.作伪证

词根记忆

• for(出去) + swear(发誓)→为了改过自新而发誓→誓绝

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• Should we forswear this nonsense and simply pay for what we've ordered, or would we be missing out on an important element of sharing a meal?
  我们是否应该舍弃这一荒唐念头，各付各的，还是我们将错过聚餐中一个重要的因素？
• It's all very well for skaters to forswear risky behavior when performing in front of a beautiful onlooker, but humans struggle to put promises like these into practice.
  当然，滑板者发誓在漂亮女性观众面前表演时不做一些高危险的行为这是很好的，但是人们难以将类似于这样的承诺付诸实践。
• Any stable strategic system in Asia must take account of the fact that Japan cannot and should not be expected to forswear forever the strategic rights and responsibilities of nationhood.
  亚洲地区任何稳定的战略体系都必须考虑一个事实，就是不可能也不应该要求日本永远放弃作为一个国家应有的战略权利和责任。

权威例句

• In truth, Dodd-Frank does not specifically forswear or prohibit a future resort to TBTF.
  FORBES: Bankruptcies, Bail-Outs & Bail-Ins: The Good, Bad & Ugly Of Bank Failure Resolution
• Syria must also forswear tampering with the water that flows into Israel through the Golan Heights.
  FORBES: Fact and Comment
• In his Farewell Address, he urged his countrymen to forswear excessive party spirit and geographical distinctions.
  WHITEHOUSE: George Washington

词组短语

短语

• forswear yourself 作伪证
• forswear yourselves 作伪证
• forswear themselves 作伪证
• forswear oneself 发伪誓；作伪证；违背誓言
• forswear an oath 背弃誓言

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to make a serious decision to stop doing something

柯林斯英英字典

• If you forswear something, you promise that you will stop doing it, having it, or using it.