swearing的意思|swearing的解释-里氏词典

swearing [swɛr]

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swearing

[ noun ]

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

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a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury

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Swear \Swear\, v. i. [imp. {Swore}, formerly {Sware}; p. p.
{Sworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swearing}.] [OE. swerien, AS.
swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G.
schw["o]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv["a]rja, Dan. sv[ae]rge,
Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an
answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm.
[root]177. Cf. {Answer}.]
1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to
God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise,
threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by
some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the
Bible, the Koran, etc.

Ye shall swear by my name falsely. --Lev. xix.
12.

I swear by all the Roman gods. --Shak.

2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth
of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.

3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use
the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon
God in imprecation; to curse.

[I] swore little; diced not above seven times a
week. --Shak.

{To swear by}, to place great confidence in a person or
thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. ``I simply
meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord
Verulam.'' --Miss Edgeworth.

{To swear off}, to make a solemn vow, or a serious
resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off
smoking. [Slang]

Swearing \Swear"ing\,
a. & n. from {Swear}, v.

Idle swearing is a cursedness. --Chaucer.

In the Navy, you used to have people do it for you," Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner told Busey before swearing him in on a stage decorated with the bright FAA banner.
"They're swearing in the new government right now.
Children rioting and swearing.
Real estate brokers aren't swearing off hyperbole, but some big ones are putting on television shows that are supposed to give buyers a clearer picture of homes they are selling as well as to attract new listings.
Panama was the only country in the hemisphere not invited to send representatives to Sunday's inauguration of Chile's new president, Patricio Aylwin, and also is excluded from the March 15 swearing in of Brazil's Fernando Collor de Mello.
"He started swearing and calling me a pirate and a vulture," Schmidt remembered. "And I said, `Vulture, that's it.
A fiscal crisis and resistance in the Legislature challenged self-styled reformer Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer III even before his swearing in today as Louisiana's 51st governor.
The Warner Bros. release is rated PG for minor swearing and scariness.
Yet there is minimal swearing; minimal political correctness; minimal posturing.
The decision was taken because CIS military commanders had banned Ukrainians serving in their forces throughout Ukraine from swearing allegiance to the republic, he said. Both moves are likely to complicate already tense relations with Russia.
Experts say the Syndrome affects people differently; some have difficulty in controlling impulsive behavior such as swearing and angry outbursts.
But the day's events had a higher profile that Bush's trip to the United Nations last July or his swearing in of Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos last month.
Reilly noted this when he made his remarks following his swearing in.
Duke said the listing was only to make it easier for people to contact him, and offered to sign an affidavit swearing he is no longer a Klan member.
Even Jordan's King Hussein, while swearing to defend his skies against Israeli incursions, has not threatened to view Israeli violation of his air space as a casus belli.
Walton denied he killed Powell, swearing that a co-defendant was the triggerman.
Pierce objected on religious grounds from swearing his oath.
Ms. Huffman said Stasiowski's problems might have ended sooner had he gone to his bank and executed a forgery affidavit, swearing he had never received the checks mailed to him.
Instead of swearing an oath of allegiance before the president, Tshisekedi merely signed a document.
"I kind of like it," Bayoud said. "During my swearing in, there were people from around the state here and they said they liked it." The bribery provision was added to the 1876 Texas Constitution as a reaction to corruption during Reconstruction.
The telephone poll of 460 randomly selected parents found that the proportion who said they had not used swearing or insults as discipline in the previous year rose from 45 percent in 1988 to 60 percent this year.
Husak, 76, resigned Sunday after swearing in a government containing some dissidents who were jailed because of his policies after the 1968 invasion.
From 1793 to 1933, the swearing in of new presidents took place March 4. The 20th Amendment pushed it back to Jan. 20 beginning in 1937.
"There was a lot of swearing," Mr. Weingart says.
Husak, the nation's last old-guard Communist leader, resigns after swearing in the new government.
He was charged with swearing at and physically attacking police while under the influence of alcohol, the statement said.
While swearing in his new ministers, Pinochet firmly rejected opposition calls to step down early and for consitutional reforms.
British hospital manager David Brown, 32, has been sentenced in Saudi Arabia to 50 lashes for allegedly swearing at his staff.
With a suitably cowed and passive band she presents a unique act; there is no British equivalent of a singer who spends most of her act swearing at the audience, chasing hares, and subverting society - all done in the seductive voice of a siren.
The rating is PG, probably for mild swearing and excitement.

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