oaths

英 [ˈəʊðz]

美 [ˈoʊðz]

n.  宣誓; 誓言; (表示愤怒、惊异等的)咒骂，诅咒的话
oath的复数

柯林斯词典

• See also:He took an oath of loyalty to the government...He swore an oath promising to uphold and protect the country's laws and constitution.Hippocratic oath
• N-SING （在法庭上承诺说实话的）誓言
  In a court of law, when someone takesthe oath, they make a formal promise to tell the truth. You can say that someone ison oathorunder oathwhen they have made this promise.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• N-COUNT （表示愤怒、震惊的）咒骂，诅咒
  Anoathis an offensive or emphatic word or expression which you use when you are angry or shocked.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The oaths passed with Mr Kim to the second generation, which holds all important posts of power.
  这些誓言后来又传到第二代金正日那里，这第二代几乎占据了所有国家机器的权力。
• German-American Baptist denomination founded in 1708; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion.
  创立于1708年的德美施洗者圣会团体；反对兵役和接受法律誓言；三次沉浸习惯。
• Facts will bear out the statement. ( 1) administer oaths and affirmations;
  事实将证实这项陈述。（一）主持宣誓和陈述事实。
• He had seen grotesque children huddled upon door-steps, and heard shrieks and oaths from gloomy courts.
  他看到怪模怪样的孩子挤在门前的石阶上，还听到阴暗院落里传来尖叫声和骂詈。‘该死！’是咒骂语。
• Ancestral communication, maternity, paternity, fellowship, divine oaths.
  与祖先沟通，母性，父权，团体关系，神的誓约（神的诅咒）。
• We must not force others to take oaths, nor must we swear in the name of god.
  不能强迫人家发誓，也不能自己用上帝的名字发誓。
• Want and necessity break faiths and oaths.
  匮乏和需要可以打破信仰和誓言。
• He was answered with a torrent of French oaths.
  他得到的回答是用法语吐出的一连串骂人话。
• Yet even then, the business school is not the right place for any such oaths.
  然而，即便改成那样，商学院也不是发这种誓的合适之所。
• The Oaths and Vengeance: An Interpretation of Medea
  盟誓与复仇：《美狄亚》的一个解读