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

• 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）。
• He hurled a few oaths at his wife and walked out, slamming the door.
  他咒骂了妻子几句，砰的一声关上门就走了。
• The king was very displeased, but he would not refuse in front of his guests because of his oaths.
  黑落德王就十分为难，可是他已当着宾客的面发了誓，便不好拒绝。
• 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。
• Remember the Danish saying that "eggs and oaths are easily broken".
  记住，丹麦俗语中说：“容易打破的是鸡蛋和誓言”。
• You must not expect him to come to you with vows and oaths and kiss your shoestrings.
  你不可能期望他赌咒发誓地来俯就你，并且来吻你的鞋带儿。
• 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。
• Oaths and vile language of any sort had always been repellent to me.
  无论哪一种咒骂和卑污的语言，我一向都讨厌的。
• The Irish chiefs had done their homage and taken their oaths in one language only, Irish.
  爱尔兰的首领们在归降称臣和宣誓效忠时，只用一种语言，就是爱尔兰语。
• And showers of oaths did melt.
  而无数的誓言也都烟消云散了。