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

• 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。
• 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。
• Children are to be deceived with comfits and man with oaths.
  小孩易受糖果骗，大人易受誓言骗。
• 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。
• Administer oaths and affirmations;
  （一）主持宣誓和陈述事实。
• 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。
• 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）。
• Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out
  骚乱爆发时，我们周围充斥着尖厉的哭喊声和难以入耳的咒骂声。
• 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。
• Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word.
  你的弓全然显露。向众支派所起的誓，都是可信的。