vowing

英 [ˈvaʊɪŋ]

美 [ˈvaʊɪŋ]

v.  起誓; 立誓; 发誓
vow的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发誓;起誓;立誓
  If youvow todo something, you make a serious promise or decision that you will do it.
  1. While many models vow to go back to college, few do...
     很多模特发誓要重回大学校园，但很少有人做到。
  2. I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe...
     我郑重发誓，总有一天我将回到欧洲生活。
  3. 'I'll kill him,' she vowed...
     “我要宰了他，”她发誓说。
  4. They have vowed a quick and decisive response.
     他们立誓要给出一个快速果断的回应。
• N-COUNT 誓言;诺言
  Avowis a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing.
  1. I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future...
     我暗暗发誓，日后要倍加小心。
  2. I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme.
     戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。
• N-COUNT 誓词;誓约;宣言
  Vowsare a particular set of serious promises, such as the promises two people make when they are getting married.
  1. I took my marriage vows and kept them.
     我结婚时许下誓言，并一直信守。
  2. ...a nun who had taken final vows...
     已立誓出家的尼姑
  3. He had broken his vow of poverty.
     他违背了他安贫乐道的誓言。

双语例句

• From Greg Sargent, here's a clip of O'Donnell enthusiastically vowing to keep America from having sex.
  格雷格萨金特，这有一份剪辑了的来自恭奥多内尔充满热情的郑重的宣告要让美国尽量避免性生活。
• Despite vowing to come home to Chicago as often as possible, the Obamas spend most of their time in Washington and have chosen Camp David and Martha's Vineyard for recent vacations.
  尽管承诺要尽量多回芝加哥老家，但现在奥巴马一家大多数时间都住在华盛顿，而且最近的度假地也选在了戴维营和玛莎葡萄园岛。
• Mr Thaksin took office vowing to run his country like a company, leading voters to hope he would enrich them as well.
  他信先生上台时，誓言要像经营企业那样管理国家，选民们因此希望他也能带领他们致富。
• Michael Dell returned as CEO in 2007, vowing to revive the company.
  迈克尔•戴尔2007年重返公司担任首席执行官，誓言重振公司。
• About 1,000 protesters remained on San Francisco's downtown streets late Thursday, vowing to shut down the city.
  大约有1000名的群众星期四晚上聚集在旧金山的市中心街道，发誓要使城市交通瘫痪。
• He then asks her to include Kim on the call, and Jack pledges his love to them, vowing to come to their rescue.
  然后，杰克要泰瑞把金姆也叫到手机话筒旁边来，杰克向她们许诺了他对她们母女的爱，发誓要将她们救出来。
• The White House is considering the proposal and is vowing to work with lawmakers.
  白宫正在考虑这个提案，并且保证将会与议员们进行合作。
• Jennifer couldn't contain her tears when vowing to remain true "in sickness and in health".
  珍妮无法控制她的眼泪时，誓言要保持真正的“病中，并在健康”。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge.
  布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• He shook me till my teeth rattled, and pitched me beside Joseph, who steadily concluded his supplications and then rose, vowing he would set off for the Grange directly.
  他摇撼我，直摇得我的牙齿卡嗒卡嗒地响，又把我猛推到约瑟夫身边，约瑟夫镇定地念他的祈祷词，然后站起来，发誓说他要马上动身到田庄去。