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

• 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。
• Serena Williams is vowing to do what she can to end that streak at one tournament.
  瑟琳娜威廉斯是立誓要为她可以做一个结束，联赛条纹。
• South Korea's defense ministry is vowing a strong and decisive response if North Korea follows through on its threat to break a 60-year-old armistice.
  韩国国防部誓言，如果朝鲜将其有关废除已经存在60年之久的停战协定的威胁付诸实施，韩国方面就要做出有力而果断的反应。
• Chinese government Wednesday announced guidelines designed to boost the development of home services industry across the country, vowing financial support and tax cuts.
  我国本周三公布了在全国范围内促进家政服务业发展的政策措施，并指出要对该行业提供财政支持和税收优惠。
• He made headlines by vowing to jump off the Great Wall if his team stumbled.
  他在报纸头条上发誓如果球队落选的话，他将从长城上跳下去。
• 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。
• 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。
• Vowing revenge, he got hold of a gun and tracked down his tormentor.
  他发誓要报仇，弄了一把枪，跟踪着殴打他的人而去。
• Yesterday the President held a job summit at the White House, vowing to take "every responsible step to accelerate job creation".
  昨天总统在白宫举行了一个有关工作的首脑会议，誓言要采取“所有负责的措施来加速就业机会的创造”。
• 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。