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

• 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。
• BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's president emerged from mourning Monday vowing to honor the memory of her husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner, as she leads the country.
  布宜诺斯艾利斯，阿根廷&阿根廷总统在星期一从哀悼中现身，发誓要纪念她的丈夫和前任总统，内斯托尔·基什内尔，由于她领导该国。
• 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。
• 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。
• TONY BLAIR, the prime minister, came to power vowing to restore trust in politics by forging a "contract with the British people".
  首相托尼·布莱尔上台执政那会曾信誓旦旦，说要与英国人民“签订合同”，以期恢复民众对国家政治的信任。
• If the law passes," we will sue Appenzell," he says, vowing to take the case all the way to the Federal Court& Switzerland's highest judicial authority.
  如果法律通过了，“我们将起诉罗德阿，”他说，并发誓要采取一切案件的方式向联邦法院&瑞士的最高司法部门申诉。
• The Taliban are vowing to disrupt Thursday's balloting.
  塔利班扬言要扰乱星期四的选举。
• 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。
• I remember vowing not to waste that kind of time on a stranger ever again.
  我记得发誓再也不浪费那样的时间在一位陌生人身上。
• On Saturday Mr Obama sought to allay concerns among allies about the US commitment to the Asia-Pacific region, vowing it would remain a fundamental focus of US foreign policy and that America would not be distracted from it by global events.
  对于美国对亚太地区的承诺，奥巴马上周六试图化解盟友的担忧，誓言亚太地区将继续是美国外交政策的根本关注重点，美国不会因全球性事件而分散对这个重点的注意力。