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[영어 단어] swear

 

swear

[s어r]
(~을 하겠다고) 맹세하다, 단언하다,
욕하다

swear - swore - sworn
If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry.
If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it.
If you say that you swear that something is true or that you can swear to it, you are saying very firmly that it is true.
If someone is sworn to secrecy or is sworn to silence, they promise another person that they will not reveal a secret.
There are people who drive like maniacs. There are people who park inconsiderately. When I see those people, I am hit with road rage. I get furious. Sometimes I even swear. Unsafe driving isn't just dangerous for the perpetrator. It puts other people in danger.
I don't want to swear in front of children.

 

 

 

swear an oath

맹세하다, 선서하다

 

 

 

 

swear at

~을 욕하다

 

 

 

 

swear blind

틀림없이 사실이라고 하다

say that something is definitely true

 

 

 

swear in

~에게 (~으로) 취임 선서를 하게 하다

 

 

 

 

swear to something

~을 단언하다, 확언하다

to say that something is definitely true

 

 

 

swear word

욕, 욕설

On other occasions, I was so taken aback that I was dumbfounded. It beggared belief how strangely some people acted. A few times, I was seeing red. I got so angry that I couldn’t rein myself in. I yelled swear words. I wanted to shout and throw things.

 

 

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