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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I barely see my children. I stay up late panicking, eating cookies and vowing to change professions.
  我对孩子视而不见，会熬夜到很晚，一直惊慌失措、吃饼干并发誓要换职业。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Union leaders who met the president on November 13th emerged vowing to remain "mobilised".
  于11月13日与总统会面的工会领导出现在公众面前，发誓一定保持动员状态。
• 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。
• 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。