oath

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  • n.誓言；宣誓；（表示愤怒、惊异等的）咒骂
  • Web誓约；诅咒；卑微的誓言
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OATH
n.
1.
宣誓；誓言a formal promise to do sth or a formal statement that sth is true
to take/swear an oath of allegiance
宣誓效忠
Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath(= promise to tell the truth) .
作证之前，证人必须当庭宣誓据实作证。
2.
（表示愤怒、惊异等的）咒骂，诅咒的话an offensive word or phrase used to express anger, surprise, etc.; a swear word
She heard the sound of breaking glass, followed by a muttered oath.
她听到打碎玻璃的响声，接着是低声的咒骂。

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1.
The man sitting in the cart, angry at the young man in the way, whipped him on the face with an oath .
该名男子在车上坐着，在路上的年轻人愤怒，掀起的脸与他的誓言。
gāi míng nán zǐ zài chē shàng zuò zhe , zài lù shang de nián qīng rén fèn nù , xiān qǐ de liǎn yǔ tā de shì yán 。
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I swore an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
我起誓我说的一切都是真的，完完全全，绝无半点谎言。
wǒ qǐ shì wǒ shuō de yí qiè dōu shì zhēn de , wán wán quán quán , jué wú bàn diǎn huǎng yán 。
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Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.
照样，上帝愿意为那承受应许的人格外显明他的旨意是不更改的，就起誓为证。
zhào yàng , shàng dì yuàn yì wèi nà chéng shòu yīng xǔ de rén gé wài xiǎn míng tā de zhǐ yì shì bù gēng gǎi de , jiù qǐ shì wèi zhèng 。
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At present it was the law of the land, the rule of the court, and, according to the oath which they had taken, it must be that of the jury.
当前，它是本国的法律，法庭的准则，而且根据他们的誓言，必须也是陪审团的准则。
dāng qián , tā shì běn guó de fǎ lǜ , fǎ tíng de zhǔn zé , ér qiě gēn jù tā men de shì yán , bì xū yě shì péi shěn tuán de zhǔn zé 。
5.
As he took his oath standing on the balcony of Federal Hall, a crowd broke into cheers.
当他站在联邦大厅的阳台上宣誓时，群众开始欢呼。
dāng tā zhàn zài lián bāng dà tīng de yáng tái shàng xuān shì shí , qún zhòng kāi shǐ huān hū 。
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He hurl a few oath at his wife and walk out, SLam the door.
他咒骂了妻子几句，砰的一声关上门就走了。
tā zhòu mà le qī zi jǐ jù , pēng de yī shēng guān shàng mén jiù zǒu le 。
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And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
王便忧愁，但因他所起的誓，又因同席的人，就吩咐给他。
wáng biàn yōu chóu , dàn yīn tā suǒ qǐ de shì , yòu yīn tóng xí de rén , jiù fēn fù gěi tā 。
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"Dear Mother, I must want this dream into a reality! " This oath is not correct beauty represents the beauty of her heart of hearts ?
“亲爱的妈妈，我一定要这个梦变成现实！”这美丽的誓言不正代表了她那颗美丽的心灵吗美丽康乃馨老婆婆。
" qīn ài de mā mā , wǒ yí dìng yào zhè ge mèng biàn chéng xiàn shí ! " zhè měi lì de shì yán bù zhèng dài biǎo le tā nà kē měi lì de xīn líng ma měi lì kāng nǎi xīn lǎo pó po 。
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But in this just a small action will show you the national heart, all seem to forget his oath, oneself once said grandiloquence!
但在这只要一个小小的动作就能显示你的中华民族心时候，似乎大家都忘了自己曾经许下的诺言，自己曾经说过豪言壮语！
dàn zài zhè zhǐ yào yī gè xiǎo xiǎo de dòng zuò jiù néng xiǎn shì nǐ de zhōng huá mín zú xīn shí hou , sì hū dà jiā dōu wàng le zì jǐ céng jīng xǔ xià de nuò yán , zì jǐ céng jīng shuō guò háo yán zhuàng yǔ !
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Almost the last glimpse the public had of him was in January this year, when he administered the oath of office to George Bush.
他在公众场合的最后一次露面是在今年的一月，即执行GeorgeBush的就职宣誓。
tā zài gōng zhòng chǎng hé de zuì hòu yī cì lòu miàn shì zài jīn nián de yī yuè , jí zhí xíng GeorgeBush de jiù zhí xuān shì 。
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