forswear

[fɔ:'swɛə]

vt. 发誓放弃, 发誓否认
vi. 作伪证

例句与用法：

He had forsworn smoking.

他已经戒烟了。

vt.

1. 发誓抛弃

2. 发誓否认

3. 背弃(誓言)

vi.

发伪誓; 作伪证; 背誓

forswear

过去式：forswore

过去分词：forsworn

现在进行时：forswearing

forswear[fɔ:'swεə]vt.1.■发誓抛弃(或放弃)，誓绝，戒绝：He had forsworn smoking several times.他已经好几次戒烟了。2.■发誓否认，背(誓)：to forswear an oath背誓She forswore any knowledge of the crime.她坚决否认曾听过这宗罪行。vi.1.■发伪誓；作伪证forswear oneself发伪誓；作伪证；违背誓言变形vt.forsworeforswornforswearing

1. (formal)agree to give up or do without (something)
   (正式)发誓放弃；坚决抛弃
   it is currently fashionable to forswear meat-eating in the interests of animal rights.
   目前很流行为保护动物权利而坚决不吃肉。
   ■(forswear oneself/be forsworn)swear falsely; commit perjury
   发伪誓；作伪证
   I swore that I would lead us safely home and I do not mean to be forsworn.
   我立誓会把大家安全带回家，我决无意发伪誓。
   

1. Old English forswerian (see for-, swear)
   

forswear

动词 forswear:

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

同义词：abjure, recant, retract, resile

forswear

■forswear oneself

v. 作伪证

■forswear herself

vi. 发伪誓(作伪证)

■Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

“你们又听见古人的教训说：‘不可违背誓言；在主面前所发的誓必须履行。’

■but if I transgress it and forswear myself, may the opposite befall me.

一旦我违背了自己的誓言，请求天地诸神给我最严厉的惩罚！

■and next week America will seek to persuade Iran to forswear any military nuclear programme.

下周，美国将力图说服伊朗保证放弃任何形式的军事核计划。

■In order for the international community to help, they [the North Koreans] have to forswear their efforts to develop a nuclear bomb.

为了获得国际社会的帮助，北韩必须放弃发展核武器的努力。

■And since mine eyes are witness of her lightness, I will with you, if you be so contented, Forswear Bianca and her love for ever.

久闻足下对比恩卡十分倾心，现在你我已经亲眼看见她这种轻狂的样子，我看我们大家把这一段痴情割断了吧。

■Any stable strategic system in Asia must take account of the fact that Japan cannot and should not be expected to forswear forever the strategic rights and responsibilities of nationhood.

亚洲地区任何稳定的战略体系都必须考虑一个事实，就是不可能也不应该要求日本永远放弃作为一个国家应有的战略权利和责任。

■Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths

你们又听见有吩咐古人的话,说,不可背誓,所起的誓,总要向主谨守。

■8.You must tell the truth to the judge, because if you forswear yourself you could go to prison.

你必须向法官说老实话，因为你如果作伪证就可能坐牢。

■forswear v.

发誓抛弃;

■To renounce under oath; forswear.

发誓放弃；发誓革除

■Wells was not likely to forswear the faith of a lifetime.

威尔斯决不会背弃他毕生的信仰。

■noteworthy is the current competitive bidding, many developers forswear the Xihongmen projects.

引人注目的是此次竞标中众多开发商断然放弃了西红门项目。

■Should we forswear this nonsense and simply pay for what we've ordered, or would we be missing out on an important element of sharing a meal?

我们是否应该舍弃这一荒唐念头，各付各的，还是我们将错过聚餐中一个重要的因素？

■I have sworn to obey the laws, and I cannot forswear myself

我已宣誓服从法律，我不能作伪证。

■The priests of some religions must forswear wealth and marriage.

有些宗教的祭司必须宣誓放弃财富和婚姻。

■Some priests have to forswear marriage.

有些祭司必须宣誓放弃婚姻。

■BIONDELLO. O, we are spoil'd; and yonder he is! Deny him, forswear him, or else we are all undone. Exeunt BIONDELLO, TRANIO, and PEDANT, as fast as may be

比昂台罗：啊，我们的计策要完全败露了！他就在那里。不要去认他，假装不认识他，否则我们就完了！

■Democrats ought not to make the mess worse, but should not forswear their own policy priorities to improve it.

民主党不应当忙中添乱，但是也不应该为了改善现状，就放弃自己的工作重点。

■As waggish boys in game themselves forswear,So the boy Love is perjur'd everywhere:For ere Demetrius look'd on Hermia's eyne,He hail'd down oaths that he was only mine;

狄米特律斯在没有看见赫米娅之前，也曾像下雹一样发著誓，说他是完全属于我的，但这阵冰雹一感到身上的一丝热力，便立刻溶解了，无数的盟言都化为乌有。

■Hamas has been isolated internationally and financially because of its refusal to recognize the right of Israel to exist, to forswear violence and to accept previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements.

由于哈马斯拒绝承认以色列存在的合法权利，并且发誓绝不会放弃武力，也绝不会接受以前的以巴协议，国际上对哈马斯实行了经济的隔离。

■In its decision last week not to name China a currency manipulator, and now to forswear renegotiation of NAFTA, the administration avoided two potentially costly mistakes.

而现在，又坚决放弃北美自由贸易协定的重新谈判，政府避免了，付出两个潜在的高昂代价的错误。

■forswear an oath

背弃誓言

■to forswear an oath

背誓

■to give up; to forsake; to forswear; to abandon; to slough

舍弃

■Signior Lucentio, Here is my hand, and here I firmly vow Never to woo her more, but do forswear her, As one unworthy all the former favours That I have fondly flatter'd her withal.

路森修先生，让我握你的手，我郑重宣誓，今后决不再向比恩卡求婚，像她这样的女人，是不值得我像过去那样对她盲目恋慕的。

■28 For they either go mad with enjoyment, or prophesy lies, or live lawlessly or lightly forswear themselves.

这些人行乐发狂，预言虚妄，生活邪辟，妄发虚誓，