He vowed to take legal action.

他发誓要诉诸法律行动。

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He vowed to wreak vengeance on his unfaithful, thieving wife.

他发誓要报复对自己不忠、爱偷东西的妻子。

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He vowed to himself to avenge his martyred comrade.

他暗暗发誓要为牺牲的同志报仇。

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When Irish voters approved the treaty earlier this month in a second referendum, he vowed to keep his word.

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You remember that Milton had vowed to his friend Charles Diodati in the Sixth Elegy that he would become an epic poet some day, and that he was taking all of the necessary steps to transform himself into an epic poet.

弥尔顿曾在第六挽歌中向他的朋友查尔斯，迪奥达蒂宣布,他有一天将成为一名史诗诗人，他也在不断努力,把自己变为一名史诗诗人。

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To the cheers of his supporters, he vowed to build more jails to imprison his political opponents who he says are corrupt.

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And he vowed to act on climate change himself if Congress failed to enact legislation.

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He vowed to examine every part of the company, especially areas that weren't generating profits.

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And he vowed to make AIDS drug treatments available to anyone who needs them.

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