vow /vaʊ/ CET6 TEM4 ( vowing, vowed, vows )

• 1. 

  V-T If you vow to do something, you make a serious promise or decision that you will do it. 发誓

  例：

  While many models vow to go back to college, few do.

  很多模特儿发誓要重返大学，但几乎无人做到。

  例：

  I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe.

  我郑重起誓总有一天我要重回欧洲生活。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A vow is a serious promise or decision to do a particular thing. 誓言

  例：

  I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future.

  我默默发誓今后要更加小心。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT Vows are a particular set of serious promises, such as the promises two people make when they are getting married. 誓约

  例：

  I took my marriage vows and kept them.

  我结婚时立下了誓言而且一直信守诺言。