vow
英 /vaʊ/ 美 /vaʊ/
- n. 誓言；郑重承诺A serious promise to do or not do something
- v. 发誓；郑重承诺To promise firmly that you will do something
She made a vow to visit her grandmother weekly.
她郑重承诺每周都去看望祖母。
Local leaders vowed to protect public parks despite growing pressure to develop more housing.
尽管增加住房建设的压力越来越大，当地领导人仍承诺保护公共公园。
搭配
make a vow 立下誓言keep a vow 信守誓言break a vow 违背誓言vow to do something 发誓做某事
辨析提示
动词常用vow to do或vow that从句。
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