oath 的定义
plural oaths [ohthz, ohths]. /oʊðz, oʊθs/.
- a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.: to testify upon oath.
- a statement or promise strengthened by such an appeal.
- a formally affirmed statement or promise accepted as an equivalent of an appeal to a deity or to a revered person or thing; affirmation.
- the form of words in which such a statement or promise is made.
- an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or anything sacred.
- any profane expression; curse; swearword: He slammed the door with a muttered oath.
oath 近义词
promise
curse
更多oath例句
- Seven remained loyal to their oath, while only one, Lee, betrayed his country.
- Until there’s a new organizing resolution, folks are stuck parked in their current committee assignments — or on the outside looking in, as is the case for the three newcomers to the Senate who took their oaths on Wednesday.
- Then Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth administered the oath of office for Adams.
- It was very difficult to see veterans who had taken an oath to preserve and protect the Constitution involved in that attack.
- “I hope people will not view this as a political attack, but really standing for the integrity of the body and that oaths do mean something,” said Bell, a retired Air Force major.
- When our elected representatives assume their respective offices, they take an oath to “protect and defend the Constitution.”
- This Oath Keeper was there for the protest, which had yet to materialize, and had a few friends joining him, he told me.
- But given their anti-government rhetoric, the Oath Keepers' presence could inflame tensions further.
- Repeating an embellished story before a grand jury while under oath is an entirely different matter.
- The oath, according to the King James Bible, requires one to “do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.”
- "Garnache," came the other's crisp, metallic voice, and the name had a sound as of an oath on his lips.
- “Steed”—Jefferson rode on horseback to the Capitol to take his oath of office as President.
- Then he held down a hand to her, bade her set her foot on his, and called with an oath to Rabecque to lend her his assistance.
- Garnache's sword rasped out, an oath rattled from his clenched teeth, and he fell on guard.
- Whatever was his motive, he persisted in his resolution, and to the end was faithful to his oath.