take an oath / oʊθ /

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take an oath 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural oaths [ohthz, ohths]. /oʊðz, oʊθs/.

  1. 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.
  2. a statement or promise strengthened by such an appeal.
  3. a formally affirmed statement or promise accepted as an equivalent of an appeal to a deity or to a revered person or thing; affirmation.
  4. the form of words in which such a statement or promise is made.
  5. an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or anything sacred.
  6. any profane expression; curse; swearword: He slammed the door with a muttered oath.

take an oath 近义词

take an oath

等同于 promise

take an oath

等同于 swear

take an oath

等同于 warrant

take an oath

等同于 acknowledge

更多take an oath例句

  1. Seven remained loyal to their oath, while only one, Lee, betrayed his country.
  2. 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.
  3. Then Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth administered the oath of office for Adams.
  4. It was very difficult to see veterans who had taken an oath to preserve and protect the Constitution involved in that attack.
  5. “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.
  6. When our elected representatives assume their respective offices, they take an oath to “protect and defend the Constitution.”
  7. This Oath Keeper was there for the protest, which had yet to materialize, and had a few friends joining him, he told me.
  8. But given their anti-government rhetoric, the Oath Keepers' presence could inflame tensions further.
  9. Repeating an embellished story before a grand jury while under oath is an entirely different matter.
  10. The oath, according to the King James Bible, requires one to “do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.”
  11. "Garnache," came the other's crisp, metallic voice, and the name had a sound as of an oath on his lips.
  12. “Steed”—Jefferson rode on horseback to the Capitol to take his oath of office as President.
  13. 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.
  14. Garnache's sword rasped out, an oath rattled from his clenched teeth, and he fell on guard.
  15. Whatever was his motive, he persisted in his resolution, and to the end was faithful to his oath.