swear

单词辨析:

guarantee assure certify promise swear 【导航词义:保证】
guarantee v. 保证,担保
〔辨析〕

指以口头或书面形式作保证、担保、承诺,含若违背则予以补偿之意。

〔例证〕

I can guarantee that he will pay off the debt.

我可以保证他会还清债务的。

I can't guarantee I will finish the work before dark.

我不能保证天黑前完成那项工作。

The law guarantees equal rights for men and women.

法律保证男女平等。

assure v. 向…保证,使确信
〔辨析〕

指用言语承诺某事一定会发生或一定是真实的,以消除他人的疑虑或担心。

〔例证〕

I can assure you that your daughter will be happy here.

我可以向你保证,你女儿在这里会很快乐的。

We assured the tourists of an enjoyable holiday.

我们使游客确信准能过一个愉快的假期。

certify v. 担保
〔辨析〕

较正式用词,指向他人保证某人或某事物可靠、没有问题等。

〔例证〕

certify sb's honesty and reliability

担保某人诚实可靠

I certify on my honour that she is innocent.

我用名誉担保她是清白无辜的。

promise v. 保证,答应
〔辨析〕

指保证一定会做某事或提供某物,或某事一定会发生,侧重于自己的主观意向,用言语使人感到放心。

〔例证〕

He promised to return the money to me.

他保证把钱还给我。

He promised her that he would marry her.

他保证要娶她。

swear v. 起誓保证; [非正式]发誓,保证
〔辨析〕

指以发誓的形式作出保证,或强调自己所说的是真话。

〔例证〕

He swore that he would get his revenge.

他发誓要报仇。

I never touched his wallet, I swear!

我绝没有碰过他的钱包,我发誓!

He swore never to gamble again.

他发誓再也不赌博了。

相关例句:

Any time you told one of them something, they'd swear you'd mixed them up and told the other.

每次你告诉他们俩当中一人某件事情时,他们都会发誓说你把他们弄混了,和你说话的是另外那个。

I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this

我以身家性命担保,我和这件事无关。

I swear I saw a mermaid.

我发誓我看到了美人鱼。

We didn't beat or swear at people.

我们既没有打人,也没有骂人。

You'd swear he was a cardboard cut-out except that he'd moved his rifle

要不是他动了动步枪,你肯定会认为他是个硬纸板模型。

I swear by God, I love you baby!

我对上帝起誓,我爱你,宝贝。