1. （尤指對個(gè)人或國家的）誓言，誓約 An oath is a formal promise, especially a promise to be loyal to a person or country.
e.g. He took an oath of loyalty to the government... 他宣誓效忠政府。 e.g. He swore an oath promising to uphold and protect the country's laws and constitution. 他宣誓捍衛國家的法律與憲法。
2. （在法庭上承諾說(shuō)實(shí)話(huà)的）誓言 In a court of law, when someone takes the oath, they make a formal promise to tell the truth. You can say that someone is on oath or under oath when they have made this promise.
e.g. His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath... 他的女朋友進(jìn)入證人席并立了誓。 e.g. Under oath, Aston finally admitted that he had lied... 在宣誓的約束下，阿斯頓終于承認自己撒了謊。
3. （表示憤怒、震驚的）咒罵，詛咒 An oath is an offensive or emphatic word or expression which you use when you are angry or shocked.
oath什么意思
e.g. Wellor let out a foul oath and hurled himself upon him. 韋勒罵了一句粗話(huà)，然后向他猛撲過(guò)去。
oath英英釋義
noun
1. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law) to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
Synonym: swearing
2. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger